I don’t really know what to say here. I mean, Kreayshawn came out with “Gucci Gucci” and I thought it was funny. I mean, even in today’s world, seeing a white, female rapper is a novelty. Her “rhymes” (she says things like “I got the swag/ and it’s dripping out my ovaries” and “one big room/ full of bad bitches” is the opening line of the song) and the video elevated that novelty to a joke. Catchy as hell, though:
Who are the people that just give out record deals like this?
And now we have Amethyst Kelly, or Iggy Azalea as she prefers to be known. This 21-year-old rapper from Australia has YouTubed her way to a recording contract with T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records. The lead single from her upcoming debut is called “Murda Bizness”:
The beat that drops at 0:13 is the only reason I’m even posting about her right now. If her people keep producing like this, she’ll go places, I’ll admit that.
The chorus goes “I kill pride/ I hurt feelings/ Click-clack, bang-bang/ We in the murda bizness”. She sounds really angry- like the type of girl you would not want to get into a girlfight with outside a club- but I like to think all girls have a little bit of that in them.
Keep an ear out: I have a feeling we’ll be hearing much more from the Iggys and the Kreayshawns of the world this year.
Nkhensani Manabe 