Iggy Azalea: Criticism on Music, About Being White in Rap is "100,000 Percent Because I Have a Vagina"

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Azalea claims all of the beefs and criticisms she's been getting lately are "100,000 percent because I have a vagina."

"Well, I never thought it was strange," Azalea said about being a white female Australia rapper. "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.

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."

Notably candid, Azalea also dismisses those who criticize her sound, which blends the worlds of pop and hip-hop in massive and unprecedented ways. "I don't care if people think I'm pop or rap. People interpret music differently."

Azalea's comments on sexism from her critics follows a rough December for the Grammy nominee, who was targeted by Banks on Twitter for stealing from black culture with her music. The question of Azalea's authenticity blew up into a major storm, bringing in comments from the likes of will.i.am, Q-Tip, Solange, Lupe Fiasco and more.

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Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks