The feud between Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks worsened over the past week after Banks reportedly accused Azalea of “misappropriating black culture.”
Big names in the music industry, including T.I. and Will.i.am, recently took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the conflict, and now Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” collaborator, Charli XCX, has spoken on the feud as well.
“Iggy’s not only a rap star, right now at this moment she’s a pop icon,” Charli XCX told news.com.au, according to PopCrush.
The singer added, “And pop icons can do whatever the f*** they want. They don’t have to stick within the boundaries. They don’t have to play the rules the right way. David Bowie didn’t. I’m not comparing her to Bowie, but who gives a f***? It’s just because it’s hip-hop. There’s people who really think about rap and hip-hop in such an old school way.”
The “Boom Clap” singer didn’t stop there.
“She’s doing something I don’t think many females have successfully done, which is put rap music in a pop arena. Of course Nicki has done it, but most of her big, big hits are songs like ‘Starships’ or ‘Superbass’ where she’s singing. Iggy doesn’t sing. She’s in a very unique space. For people who are super old school about hip-hop and rap, it’s hard for them to swallow. Also, she’s beautiful, white, Australian and female. That doesn’t really happen in hip-hop too much. It’s breaking the mould.”
While others continue to focus on feud with Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks is now talking about other things, including her childhood.
The 23-year-old rapper recently revealed that she wasn’t allowed to wear makeup when she was younger and spoke about how she was bullied in school, according to the Malaymailonline.
I'm a cool auntie because i buy my nieces make-up and other cool shit. my mother REFUSED to by me makeup and perfume and girl stuff
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 24, 2014
She used to say that it would make me "too fresh" and that i would be pregnant at 16 if i wore neon colors, or make-up or anything like that — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 24, 2014
I wasn't allowed to have frilly halloween costumes either. :(
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 24, 2014
And the year "The Hunchback of Notredame" came out, all the girls in my pre-school class were Esmeralda and i was fucking SIMBA. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 24, 2014
I had a $3.99 simba costume out the bin from the Woolworth's that used to be on 146th...
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 24, 2014
All the girls in my class laughed at me and said i couldn't play with them because i looked like a boy. It was heartbreaking. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 24, 2014