Having moved to the United States in 2006 as an ambitious teenager, Azalea eventually shot to prominence in August 2011 following the release of music videos off her debut mixtape Ignorant Art some of which went viral on the internet. The following year, the talented rapper earned a recording deal which effectively launched her into the mainstream music industry. In 2014, Iggy Azalea became the first non-American female rapper to reach the top of the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with the release of her debut studio album, The New Classic, which peaked at No. 1.