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,
Fancy (Iggy Azalea song) Hop DX" defined it as "a hip hop-slash-pop party anthem in which the emcee lyrically displays her confidence." Joe Gross of "Rolling Stone" gave the song a mixed score of 3 out of 5 stars, writing that Azalea "deftly handles the ratchet beat while Charli XCX's earworm hook holds it all down," writing that the song "[doesn't] bring '88 back [but] they can swing on chandeliers with the best of them". Jamie Parmenter of "Renowned for Sound" noted that the song showed the influence of Missy Elliott, and that "Iggy is almost playing a character or parody of herself like