The rapper T.I. took Azalea under his wing and made her a part of his Grand Hustle crew. That relationship has not been without friction, but it has been highly beneficial for the young artist, over whom T.I. can be very protective. "I do take advice from T.I. ... It sometimes gets frustrating to me ... because people think that maybe he dictates my sound or how I make a song or what songs I do. And for any artist, that's frustrating. Yeah, T.I.'s the big homie and I really respect him, and if he gives me an opinion of course I'm going to listen to it," she said during a with The Breakfast Club.
