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Iggy Azalea has claimed that criticism levelled at her is misogynistic, saying that the abuse she receives is '100,000 per cent to do with the fact I have a vagina'.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, the much maligned Australian rapper addressed much of the criticism levelled at her. Drawing comparisons between her and Macklemore, she points to the different things said about each of them
"People have said I'm not real rap or real hip-hop,” she said, “but I don't care if people think I'm pop or rap. Everyone interprets music differently.”
"They don't say that stuff about Macklemore. So, yes, I think it has 100,000 percent to do with the fact that I have a vagina."
When asked about whether she thought it was strange to be a a white Australian rapper she responded: "Well, I never thought it was strange. If you go back to the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley and Eminem—they've all basically done black music. I felt this wasn't that far from what we've seen in music history over and over again."
Iggy Azalea recently revealed she has been diagnosed with Temperomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ). The disorder which is often linked to stress, led to the rapper writing: "I'm gonna make more of an effort to take care of myself in 2015, stay away from all the drama & hopefully not have any flair ups" on Twitter.
At last night's People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles Azalea won the 'Favourite Hip-Hop Artist' category beating Drake, Jay Z, TI and Nicki Minaj.
