In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Iggy Azalea responded to the criticism she has recently received from stars such as Azealia Banks, who claimed that she doesn't acknowledge the way white privilege lets her selectively borrow from black culture and reap all the benefits.

According to the Huffington Post, Banks stated, "That Iggy Azalea shit isn't better than any fucking black girl that's rapping today, you know?" She continued, "When they give these Grammys out, all it says to white kids is: 'Oh yeah, you're great, you're amazing, you can do whatever you put your mind to.' And it says to black kids: 'You don't have shit. You don't own shit, not even the shit you created for yourself,' and it makes me upset."

Azalea responded, "Well, they don't say that stuff about Macklemore... so yes, I think it has 100,000 percent to do with the fact that I have a vagina," suggesting that she is being targeted due to her sex. She continued, "If you go back to the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley and Eminem - they've all basically done black music. I felt this wasn't that far from what we've seen in music history over and over again," addressing the issue of being a white rapper.

She went on to say, "People have said I'm not real rap or real hip-hop...but I don't care if people think I'm pop or rap. Everyone interprets music differently."

Despite Azalea's claims about Macklemore, he has had to deal with some similar issues. According to the Huffington Post, he stated, "Just because there's been more successful white rappers, you cannot disregard where this culture came from and our place in it as white people...

This is not a culture that white people started. I do believe that as much as I have honed my craft and put in years of dedication into the music that I love, I need to know my place."

What do you think of this music controversy?