- "Hey, there's the girl I've heard so much about. Where you been at, ghost girl?"
- ―Iggy Azalea's line in Furious 7[1]
Iggy Azalea (born Amethyst Amelia Kelly) is an Australian rapper and model. She appears in Furious 7 in a brief cameo and is featured on the various artists soundtrack for the film.
Biography[]
Role in Furious 7[]
During the promotion of Guardians of the Galaxy, actor Vin Diesel announced that he had finished working with Azalea for her cameo role.[note 1][2] It was later reported that she would have one line in the film.[1]
Azelea assumed that she would have a "flag" scene in the film (similar to Rita Ora in Fast & Furious 6), but instead learned her character was the lead of a "monster truck crew" and a friend of Diesel's character, Dominic Toretto.[3] Azelea stated that her cameo took an entire day to complete. "Just for me to say two lines it took like 16 hours of setting up and going over and I definitely have an appreciation for actors now," she said.[3]
Following the premiere of the film on April 3, 2015, fans of the franchise criticized her appearance brief appearance in the film, claiming that she had "ruined the film".[4][5]
Furious 7 Soundtrack[]
In the Various Artists soundtrack for Furious 7, Iggy Azelea collaborated with Whiz Khalifa for the soundtrack's focus track, "Go Hard or Go Home".[6][7]
Notes[]
- ↑ Vin Diesel: "Iggy Azalea and I just worked together two weeks ago. I guess you’re the first person to know this. We cast her in ‘Fast & Furious 7’. She had a cameo in it.”
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Here's Iggy Azalea's Fast, Less-Than-Furious Line of Dialogue in 'Furious 7'
- ↑ ‘Fast & Furious 7’ gets 'Fancy' with casting of Iggy Azalea in small cameo
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iggy Azalea Reveals 'Furious 7' Role Details
- ↑ Movie Fans Accuse Iggy Azalea Of Ruining Furious 7
- ↑ Furious 7 fans angry with Iggy Azalea for ‘ruining’ Vin Diesel franchise
- ↑ Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- ↑ Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack