Iggy Azalea: ‘People already hate me enough’

IGGY Azalea has revealed she was hoping to lose one of the big awards she was up for at the Grammy Awards because she “doesn’t need to be hated” even more.

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Singer Iggy Azalea attends The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

IGGY Azalea has revealed she was hoping to lose one of the big awards she was up for at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

During an interview with Los Angeles’ Power 106 radio station, the Aussie rapper spoke about her Best Rap Album nomination, for which her debut studio album The New Classic was up for the gong.

“I did not want to win that award,” the 24-year-old said. “I never thought I’d be nominated ever ... My speech would’ve been like, ‘F*ck this I don’t want it! Take it! Get it away from me.’”

Azalea admitted that she didn’t even have an acceptance speech ready, but said she was relieved because “people already hate me enough.”

“I’m really happy that I was thought of and I appreciate just that,” she said. “I’m glad I didn’t win because people already hate me enough ... I do not need to be hated anymore.”

Iggy Azalea went home empty-handed from the 2015 Grammys.

Azalea was up against Eminem for The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Childish Gambino for Because the Internet, Common for Nobody’s Smiling, Schoolboy Q for Oxymoron, and Wiz Khalifa for Blacc Hollywood.

She had plenty to say about the ultimate winner, fellow rapper Eminem. “I found it to be kind of ironic ... Because I’m white, therefore I’m appropriating culture, but then Eminem won it — who’s white and won it many times — and they didn’t seem to say anything about that. I suspect it was just because they dislike me.”

The Black Widow hit maker revealed that the widespread social media hate she regularly faces ramped up even more after the Grammys last month. “Even when I lost, that was the worst too,” she said. “I was like, ‘God damn, are you ever going to leave me alone? I lost, you should be happy! Sh*t, bye! Let me lose in peace.’”

Azalea was also up for Record of the Year for Fancy, Best New Artist, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Fancy with Charli XCX. She was beaten in all categories.

Fed up with the constant body-shaming and criticism, Azalea recently turned her social media accounts over to her team to manage on her behalf.

Iggy Azalea performs on stage at CBS Radio's We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl.