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Originally posted by HERMES
So because she decided to move to America she can't be accused of appropriating a culture? Or her hunger to become a rapper negates that? Nah. She clearly has a sue me attitude about racism and her white privilege. Her tweets and responses support that.
To your last paragraph, she tried to market herself to the black market with her mixtapes and tracks like Murda Bizness. Failed then mixed her mediocre rapping ability with Pop culture imagery and pop chorus' and here we have the success of Fancy. Music the mainstream majority/ white Americans can identify with and support.
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No, because she grew up listening to hip-hop, rap, and US urban music. It's not something she decided to make money off after she signed a contract. She left Australia at 16 to pursue a dream she had in her mind as a young girl who loved the music she now makes. Iggy has never written racist remarks about African Americans. She was 16 and she also had a lot of growing up to do. What she said then doesn't necessarily reflect the type of person she is today.
That's totally fine. You don't have to enjoy her music nor do you have to support it. There's lots of others that will. Rap and hip-hop can exist inside the pop bubble, because pop takes sounds from multiple genres. I have no problem with Iggy bridging together pop, rap, and hip-hop. In fact, I actually encourage her to do so. She didn't leave Australia at 16 to fail and make nothing of herself. She found a way to become successful, but she still retains her love for hip-hop and rap. That is evident in her songs even if they incorporate sounds that fit inside Top 40 radio.
Rihanna also played it a lot safer than Iggy. She didn't just get on a plane and leave. She was first approached in her home country by Evan Rogers.
