Iggy azalea survive the summer review năm 2024

Hip hop production is in extraordinary period right now, and the six tracks on this EP have the best production that money can buy: woozy, narcotic, digitally surreal, vast in scale, perfect for heatwave listening as they boom and slither their way along, every one built around microscopic but lethally memorably bleeping hooks. “Tokyo Snow Trip” and “Kawasaki” in particular are extraordinary.

The lyrics, too, in theory at least, work on this instant level: they're about money, stripping, weed, swagger, handbags... nothing complicated, but standard subject matter. And for anyone insisting that hip hop is somehow devalued by facile party lyrics, you'd do well to remind yourself that the genre began with “yes yes y'all, to the beat y'all”, and went mainstream with “hotel, motel, holiday inn”. Dumb fun always had, and still has, potency.

But – and it's the biggest of buts – the Australian-born Iggy Azalea's rapping is still awful. And worse than that, it's a really grisly pastiche. I certainly wouldn't pretend to be any expert in black American vernacular, but even I can hear that her slang and stilted drawl are just insultingly crass. The history of music is riddled with people imitating others' styles, getting it wrong and inadvertently stumbling onto something fresh – but this isn't Mick Jagger or Eminem, rather it's closer to the ghastly pseudo-Jamaican accent that Sting and dozens of others like him used to put on in the early 80s: pure affectation, with neither any real understanding of the dialect that's being imitated, nor the confidence to take it somewhere more individualistic à la Jagger. The presence of half-decent rappers Tyga and Wiz Khalifa here, even as they're just dialling it in, throws into relief how strained Azalea is, while a distant Wu-Tang Clan sample in “Kream” rubs salt into the wound. There are thousands of hip hop records released each year with amazing beats, don't waste your time on this one.

With each track clocking in under 3 minutes, Iggy keeps things tight and to the point. She opens the project with the title track, which serves as a testament to her resilience. “If I don’t like it then I switch. Label tripping so I switch,” she cryptically announces. Her message for anyone who gets in her way is less promising. “You won’t survive the summer.” Meanwhile “Hey Iggy” puts a brag-heavy spin on the famous chant from Toni Basil’s “Mickey.” Whereas the original sees Basil lusting after a crush, the new version is all about how irresistible others find the “Black Widow” icon. “I said hey Iggy, you’re so fine. You’re so fine, you blow my mind,” she coos over trap beats. How fine is she? Fine enough to inspire these lines: “Baddest white bitch in the club, I can make Future put down the drink.”

Despite having faced a string of poor luck with stalling buzz tracks, leaks and failed album plans, she remains as confident as ever. “They telling me be humble but they know I’m cocky. Let me feel myself, yeah, daddy know I’m cocky,” she chants on “Kawasaki.” Cleverly weaving double entendres through the lyrics, it is another delightfully raunchy bop. Wiz Khalifa drops a verse on the closer, “OMG.” Unfortunately, he jumps on some of the same lines from the previous track. It dulls the shine of his contribution, but that isn’t enough to reduce how seriously Iggy bodies her verses.

In its final form Survive The Summer is one of the rapper’s most consistent offerings. There is none of the shimmering pop aesthetic that helped her top the Billboard Hot 100 with “Fancy” in 2014. However, she is just as alluring without the supersized hooks and singalong choruses that defined some of her biggest hits. It goes harder, has more confidence and makes it clear that nothing will get between Iggy and what she loves best. All things considered, that is more than enough for me to chalk it up as a win.

We’ve been excited for the past few weeks as we awaited Iggy Azalea’s brand new EP, titled Survive The Summer. The EP gained two singles, one official and one promotional, which were “Kream” featuring Tyga and “Tokyo Snow Trip” respectively.

Iggy Azalea, real name Amethyst Kelly, has really earned her place in the rap music industry and she continues to prove herself time and time again. She’s had a bunch of various hits, namely “Fancy” featuring Charli XCX, “Black Widow” featuring Rita Ora, as well as featuring on Ariana Grande’s “Problem”. She’s one of these acts that keep us all guessing, unsure of which path she’s following, and so she creates her own path when it comes to music. This EP sees her return to her early music days, where she dropped a couple of EPs and mixtapes, and this one sure sounds like a current version of what she had released back then. It’s clear that going back to her musical roots has really allowed her to shine, especially since the long-awaited second studio album, which was planned to be titled Digital Distortion, never materialised.

The Survive The Summer EP contains a total of six tracks and includes collaborations from Wiz Khalifa and Tyga. It’s something we’ve been waiting from her and we can’t wait to see what more new music she brings to the industry. Here’s our track by track EP review.

Survive The Summer

This track starts off with a surprising intro before launching into typical Iggy Azalea rap that is a rhythmic beauty. From the lyrics, we can gather that she is talking to her haters and the ones who say stuff about her, it’s a clap-back track which sees her claim that these sorts of people aren’t going to survive the summer; to be fair, karma does come back around.

Tokyo Snow Trip

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Now, this is one of our favourite full-on rap tracks on the EP as it has dark depths that easily drag us in. It was only a promotional single, but we hope it gets a full release at some point as we would love to see a full-on music video to this. It goes well following “Survive the Summer” and has this incredible whisper rap that totally works for Iggy Azalea. It’s a track that some will love and others will hate, so it is a required taste, but it’s one we could listen to on repeat.

Kream (feat. Tyga)

Here’s the official single that was released and it’s still as catchy as the day we first heard it. It’s beyond raunchy from the get-go, but what else do we expect from Iggy Azalea from time to time? As for the collaboration itself, both Iggy Azalea and Tyga work brilliantly together and we can’t help but hope another collaboration between the two is dropped again in the future.

Hey Iggy

This one starts off with Iggy Azalea’s vocals straight away, setting the scene in a club. Once again, this singer-songwriter shows off her versatility as this rap song is much more of a story-telling track, with full details and totally visionary. “Hey Iggy” is certainly one that will appeal to her fans, and we can see it being a highlight during a gig as the crowd sings along to the song.

Kawasaki

“Kawasaki” is a Japanese brand name that specialises in motorbikes, jet skis, and all-terrain vehicles; it’s surprising to see the title on this EP, but what’s not surprising is to hear the heavily Japanese-inspired music at the very start. It has fierce, unstoppable lyrics from Iggy Azalea, allowing her to show what she is capable of. It’s completely rhythmic with a little bit of eerieness in the backing track. The ending has motorbike noises, making the listener think an actual motorbike has driven past.

OMG (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

This is the last track on the EP and it has to be amazing, right? Especially since it is a collaboration with Wiz Khalifa. It’s a surprising symphonic start with Iggy Azalea’s voice shining throughout as she launches in with her first verse. As the track goes on, this female rapper gets used to the sound and fully nails the lyrics. It’s rhythmic and personal, allowing us to start singing along. Then, Wiz Khalifa kicks in with his vocals, and it breaks up Iggy Azalea’s voice at the exact right moment. Another brilliant collaboration from these two.

If anything, this EP is an ode to her first EPs and mixtapes whilst keeping it in the present. She needed to drop new music and since we weren’t going to get a new album that we were all hoping for, an EP was a brilliant back-up and some of thee songs are officially stuck in our heads for now.

Survive The Summer EP is available to download and stream right now, via Island Records. We truly believe that more epic music is set to be released in the future from Iggy Azalea.

What happened to Iggy Azalea when she was 16?

Azalea is popular on video sites, her Youtube channel has accumulated 3.4 billion views, and 15 of her music videos have received over 100 million views on Vevo. At the age of 16, Azalea moved to the United States in order to pursue a career in music.

Who is Iggy Azalea's baby daddy?

In October 2020, Iggy Azalea revealed her son's father was Playboi Carti. Iggy Azalea Shares First Snap Of Son Onyx — And Reveals Shock Split!

Does Iggy Azalea have a baby?

Azalea quietly welcomed her son Onyx with her ex Playboi Carti in 2020 and announced his arrival months after his birth. Despite calling motherhood “really hard” during an August 2021 interview with PEOPLE, Azalea ultimately defined her new role as “super fulfilling.”

How much is Iggy worth?

By 2024, her net worth is estimated to be around $15 million, thanks to her successful music career, endorsements, and other ventures according to Wealthy Gorilla.