Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song) Shortly afterward, Azalea and Perry begun working together with the latter's frequent collaborator Dr. Luke, but the collaboration proved unsuccessful. Azalea then heard about a song Perry recorded, "Black Widow", which was going to be given away to another artist. The song was initially written as a last-minute addition to Perry's fourth studio album, "Prism" (2013), but the composition finalized only after the album's release. Azalea described the track as "a legend" and a "mysterious record", before she could finally hear it. On 4 June 2013, Azalea confirmed that British recording artist Rita Ora would feature on her debut studio
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