T.I. Isn’t Digging Iggy Azalea’s Whining: “Focus On What Got [You] Here”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Hustle Gang leader T.I. has offered some thoughts on affiliate rapper Iggy Azalea going on publicized Twitter tirades this month.

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After going after everyone from New York radio station Hot 97 to fellow rapper Azealia Banks, Tip said his protégé should stick to music-making.

“I think she should focus on what got her here,” Tip said in an interview. “It’s just like asking Tom Brady if he should be commenting on defalte-gate. He should be worried about the big game on Sunday, correct?” (TMZ)

Check out T.I.’s interview right here…

Recently, Iggy admitted her music biz stint could end after just 36 months.

“You never know how long you’ll be in people’s good graces, especially in this business. So I hope it’s long—but I could be here for three or four years and then be out, like most artists. So it depends. I might be here for a long time. At the very worst, if I have a short-lived career, at least I could say I sparked a change—that I inspired some leniency in what people accept in hip-hop. And if I have a very long career and can be gyrating in a leotard at 35, that would be great.” (GQ Magazine)

Despite Iggy’s critics, rap star Kendrick Lamar said she deserved her spot in hip-hop in a recent Billboard interview.

“She’s doing her thing,” Lamar tells Billboard. “Let her. People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing, continue to rock it, because obviously God wants you here.” (Billboard)

Last October, T.I. said too many people liked to classify artists like Azalea without looking at their full bodies of work.

“It should be attributed to her work ethic, her artistic views, her impeccable ability to kind of, she has a vision for herself and this vision for herself, she will not compromise,” Tip said when asked how Iggy should be classified. “I think she should be kind of judged based on that instead of her creed and her nationality and what country she’s from. I think all of that, those are stereotypes. I put her wherever she made the most noise, you know what I’m saying? I think when you start trying to classify people in different categories, you diminish the purpose of what we do. We try to bring people together – I think she can go into a lot of different genres.” (Hard Knock TV)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

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  1. iggy’s a vulnerable female rapper. of course she’s going to try to shut everyone down but tips right. you gotta let that ish roll off you.

  2. She better learn how to navigate the Hip Hop arena because the rap Repo Man is only 15minute away…

  3. so where’s all the Iggy people complaining/defending her about Tips comment???? * crickets*

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