In My Defense (from the English - “In Your Defense”) is the second studio album of Australian - American hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea . Released on July 19, 2019 via Bad Dreams Records and Empire Records [9] . The song " Sally Walker " was released as the first single from the album on March 15, 2019 [10] . J. White Did It became the executive producer of the album, having made the production of most of the tracks, also the producers were Gow Griszy, Smash David and Rico Beats. Most critics did not appreciate the album, and the record was only able to reach the 50th place on the Billboard 200 chart .
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| Iggy Azalea Studio Album | |||||||
| Date of issue | July 19, 2019 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 2018-2019 | ||||||
| Genres | hip-hop | ||||||
| Duration | 35:32 | ||||||
| Producers | J. White Did It, Gow Griszy, Smash David, Rico Beats | ||||||
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| Language of songs | English | ||||||
| Label | Bad Dreams, Empire | ||||||
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Background
In early 2016, Azalea released the song " Team ", which was supposed to be the lead single in support of the second studio album, called Digital Distortion [11] . Several other songs were released over the next two years, including the singles “ Mo Bounce ,” “ Switch, ” and “ Savior .” At the end of 2017, Azalea announced that the album would not be released because it was leaked to the network and she was working on a new record [12] . Soon after, it was announced that she had signed with Island Records . In mid-2018, Azalea released the Survive the Summer mini-album [13] . A few months after its release, Azalea announced that she was leaving Island Records and was now an independent artist.
On August 11, 2018, Iggy Azalea published a post on the social network Twitter , in which she expressed her desire to return to the studio to record a new album [14] . In November of that year, Azalea signed a deal with Empire's record label worth several million dollars after terminating the contract with Island Records [15] [16] [17] [18] .
In February 2019, the singer announced the release of the song “ Sally Walker ” as the first single from the upcoming album [19] . The single was released on March 15, 2019 [20] . A music video for the song was released that day [21] . In April 2019, Iggy announced the release of her second single, “ Started, ” which was released on May 3. On July 19, along with the video clip, the third single from the album, “Fuck It Up”, was released together with rapper Kash Doll. On the same day the album itself was released. On June 28, along with the pre-order of the album, the promotion single “Just Wanna” became available.
Criticism Reviews
In My Defense received mostly negative reviews from music critics. According to the Metacritic website , the average album rating is 39 out of 100 (based on four reviews). Craig Jenkins from Vulture stated that “The album is an ongoing disappointment since Digital Distortion ” [22] . In a review for Clash, Nicholas Tyrell writes: “Azalea improved its flow, although the stories are not entirely relevant,” he also noted that “Azalea is trying to give us what we want to hear, but not what is on her mind” [4 ] . In a negative review for Pitchfork, Dani Blum notes that the album is a caricature of rap, there are too many basses in the songs, “skrrrt”, “dear tinsel”, many tracks sound like they are imitations of how rap songs that she looks today admires. She also criticized the lyrics, comparing the lyrics of some songs with the captions on Instagram [7] .
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Author | Producer | Duration | |||||
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| one. | Thanks I Get | Amethyst Kelly | J. White Did It | 2:34 | |||||
| 2. | "Clap Back" | Amethyst Kelly | J. White Did It | 3:28 | |||||
| 3. | Sally Walker | Amethyst Kelly, J. White Did It | J. White Did It | 2:58 | |||||
| four. | "Hoemita" (with the participation of Lil Yachty ) | Amethyst Kelly, Miles McCollum | J. White Did It | 3:03 | |||||
| five. | " Started " | Amethyst Kelly, Ronnie Wright | J. White Did It | 3:06 | |||||
| 6. | "Spend It" | Amethyst Kelly | J. White Did It | 3:12 | |||||
| 7. | “Fuck It Up” (with Kash Doll ) | Amethyst Kelly, Arqueish Knight | J. White Did It | 2:51 | |||||
| eight. | Big Bag (with Stini) | Amethyst Kelly, Kevin Price, Samuel Jimenez | Go Grizzy, Smash David | 2:49 | |||||
| 9. | "Comme des Garçons" | Amethyst Kelly, Ricardo Lamarre | Rico Beats | 3:39 | |||||
| ten. | Freak of the Week (featuring Juicy J ) | Amethyst Kelly, Jordan Houston, Paul Buregar | J. White Did It | 3:12 | |||||
| eleven. | "Just Wanna" | Amethyst Kelly | J. White Did It | 2:47 | |||||
| 12. | "Pussy Pop" | Amethyst Kelly | J. White Did It | 1:53 | |||||
| 35:32 | |||||||||
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australia ( ARIA ) [23] | 52 |
| Australia ( ARIA Urban Albums ) [24] | 18 |
| Belgium / Walloon ( Ultratop ) [25] | 137 |
| Ireland ( IRMA Independent Albums ) [26] | 13 |
| Great Britain ( UK Digital Albums ) [27] | 36 |
| Great Britain ( UK Independent Albums ) [28] | 35 |
| Great Britain ( UK R&B Albums ) [29] | 7 |
| United States ( Billboard 200 ) [30] | 50 |
| USA ( Billboard Independent Albums ) [31] | 6 |
| USA ( Billboard Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums ) [32] | 25 |
| USA ( Rolling Stone 200 ) [33] | 22 |
Release History
| Region | date | Format | Label | Note |
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| World | July 19, 2019 | digital download , streaming | Bad dreams | |
| August 2, 2019 | CD | [34] | ||
| August 26, 2019 | LP cassette | [35] |
Notes
- ↑ Iggy Azalea - In My Defense - Reviews - Album of the Year . Album of the Year . Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea - In My Defense by Iggy Azalea Reviews and Ratings . Metacritic . Date of treatment August 5, 2019.
- ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. Iggy Azalea - In My Defense . ' AllMusic ' (August 5, 2019). Date accessed August 6, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Tyrell, Nicholas . Iggy Azalea - In My Defense , Clash (July 22, 2019). Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ Spielberger, Daniel Review: Iggy Azalea's "In My Defense" Is Offensively Mediocre . ' AllMusic ' (July 25, 2019). Date accessed August 6, 2019.
- ↑ Album Review: Iggy Azalea's 'In My Defense' Was Worth The Wait , idolator (July 25, 2019). Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Blum, Dani . In My Defense | Pitchfork , Pitchfork (July 25, 2019). Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ Yates, Siena Album review: Iggy Azalea, In My Defense . ' AllMusic ' (July 25, 2019). Date accessed August 6, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Readies New Album 'In My Defense' (January 25, 2019).
- ↑ New Music: Iggy Azalea - 'Sally Walker' . Rap-Up (March 14, 2019).
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Says Next Single Is Titled 'Team' . Billboard . Date of appeal March 15, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Says the 'Digital Distortion' Rollout is Coming to an Abrupt End unspecified . Billboard . Date of appeal March 15, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea's 'Survive The Summer' EP Is Here: Listen Billboard . Date of appeal March 15, 2019.
- ↑ IGGYAZALEA. I can't wait to start recording my album - Life is so boring when I'm not in the studio. I need to get back into my routine. . [tweet] . Twitter (August 11, 2018) .
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Signs Multi-Year Partnership with EMPIRE (November 20, 2018).
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Parts Ways with Island Records: 'I'm Officially Unsigned!' (November 3, 2018).
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Claims She Inked a New Deal Worth $ 2.7 Million: 'I'm So Grateful' (November 16, 2018).
- ↑ JWhiteDidIT. @IGGYAZALEA got some 🔥🔥🔥 coming! I can't wait till y'all hear this new music! I'm extremely proud of her‼ ️ . [tweet] . Twitter (February 19, 2019) .
- ↑ James Charles Turned Iggy Azaela into a Drag Queen for Her New Single (March 1, 2019).
- ↑ Iggy Azalea set to drop 'Sally Walker' (March 4, 2019).
- ↑ Iggy Azalea Drops 'Sally Walker' Music Video - Watch Now! (March 15, 2019).
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig . Iggy Azalea 'In My Defense' Album Review , www.vulture.com (July 2019). Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ ARIA Chart Watch # 535 . auspOp (July 27, 2019). Date of treatment July 27, 2019.
- ↑ ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Albums - ARIA Charts (July 29, 2019). Date accessed August 9, 2019. Archived July 27, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea - In My Defense (French) . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ↑ IRMA - Irish Charts - Independent - Week 30 2019 - Week Ending 26 Jul 2019 . IRMA (July 26, 2019). Date of treatment July 27, 2019.
- ↑ "20190726 Top 40 UK Album Downloads Archive | Official Charts . " UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ↑ "20190726 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive | Official Charts . " UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ↑ "20190726 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive | Official Charts . " UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea - Chart History Billboard 200 for Iggy Azalea. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea - Chart History Billboard Independent Albums for Iggy Azalea. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Iggy Azalea - Chart History Billboard Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums for Iggy Azalea. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Top 200 Albums . Rolling Stone (July 26, 2019). Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ In My Defense - CP . Iggy Azalea Shop . Date of treatment July 20, 2019.
- ↑ SIGNED In My Defense - LP . Iggy Azalea Shop . Date of treatment July 20, 2019.