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Next Tuesday is a big day for Iggy Azalea. After more than two years of production, promotion and pushbacks, Azalea’s debut LP, The New Classic, will finally be available for pre-order throughout the web, official assurance that her April 14 release date stays stationary. When The New Classic finally hits shelves, it will function as both Azalea’s aesthetic breakthrough and a documentation of her ascent through the mainstream.
“I’ve had time to really sit down and ponder it because of the delays,” Azalea told me over the phone Wednesday, as part of an mtvU conference call. “I learned so much from Beyoncé’s live show, and I studied the way that her albums move. It made me want to go back and tweak some of the things on my album, so when I came off tour I added some songs and took some off.”
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The project’s lead singles, “Bounce” and “Work,” have drastically different subject matter, and after watching Beyoncé incorporate a more “traditional” live show bereft of flashing lights and big screens, Azalea believes that her album will showcase expanded artistry and influence.
“Bounce” has been nominated for best video honors at the mtvU Woodie Awards, which will take place March 13. “It’s a surreal video. The song doesn’t have much of a narrative element, so I think the video acts as a little piece of escapism. I wanted something really far out there,” she said. “But as artists, we don’t really get to pick singles. It’s a battle between what’s symbolic rhythmically and what will get radio play. The album itself is a little slower in pace than most of my music that you’ve heard. It’s loosely based on the journey of my life in the last two years. A lot of personal built-up feelings, the changing of my life and relationships. It’s less uptempo.”
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Her solo LP isn’t the only thing Azalea expects to put out in 2014. When I asked her about a potential Hustle Gang compilation to rival Young Money’s looming Rise of an Empire, she wasn’t hesitant to spill.
“We started working on it in December, but Tip started making his crazy business deals over who’s releasing it,” she said. “There is going to be a Hustle Gang album this year, for sure.” Azalea added that she’s on four songs on the project, which is being held back while T.I. finishes solo work with Pharrell.
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Critical acclaim is important, but she ultimately won’t get hung up on those who don’t view The New Classic as anything but.
“I think people will be surprised by how good this thing actually is,” she concluded. “Some people don’t have much of an expectation for me, and a lot of my album is telling those people to go shove it.”
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http://thesource.com/2014/02/27/iggy...collaboration/
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