Hustle Gang affiliate Iggy Azalea recently reflected on being nominated for "Best Rap Album" at this year's Grammy Awards and losing to rap star Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
According to Iggy, she would not have accepted the award if her The New Classic album had won.
“I did not want to win that award. My speech would have been like, ‘F*ck this. I don’t want it, take it. Get it away from me’ … I found it to be kind of ironic. It was because I’m white, therefore I’m appropriating culture, but then Eminem won it – who’s white and won it many times – and they didn’t seem to say anything about that. I suspect it was just because they dislike me.” (Power 106)
Check out the short-lived feud between Em/Iggy on the next page…
Slim Shady beat out stiff competition from Iggy, ScHoolboy Q and Childish Gambino for the prestigious award.
Iggy dished out her issues with Em following a diss he shot at her last November.
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/535496982618320897
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/535497640813658112
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/535499236779884544
Em previously took aim at Iggy on his “Vegas” song.
“Back to basic / Unless you’re Nicki, grab you by the wrist / Let’s ski, so what’s it gon’ be? / Put that s–t away, Iggy,” Eminem raps, seemingly praising Nicki Minaj and her curvy bod while slamming Iggy’s enviable booty (the video below may have language that’s offensive to some). And unfortunately, that’s not all, as he then follows up with this disturbing line: “You don’t wanna blow that rape whistle on me.” (E! Online)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIcyF107Awk
In other words you played the race card.
“…but then Eminem won it – who’s white and won it many times – and they didn’t seem to say anything about that. I suspect it was just because they dislike me” Ha. I won’t even state the obvious
Ems given us great work over the years and you haven’t lol
It’s because you use that fake ass souther accent
Not that Em has put out any great albums in recent times, but we all know he’s capable. Any awards he gets isn’t because he’s white, but it’s because he’s actually talented. People don’t like you not because you’re white, but because you’re not as talented as you think and you’re using a culture for your own benefit.
Has nothing to do with whiteness but about wackness, her music is shit but I bet she’s a cool person
Uh its because Em has shown actual skills on the mic…dummy! Lol! She really just doesn’t understand does she?!?!