Everyone is talking about Iggy Azalea. She’s a big deal. Iggy is the first female rapper to top the US Billboard chart since 1998 (when Lauryn Hill’s classic ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ had us enthralled). While ‘Fancy’, featuring the awesome ...
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