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Iggy Azalea on rapper goals: 'I was laughed at lots'

Rapper Iggy Azalea has opened up about wanting to pursue a music career and trying to tell her family about her goals when she was younger. 

Speaking to The Today Show, the 'Fancy' hitmaker confessed that her mother just wanted her to go to university, but she had bigger plans and wasn't afraid to chase after them:

"I got laughed at a lot. My mum was like, 'Why can't you just go to uni?' but that is what I wanted to do. I think I just thought if I could go somewhere else, maybe they would think it was less funny than everyone around me in Mullumbimby."

She also spoke about deciding to name herself Iggy Azalea (her real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly) and confessed that she was inspired by her pet dog:

"My dog that I had growing up was called Iggy, and I thought he was so awesome that when he passed away, I got a necklace made with his name on it and people would always ask me if that was my name. And when I had to choose a rap name, I automatically wanted that as my name because I already had the jewellery for it."

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