Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song) 9 September 2014. Azalea and Ora also performed "Black Widow" in the fourth episode of "Saturday Night Live"'s season 40 on 25 October 2014. The credits for "Black Widow" are adapted from the liner notes of "The New Classic". Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song) "Black Widow" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, from her debut studio album, "The New Classic" (2014). The song's hook is sung by British recording artist Rita Ora, and its lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship. "Black Widow" was written by Azalea, Katy Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco,
Work (Iggy Azalea song) from music critics. In a "Billboard" publication, Robert Christgau called the song "excellent" and "something [Azalea] wants us to remember", and commented: "You want authentic? Iggy Azalea has all the lineaments of a risk-taking young rebel without a well-off family to back her up." Christgau went on to praise the track's hooks, and explained: "The hooks, of course, are one reason hard die-hards put her down—in the truimpant Dirty South manner, her hip-hop is radio-friendly as a matter of principle. The cumulative weight of the long-player they never think about." Monica Herrera of "Rolling Stone" called the song "a bombshell-next-door