The New Classic (Iggy Azalea) | 3/5

SINGAPORE — The 23-year old rapper, currently desired by the biggest magazines in the world of rap and fashion, is the embodiment of the phrase “never judge a book by it’s cover”. Her tracks are mellow compared to other hip-hop artistes like Rita Ora, Eminem and Macklemore, but Iggy Azalea really beat the odds with her biggest hit yet, Fancy, a catchy and addictive ditty that’s anything but lacklustre. There is well-deserved hype surrounding her other songs like Work and Black Widow, which mesh perfectly due to their minimalistic dance breakdown, relying solely on Azalea’s vocal fluidity to make these tracks enjoyable. However, there are a few unnecessary fillers such as F--- Love, Bounce and Rolex. Their typical girl-problem lyrics and the dominating thump of the bass make them seem like Azalea is trying too hard to spice up the album. There’s no doubt that this Australian-born rapper has talent, with a wicked down-to-earth personality along with a unique deep drawl that distinguishes her from the rest of the other hip-hop acts. In addition, she has a vowel elasticity that’ll bring Nicki Minaj to her knees. Her time to shine will come when she starts channelling that spunky personality we witnessed in her interviews into her music, formulating a more put-together album of A-list songs, rather than one that has three marvellous hits struggling to support the dead weight of the other 12 blah ones.