I love purple because my name is Amethyst.

'Iggy' was my dog - he was named after Iggy Pop - and 'Azalea' is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.

For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.

I think its funny when people say a female rapper is too sexually charged, maybe the way I do it is a little more in your face but that's because I have to be aggressive and masculine to make it in the industry. If I talk about sex blatantly, when the mainstream media says it metaphorically every day, it's not okay? It's hypocritical.

Whenever my country has something bad happening I feel guilty for not being there. It's weird.

T.I.'s my mentor; he's a really close friend of mine. I call him my brother like we talk on the phone all the time. He's helped me with my career.

No one can break me down. I know my worth and its a beautiful thing.