This is Iggy Azalea
Rapper, mother, OF creator, turned crypto founder
Here’s the untold story behind her $200M celebrity meme coin:
1/12
Iggy grew up in an ordinary Australian family
Her dad was a comic artist. Her mom cleaned hotels.
Fun Fact: She lived in a house her father built by hand from mud bricks
(her actual house↓)
2/12
At 16, she told her parents she was going on vacation, went to Florida, and never returned
After years of hustle, Iggy became a famous rapper
You might have heard her songs "Fancy", "Black Widow", "Kream" and others
3/12
After all that success she decided to pivot
To OnlyFans, where she reportedly made $47M
But how does all this connect to crypto?
Let's check the archives...
4/12
In a Vogue interview 9 years ago, Iggy called Twitter the most important site.
Today on the @notthreadguy pod, she admitted she's addicted to sh*posting
(Degen-Iggy arc has been a long time coming)
But there's more...
5/12
Iggy said that she first learned about crypto 3 years ago
She studied how we (degens) think and tried to understand how crypto actually works
She never traded or launched anything
Until recently...
6/12
About a week ago, celebrity-token rugger Sahil targeted Iggy
He launched a fake Iggy token presale
She decided to front-run him
And created $MOTHER
7/12
Most dismissed Iggy as just another celebrity trying to make a bag from WEB3
But when she hosted the Spaces, jaws dropped
She knew more about crypto than some WEB3 founders
8/12
Once word got out, a community started forming
In a week, the token hit $100M and soon $200M
How?
Iggy used her "formula" ↓
9/12
And it seems like it worked
Iggy got support from MadLads, Tensor, Austin Federa (strategy at Solana)
And what is even more surprising - founder of Ethereum started a beef with her
With the full story out, the burning question is...
10/12
Does Iggy actually "get it"?
Could she be THE celebrity WEB3 needs for mass adoption?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments
11/12
If you enjoyed this thread, follow me @PixSorcerer for more🙌
And if you really want to make my day, throw a like/retweet on the first tweet below🤍
12/12
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.