She’s the charismatic Female MC with an army of loyal supporters and a UK smash hit single to her name. Unfortunately, that smash hit single wasn’t enough to silence the controversy brewing around the Australian star…thanks to messages she allegedly posted two years ago on the social networking site Twitter.
Some of the language you’ll see below is likely to offend, so please consider this your warning.
Months before she’s set to storm the MOBO Awards 18th anniversary ceremony, Iggy has been confronted for reportedly racist remarks she made rising to notoriety…as seen below:
In response to the above, some users on the social networking site responded with:
As fans of the performer, we’d be lying if we said weren’t repulsed and disgusted by her remarks, and now find ourselves wondering what may happen once the US campaign for her debut album kicks off.
So, as to explain herself, she tweeted (from the bottom up):
While it’d be easy for us to say the Rapper meant no harm by her remarks, there is something unsettling about the way in which audiences are expected to take racism and bigotry lightly when its spewed by their favorite acts.
Indeed, much like when Rick Ross thought it cool to allegedly glamorise date rape, the offended minority is expected to ‘let it go’ all in the name of art, or in Iggy’s case…the name of time.
To Iggy, the problem seems not to be her own supposed racism, but the ‘immature ppl’ who dared to call her out on it- cheeky by any standard.
So, while we’ll continue to enjoy her music, here’s hoping this incident encourages more acts to keep their more controversial opinions to themselves, and take responsibility for their actions….even if they are two or so years old.
Is this girl ever going to happen?
last time I checked she was selling out shows in NYC & LA and performing on televised stadium concerts with the likes of Beyonce & Jlo. safe to say she’s already happened dumbass.
Never heard any of her music. You can miss me with that.
Well, after this you’d better check again because after this it’s her box she’s going to be selling
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Can’t stand these white h*** who wants to be N!ggas so bad aka miley n this h** i have nothing against blacks but people need to be themselves and stop trying hard what iggy said was stupid this why celebs shouldn’t have Twitter
You have nothing about blacks and you use that word?
Now how u gone say “I have nothing against blacks” and equate “n*****” with black people… -_-
blacks call themselves n!ggas all the time and thats what these girls are trying to be like not trying to offend anyone sorry
This is why white people can’t say it. Blacks do not call themselves n*****. We use the word n**** like the word dude. It does not mean black person, it means man.
umm no your wrong. n**** does mean black and black people DO call themselves nigggggas.
Lovatic, you’re an idiot.
no, your the idiot.
I’m so happy she’ll blacklist this website now after you posting this bogus story, the tweets are from when she was a teenager and there’s nothing racist or offensive about it… smdh. You can say goodbye to your interviews with her 🙂
Do you think they have a f*** to give about her. Once this story catches on everyone will know she’s racist and if she’s smart she won’t draw any more attention to it by responding to them.
Lmao this story is OLD in the first place, other blogs have reported it before and after that she already went on to sell out shows in the US, added to more US and UK radios etc etc stay mad.
I can drag TGJ all day long but one thing they don’t have to be scared of is getting interviews. YOU should be scared of what Wendy Williams will do if she sees this.
lol TGJ or Wendy Williams, which one is worse (in terms of basicness and non factor media) b**** even Digital Spy is more relevant than both of the outlets you mentioned and Iggy DRAGGED them on Twitter last month, goodBYE
TGJ will go on with or without an interview from this basic 😆
@Jay Please, only people on Rihanna’s level can afford to blacklist sites. Besides, TGJ are late on this story because all the other sites got to it first.
LMFAO. Grape Juice may be a lot of things but if you think they’re scared of losing out on an interview with her you are dearly mistaken.
We all know Beyonce’s camp are glued here and they’re friendly with ROC which is why Rihanna never drags them on Twitter when they shade her.
Considering TGJ’s aim is to get interviews from stars like her, yea, they should be scared.
But I am glad if Iggy no longer stays associated with this site since they only get connections and interviews with beyond basic acts that are failing where it matters right now (US market).
Im sure theyll need Iggy more for page hits than she does them to sell records, lmao
I’m 16 and would never say anything like that because I’m not a racist. BTW, the only blogs that have been supporting her are blogs like TGJ so good luck with that blacklisting.
Yeah, so she was a racist teenager. If you see nothing wrong with it you are beyond help.
Tweeting a stereotype does not make a teenager a racist, sorry to break it to you.
Iggy dissed Digital Spy and got away with it because they’re nice. What do you think will happen if she disses Grape Juice because they dissed her RACISM. How do you think it will look? It will look like a racist Australian is attacking a black owned blog for defending their own race.
So I dare her, I DARE Iggy to talk s***, because Onika has been ready for her since yesterday.
No, hon not even Rihanna can blacklist a site. Ever heard of mediatakeout? They go against Beyonce, Rihanna & Jay daily! Those blogs continue to have hits
B**** please the only thing Nicki is going to do is throw some weak ass indirect shade on Twitter and then delete it seconds later. She’s a weak h**.
^ Is that why iggy kisses her ass continually? 😆 spill, sis….
What an ignorant b****. I’m surprised TGJ didn’t talk about what she said about Nicki.
What she say bout da Queen? What the b**** say!!!
She laughed at Nicki’s cypher and said she didn’t do it live. Then she called lesbian women dykes. I was deadass surprised when I read this cos I know how much Grape stan for her but you can tell her being racist got them mad as all f***.
Nahhhh…i think she was referring to when she was performing at the BET Awards and her Mic was cut off and we couldnt hear her at home.
Yeah it wasn’t the cyph it was in 2010 when she performed w/ Diddy Dirty money @Deeznuts
Nicki said “#iknewuwasafraudhoe”
Who is She? Her music doesn’t pop into my ears so SHE’S DONE 4 ME!!
The only thing Iggy is contributing to hip-hop is her blonde white girl image because musicially she sounds exactly like southern female rappers like Gangsta Boo and Mia X.
Like Cher Lloyd, she would be nothing if she was black.
I was the first comment but mine was put up for “moderation” (aka will never get approved) because I called her a flop. Work was not a smash hit in the UK. Mess.
Since when were top 20 songs not hits?
Since when was staying in the UK top 20 for a week a hit?
Try 3 weeks. One week at #19 and 2 at #17.
Are you trying to tell me that 3 weeks barely clinging to the top 20 in the UK is a smash hit?
Shes so lame…. she can’t rap anyway
You can tell whoever wrote this has experienced racism before.
I could literally feel the hurt from my screen.
I don’t blame them, I cried when people in my school were being racist about Zayn.
Zayn Malik? he’s beautiful -the only attractive one in that group
LIKE tgj really cares if iggy doesn’t give them a interview iggy is a nobody
Only blacks try and make her happen, don’t even see her gutter self on white ppl blogs…sad for black pll cuz they ignore their own and think since she’s white, she might look interesting a la eminem …but dis poor gurl could never
no its not the blacks b/c I haven’t heard any of her music it’s all white people that want a white female artist to out sale the black female rap artist and it need to stop b/c she is a flop and we dont listen to her music here in the USA
Oh honey you can kiss your non existent career goodbye now… muuuaaah
I can’t deal with her stan thinking TGJ are scared of her. They diss Rihanna all day and interview every person on her label because her label know they have big web traffic.
Plus, now Nicki is mad at her I WISH Iggy would come at them on twitter because the Barbz would tear her racist behind to shreds.
Nicki was mad before and her stans claimed her career was over but the next week she booked a stadium and went to sell out 2 shows in L.A and 2 shows in New York while Work gets added to more rhythmic radio stations.
She booked a stadium? Chile plz
Chimes for a Change was held at a stadium. Take your seat now.
Sweetheart, Iggy was the opening act for that show’s opening act. They put people on in order of importance, which is why she and Jessie came first and Beyonce came last so you may YOUR racist ass seat.
Iggy was just an OPENING ACT ! NOTHING MORE !!! n Ive never seen ‘Work’ on the BB HOT 100, not even on Billboard rap chart :'((( Iggy is TRASH n nobody cares about her anymore.
Tbh the whites dont even give a f*** about this gurl shes a non factor
i don’t see anything “racist” , is she stupid and illiterate ? yes, but racist ? based on those tweets , personally i think she’s the normal type of tweeter , also those are old tweets, we all change our minds by time , so what ?
this b**** is gettin’ publicity and she needs it, god is good. 😆
Exactly… I dont get racist at all. Childish, of course. Politically incorrect, most def.
But she didn’t use any racial slurs. She was just doing what most young folks do on twitter…. talk out they ass
If Iggy has good sense she’ll pretend as though as she hasn’t seen this. Because if she says one wrong thing and word gets out, people will go in on her for trying to play victim for being racist.
Come on guys, I know you stan for Iggy so please take this thread down. She isn’t racist.
The saddest part is that this was one of the only websites that posted on her regularly and gave her good reviews.
I’ve been to Australia and yes they are very openly rascist in what they say and how they treat you, so im not surprised in the comments she made also my theory if it wasn’t for the fact that she’s white and non-american, I dnt think she would be making that big of a buzz
EXACTLY !!!! SHE’s WACK n UNTALENTED
@No New friends…
That is a ridiculous statement. Who are you talking about when you say australia is openly racist? All Australian’s or just white Australians? Australia is a multicultural country, with people who have immigrated from all over the world. In general people are not racist but like every country in the world there are a sad few who are, and belive me, it’s not just white people.
Not all Australians are racist and to say that we are is prejudiced in itself. However, I have long believed that racism is tolerated far too much in Australia and as a result there is a far higher proportion of racist people(who think they are not racist)than there are in many other countries.
She can kiss that Drizzy feature goodbye.
She doesnt even like Drake, lmaooo
Shes friends with hip hop legends like T.I., Jay-Z, Nas and Kanye West.
Just pray this is as far as this story goes. Just pray.
*Slaps Forhead*
If Iggy can’t make it…NO RAP B**** WILL BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH QUEEN MINAJ! 🙁 🙁
I cant st you guys fabricating a story. Those tweets were in response to people retweeting her old tweets about how she said she wasn’t a fan of Jay Z because she stans for Tupac and how she criticized Nicki Minaj’s BET Award. People were going around Twitter and bringing up old tweets rappers posted about each other before they became famous. It has nothing to do with these alleged racist tweets. And I find it funny how you’re offended by this and not by Azealia Banks’ racist rants about whites and homophobic rants. Double standard much? You guys don’t mention it because she’s black and it’s socially accepted for blacks to be racist.
No b****, just f****** no. What she said was racist and TGJ didn’t fabricate s*** because all they put up were screen caps of what SHE said.
Don’t bring Azealia into this because this isn’t about her, it’s about a girl from a country everyone knows is racist talking smack about Asians and Latinos. You are just lucky they decided not to mention what she said about Nicki but if she did there would be hell to pay.
And another thing, you might as well start stanning for somebody else because it’s gonna take Olivia Pope herself to stop the bigger black journalists from blacklisting her.
She needs the blogs more than they need her so don’t ever forget it.
So wait! She hasn’t even apologized for the racist tweets?!
So you basically ignored the first part of my comment. Those tweets weren’t a response to the tweets TGJ posted, they were a response to tweets that were brought up from years ago about Jay Z and Nicki. She address these tweets before. How is that not making up a story. Barbz already tried to drag her for what she said but she just made them look immature. Yall claimed she’d be black listed after the runaway s**** comments but it never happened cause they know she isn’t racist.
DEATH!!!!! Barbz can’t even pay 1.29 to get High School gold, do you really think they can harm Iggy? B**** don’t kid yourself. Your fanbase is beyond useless.
Why did you say alleged racist tweets like making fun of Chinese people is acceptable?
You must have a different idea of what racist is than normal people do. Some people throw the word around so much that anything offensive to a group of people has become racist. Stereotypical comments =/= racist.
I can’t believe you really tried the whole ‘poor white people’ thing. How is it socially acceptable for blacks to be racist? To be honest if this is how iggy fans think then you’re both in good company. #iggycomingtoakkkrallynearyou
I understand her point (kinda). Back then her Twitter wasn’t such a public domain so freedom of speech ruled. HOWEVER, it doesn’t excuse her comment and this chick’s was always to be a star so she’s stupid if she doesn’t think people are gonna go digging thru old s*** – it happens to everyone else so what exemplifies her?
So you can be racist just long as nobody sees it ? Her dumbass shouldve made another twitter
Finally she’s been exposed! She does nothing but appropriate cultures and say ignorant ish… Can’t believe she performs at an award show live MOBO smh
she sounds terrible, she cannot rap for s***….I want that 35 seconds that I spent watching her attempt to rap..
as a black woman, I’m not offended that a white person is rapping….I don’t see color..I only see talent..and this broad sure as hell aint got no freakin talent…
as for her tweets was she being racist? to be honest, not really, she’s entitled to her own opinions..she doesnt have to like all races….
TGJ yall stan for Iggy but you didn’t know those tweets were in response to comments she made years ago as a t*** about Jay Z and Nicki Minaj? Blogs have already reported on these old ass “racist” tweets anyways and she already responded to them. Don’t act like yall didn’t post dumb things on Facebook or Myspace as a t***. Well, some of you are still teens and post dumb s***. Have you ever been on Twitter?
Honestly, people have been predicting her down fall and it just won’t happen. She has too many things in her favor. She’s going to make it. No one really believes she’s racist and the ones that do already hated her. John Mayer, an actual racist, has said worse things and his career is still intact.
I’m 18 and have never tweeted or facebooked anything racist or homophobic in my life so there goes that excuse. You should stop defending her and keep quiet because you’re only making things worse for her.
Since when did you count as every t*** in the world? Kuddos to you for being different.
Being responsible and intelligent isn’t being different, it’s the way to be.
Don’t think that all 18 year olds are dumb just because your fave is. At 18, I would never say half of the things she said so her saying has got nothing to do with age but everything to do with ignorance and prejudice.
The tweets regarding the “Asian Woman” and “Indian” were very prejudiced and stereotypical but racist… NO.
There is a big difference between the words ‘Racism, Prejudice and Bigotry”.
Anyway, to be perfectly honest, she is from one of the most racially homogeneous (caucasian) countries in the world, so her illogicaties on other races/ethnicities is to expected. Australia doesn’t even show respect to the NATIVE PEOPLE’S of the country who still live there. I’ve never been a fan of her, and after this, I’m glad I’m not.
Stereotypes are often get confused with “racism”.
I’m arabian , and if someone from US called me a terrorist I won’t give them the time to entertain their generalizing ass, sometimes you have to rise up above 100% BS.
why it became so hard for ppl to ignore the drama ? 🙄
@Jared. You obviously know nothing about Australia, or white Australians. How do they not show respect to Australian Aboriginals? p.s Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world.
She aint got S*** on Gangsta Boo or Mia X she sounds fake and the only song I liked by her was “Work” everything else is trash. However, I don’t think she’s a racist… but I DO think she thinks she is black (you ever heard black people make prejudice comments about mexicans needing to know english and ‘ching-chongs’?) yeah, well she was a t***, not a mentally retarded person- she knows right from wrong. I had common sense when I was 16, 17, 18, & 19! SO theres no excuse. I still wonder sometimes about “I’m a runaway s**** master” and I bet Azealia Banks is loading this into her mind full of mumbling raps.. 😆
Who are you trying to fool? You’ve been supporting her.
She shits on Azealia banks.. Show me where I said her mixtape was good? When did I support her, d***??????
“mentally retarded” is no longer considered politically correct. the word “retarded” is offensive to not only individuals with special needs, but to their family, friends, and entire communities.
please say “intellectual disabilities”
Funny this is a comment section about Iggy, and you bring up how retarded is no longer an acceptable term. In her track “Fancy”, she says that sh*t too. So not only is she a homophobe, at BEST prejudice at WORST racist, now she’s also putting down differently abled people. This b*tch needs to go somewhere
TGJ got angry because 1. They’re black and 2. They work with anti-racism organisations here in the UK so this no doubt pissed them all the way off. I remember my friend at work saying the government called Sam one of the most influential black people in the country or something.
Well… Is that a bad thing? I’m irritated and I’m White. She deserves the backlash regardless…
And congrats. to @Sam/TGJ if what you say is true.
Paula Dean = racist
Iggy = STUPID
I dont think Iggy is racist at all.
stupid + racist = iggy
The Iggy Stans mad at tgj lmao there a joke
Not gonna kid you i felt the racist vibe from her. I’ve always been skeptical of this b****. Doesn’t mater anyways shes just a wack racist flop.
I don’t believe for a second she’s racist. Racism is the stuff that Mel Gibson ranted about. She grew up in a hick town in Australia, lord knows the people there are racist. She probably didn’t find those comments offensive because she wasn’t raised better. Now that she’s seen the world and has been living in mixed company she knows better. I don’t understood why people were getting mad about the guy who was digging up old tweets from rappers before they were famous. People change. Life experience changes them. Macklemore, Wale, and French Montana said some f***** up things about other rappers.
And honestly, this will probably have no effect on her career. Her major label is in the U.K and she’s doing well in Europe. I highly doubt they will care about what she said years ago. The U.S may take time, but unless she used the N word people will forget and move on.
Who gives a s*** about this b****? She’s not famous in America and we are the only people who count. If you’re not famous here, you’re not famous anywhere.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHY PEOPLE HATE AMERICANS. And guess what? Other countries do matter, just cause you’re to ignorant to give a f*ck doesn’t mean that’s how everyone else feels.
Azealia Banks called this b**** out a long time ago for racist lyrucs and everyone thought Azealia was mouthing off! well know you see it!
Iggy is annoying af n her music is trash. The b**** ALWAYS have to explain herself. Yesterday someone in TeamMinaj retweeted one of her old tweets where she was talking s*** about Nicki so everyone started to drag her wack ass and then Nicki tweeted “#UMightFoolDemButDaKidBeenKnewUWasAFraud” or something like that because Nicki saw the tweet that everyone was retweeting. And then Iggy started explaining herself for a long time ,saying that this tweet was from 2010 and that her opinion changed and that u dont have to be someone’s fan to like evrything they do and its not the first time she does that.SHE’s ANNOYING AND WACK. Im so fed up with her .. SMH
I like how there are so many racist comments about her racist comment.Anybody using the n word should be slap, especially black people.Our ancestors fought hard for our future, just for us to turn around degrade our self.
Oh Get Over It Heffa! Iggy Owns You Dark Things Too!
^^^^ iggys fans
All of y’all are fools. Yes she said some dumb s*** but as a t*** even with common sense you still make rude remarks. Supporters and haters need to get your panties out of a bunch and move the f*** on. Iggy is not racist and it’s proven by her long term relationship with a black man. Goodbye.
She was 21-23 between 2010-2013. That’s a grown ass woman.
She’s such a racist. In Fancy she says “bringing 88 back”. 88 is a white supremacist code for the Heil Hitler, or HH or short. 88 is used because H is the eight letter of the alphabet. It’s very well known prison slang.
People think she’s talking about the year 1988 but she’s not. A racist white rapper using a white supremacist code in her song, coincidence? I think not. Many radio stations have already edited those lyrics to remove them from the song. Iggy is as racist as Jay-Z with his 5% medallion. Maybe there’s some kind of quiet race war going on in the music industry.
I can’t stand how black people always so quick to call someone as racist. If anything black are the most racist group of people…not only to others, but their OWN freaking race.
So basically she’s saying ‘oh you shouldn’t call me out on my racist comments because they were supposed to be PRIVATE racist comments.’ Uhhhh…okay then. Anyone else remember that old saying about your true character being what you do/say when you think no one’s watching?
People are simply jealous of Iggy. Isn’t it obvious? And so they are grasping at any little thing that they can get a hold of to try to discredit her reputation. But of course they will deny that.
What a loser she didn’t even apologise! She’s trash. And clueless needs to be brought back down to reality. Grow up think before you say. Yes you can have your opinion keep it looked up in you blocked up bloody head! Your not no rapper just a fake RACIST wannabe. For all those who think real rap don’t exist in Australia, look up immortal technique, Kerser, hilltop hoods, bliss n eso, the last kinection, Sky’e high these are just a few REAL rappers, we are genuine no sell outs over here!
From what I understand, iggy azalea is racist .. if so, your goal racism where you fit best … LIVE THE BLACKS, LATINOS INDIANS AND VIVA CHILE m***********
QUE SE META SU RECISMO POR DONDE MEJOR LE QUEPA… CTM
She thinks that banging black men is “fighting racism”… However, the mere fact that SHE SINGLES OUT PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR SKIN COLOR for the sake of banging is textbook RACISM itself…
…But she grew up in a mud-house in the middle of the Australian Outback and had to resort to banging old Aboriginese dudes so she could pretend they were American rappers before she had the opportunity to make that underage s** tape with the adult American brutha…
Why are Australians listening to American negro music?
First of all, I don’t listen to know of or like her music when I hear it somewhere.
What I will say is that it is many of you doing the exact same thing she is with the use of all racial slurs, bigotry, prejudices, rambling using every stereotype tethered to which ever race for whom is meant.
You only get away with it because you’re nobodies.
Secondly, hold yourselves accountable as well. Be mindful of the slurs and stereotype you use in conversation with co-workers, classmates etc. She just so happens to be someone that did it all the time, like many of you, that now that she’s under the microscope, it’s s thing and problem now.
Hypocrites!
If this didn’t sound like you, still have no stone to throw, especially while you’re standing your glass houses.
Sup lowering your expectations for these “celebs” just because they are entertainers you live or like.
I’m not a fan of her music, but seriously, what’s so racist about her comments? Anyone who’s lived in the SW knows that most Mexican-descent women have boxy bodies. Big deal. Anyone who’s worked in the tech field, where there are a lot of Asians, knows that they are famously slow at picking up correct English. What’s so wrong about pointing these things out when they are true?
People are so immature, vain, and overly emotional nowadays. Please grow up. SMH
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this is funny, because she wasn’t responding to what you guys are saying she is. she’s actually responding to nicki minaj fans digging up an old tweet iggy tweeted about her. you people are such b*******. tried to tear this girl down from the beginning
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