She achieved three top-ten hits simultaneously on the Hot 100 with the aforementioned songs along with the album's fifth single, "Black Widow", later that year.
Azalea joined The Beatles as the only acts to rank at numbers one and two simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 entries. Azalea was featured on Ariana Grande's single "Problem", which peaked at No. The album was preceded by her debut single "Work", and generated the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single "Fancy". It topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums making Azalea the first non-American female rapper to reach the top of the chart. In 2012 Azalea signed a recording contract with Grand Hustle Records, which is owned by American rapper T.I., after gaining attention from her first full-length project, a mix tape titled Ignorant Art.Īzalea's debut studio album, The New Classic (2014), peaked among the top five of several charts worldwide and received generally mixed reviews. She earned public recognition after releasing music videos for her songs "Pu$$y" and "Two Times" on YouTube. Her stage name, from the masculine Egnatius, comes from the name of her dog and the street she lived on. Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a career in music, and has since resided in Los Angeles. Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, model and television personality.