Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song) and she will only get bigger. Rita is a great fit. Her voice can blow people away." Azalea and Ora then begun recording "Black Widow" in November 2013 after the MTV Europe Music Awards, and completed it in January 2014. The final version of "Black Widow" was co-written by Azalea, Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco, and its producers StarGate. Tim Blacksmith and Danny D. were responsible for the song's executive production and production co-ordination. StarGate provided the track's instrumentation and programming. Azalea and Ora recorded their vocals for the song at Record Plant and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles,
Work (Iggy Azalea song) an interpolation of RuPaul's "Supermodel", and a Miami strip-inspired stage backdrop as a reference to the song's "No money, no family, 16 in the middle of Miami" line. She also performed the song during her set for the 2014 MtvU Woodie Awards at South by Southwest in April. On 15 May 2014, Azalea performed the song on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". The rendition was praised by reviewers from "Exclaim!", "Vibe" and Idolator. On 8 August 2014, Azalea performed the song during her set on "The Today Show". Jim Farber of the "Daily News" noted that the rendition "put the emphases on