Iggy Azalea has jokingly encouraged her fans to stream Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s hit, “Senorita,” in a bid to stop Lizzo sweeping in and breaking her Billboard Hot 100 record. Iggy currently holds the record for longest reign (six weeks) at number one for a female rapper, for her 2014 song, “Fancy.”
However, on Monday, Lizzo’s song, “Truth Hurts” hit number one on the Hot 100 for the fifth consecutive week.
The achievement means that if it stays there for two more weeks, it will take the record from Azalea -- something Lizzo, 31,reminded her followers of on social media.
“YALL... IF WE KEEP THIS UP FOR 2 MORE WEEKS... TRUTH HURTS COULD BE THE LONGEST FEMALE RAP #1 OF ALL TIME.....” she tweeted. “RIGHT NOW ITS ‘FANCY’ CAN WE DO IT?!”
In a tweet which has since been deleted, Azalea appeared to respond to the tweet, writing, "I could have SWORN I was the one rapping that song but okay..."
She then posted another tweet indicating that she had been joking.