My thoughts on Iggy Azalea, an Australian rapper who recently started dabbing in EDM

[strannik01]

A recent Chicago Reader article brought Australian-born rapper Iggy Azalea to my attention. According to the Reader, she recently adjusted her style from rap to the rap/EDM hybrid. I'm not really a fan of a pop-dance blend known as EDM (mostly because it feels like trance watered down to pop sensibilities), but curious enough to follow the Youtube

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[lord_kea]

Приветствую! Предлагаю дружить журналами. У меня много чего интересного и красочного)

[againstathorn]

"... trance watered down to pop sensibilities"

Hey, that sounds like Futurepop! http://againstathorn.livejournal.com/410460.html lol.

Anyway, I can't really comment on Iggy's supposed new direction, just because I'm unfamiliar with her music and the today's modern rap, but that "Bounce" song sure does overdo the vocal effects.

[strannik01]

Hey, that sounds like Futurepop!

Hmm. This is the first time I heard of that thing you call "futurepop." I listened to the clips at the link and it was kind of intriguing.

But what I meant was more of stuff like this



And this



And this