Following her mainstream breakthrough in 2014, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea experienced a meteoric rise that burned out almost as quickly as it started. With the follow-up to her debut continually delayed and fraught with behind-the-scenes label confusion, she tried to release a project titled Digital Distortion, which was eventually canceled. Stopgap EP Survive the Summer landed in 2018, showcasing a dark, trap-heavy sound unlike Hot 100 hits "Fancy," "Problem," and "Black Widow." That sound carried forth onto her official sophomore release, In My Defense, an unapologetic collection of braggadocio and vulgarity that finds Azalea backed into a defensive corner. Guests Lil Yachty, Kash Doll, and Juicy J also make appearances. ~ Neil Z. Yeung
Rovi
華々しい成功の後はいろいろあって……昨夏のEP『Survive The Summer』を最後にメジャーを離れたイギーが自主レーベルから5年ぶりのセカンド・アルバムをようやくドロップした。今回はカーディBの"Bodak Yellow"で名を馳せたJホワイト・ディド・イットに大半のプロデュースを委ね、ヒプノティックなノリを強気に聴かせる。"Fuck It Up"に招いたキャッシュ・ドールのほか、リル・ヨッティやジューシーJが客演。
bounce (C)轟ひろみ
タワーレコード(vol.431(2019年9月25日発行号)掲載)