4. Iggy Azalea
As if the backlash from critics was not embarrassing enough, Iggy Azalea was born as Amethyst Amelia Kelly. The Australian rapper was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to the United States when she was 16. She began to hustle musically and released her first mixtape, Ignorant Art in 2011. Grand Hustle rapper T.I. saw Iggy’s vision and welcomed her to Grand Hustle Records. Although she did not stay long, she was able to release her first critically-acclaimed album, The New Classic. The fourth single “Fancy”, received the most airplay and helped Iggy’s career as much as it hurt it. Iggy soon received criticism left and right from fellow celebrities who believe she was not ‘real’ hip-hop. So far, Iggy has let her haters blow off steam while she lives the sweet engagement life with fiance, Nick Young. SEE ALSO: 10 major artists who were rejected by record labels – You will NEVER believe this!
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