Rap-Up.com || T.I.: Iggy Azalea Is a Free Agent

Iggy Azalea announced that she had signed a deal with Interscope Records earlier this year, but it may have been premature. According to her Grand Hustle boss T.I., the Aussie rapper is still unsigned.

“Iggy is a free agent,” Tip told Bu Thiam, VP of A&R at Def Jam, on “MTV’s Hip Hop POV.”

The blonde bombshell had touted a deal with Interscope and a summer release for her debut album The New Classic. “Interscope, if you were wondering,” she tweeted in January. “Get used to me + jimmy [iovine] smashing shit, cause thats the plan.”

According to sources, a deal was never actually in place. However, she did release the T.I.-assisted “Murda Bizness,” which was billed as the lead single off the album.

The Hustle Gang member is currently in talks with other labels including Def Jam. Her EP Glory is due this month featuring collaborations with Mike Posner, B.o.B, and Big Sean.

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29 Comments

beyonce is desperate
May 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am
no one will sign this b*tch cause she a runaway slave master

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JJ Reply:
May 16th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@beyonce is desperate, Wow. Is your presence here really necessary. If she’s a “runaway slave master” who’s “shitting on the past” doesn’t that sound like as a runaway slave master shed be running from slavery? You just heard “runaway slave master” and jumped on it.

SMDH it’s probably a distribution deal. Just because she’s not signed to the label as an artist doesn’t mean she doesn’t have some type of deal with them. She could have a management deal with the label like Wale & Roc Nation or a distribution deal where they agree to distribute her music in exchange for some advantage of theirs, probably enivatbly cheating herself.

Both are pretty common.

Good to see females buzzing again.

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Wooly Reply:
May 16th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@JJ, YOU GOTTA BE AN IDIOT…LOL

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Phoenix_Wright Reply:
May 16th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
@beyonce is desperate, WOMP WOMP

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Marz Moodle Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
@beyonce is desperate, shut the hell up! Idoit

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C94B
May 16th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Is Tip trying to drop her like some weight that got too heavy ? Both have been under serious fire recently. In this specific configuration, T.I. is nothing but a businessman, therefore it wouldn’t shock me.

Or maybe I’m just crazy paranoid ! Ha.

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rudebitchalldayuptownbroadway
May 16th, 2012 at 11:13 am
Ha!!!!!!

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NOChildNotToday
May 16th, 2012 at 11:17 am
NEXT.

What is a Iggy anyway?

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o
May 16th, 2012 at 11:20 am
thats not a good look even though i don’t mess with her,i don’t want to see anyone get drop from a label.

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misty
May 16th, 2012 at 11:37 am
ha ha ha ha at both of them really, tip newsong sucks, and i never heard a song of iggy, prob bcuz it never made it big. and her superiority attitude or slave master comments are totally the reason why she will forever flop! she’s in hip hop, either u like us so we like u back or go pop.

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Wooly
May 16th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
DROP ALL READY…DAMN THEY FINALLY CAME TO THEIR SENSES..LOL

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Jay
May 16th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I can’t wait for Iggy’s ep! She
Mike Posner AND B.o.B.!?! Sweet! :)

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Iceman
May 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
I’ll ask you AGAIN T.I.

WHY, after SIX YEARS of them being signed to Grand Hustle, have you NOT given XTACI even a BUZZ SINGLE, while this random broad comin’ on board has gotten a SUPERPUSH from you?!

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andy
May 16th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
This is so confusing…

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Damingo Brown
May 16th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
The bitch sucks..I dont know why we are even talking about this no talent having ass..

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SPEND IT!
May 16th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
T.I. f*cked Iggy and she got played because she probably thought that if you dome him up or f*ck him she’ll get a deal…

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anonymous
May 16th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
WHO CARES??? RAP-UP pls keep it moving

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DRB
May 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
dot dot dot. He didn’t have to throw her under the bus with it either.

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PFRRInStoresNOW
May 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
OOP ! Next.

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FOXXY
May 16th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Bidding war?? Have they not learned from the mistake that was Kreayshawn? And people actually liked “Gucci Gucci”. This girl has no Internet hits.

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Sir Percy
May 16th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
CLEVERLY DONE T.I/IGGY/IGGY’S MANAGERS/HANDLERS… she gets a lot of notoriety air play buzz concert dates all from JUST being associated with T.I and GRAND HUSTLE..and I think that was all it was A PUBLICITY DEAL well played…

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aliciasahomewrecker
May 16th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Azaelea Banks did the 50 cent on this broad! She was done b4 she could even get started… poor girl…

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TheDreamer
May 16th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
She was dropped already? Iggy had a bit of hype around her a few months ago. Now she’s just forgotten. Meh.

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Marz Moodle
May 17th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Well damn. She looks like she can be a Model But the Rappin Career Let see where that Go Next for her.

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titanium bar
May 25th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
titanium bar…

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