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Why Lizzo Dethroning Iggy Azalea Is So Damn Important

RAP QUEEN

One is a genuine black woman who preaches self-love; the other is an Australian impostor who fakes a Southern “blaccent.”

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Monday marked the fifth week in a row that Lizzo’s exuberant breakup anthem “Truth Hurts” landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, prompting the singer to rally her fans behind an important cause: dethroning Iggy Azalea as the female rapper with the longest-running No.

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