TI and Iggy Azalea still making music

TI says he's still working with Iggy Azalea. Photo / Getty Images

TI is setting the record straight: The rapper says he's still working with Iggy Azalea, despite reports claiming their business partnership was over after his recent radio interview.

In an interview with The Associated Press, TI said he still considered the Australian rapper his "little sister" and she was still signed to his Grand Hustle label.

He said his words were taken out of context after talking about their relationship during an interview on a New York radio station.

"That's still my partner," TI said of Azalea, known for her hit song Fancy.

"We're focused on making the next Iggy record and dodging the same adversities we faced last time."

During the radio interview, TI talked about the harsh criticism Azalea received about her music and trying to defuse a public feud between Azalea and rapper Q-Tip.

After TI attempted to bring peace between Q-Tip and Azalea, she fired back with a series of messages toward critics through Twitter. That's when TI felt he needed to step back and allow Azalea to have her space.

"It's definitely not a 'sever my ties, walk away, I'm upset' thing," he said.

"It was more so like, OK, you have a lot on your plate right now. I'm going to pull back or wait until you come to a place where you're ready to come back to the table, so we can start again and make history some more."

TI said Azalea hasn't reached out to him about his radio interview and reports, but he read some tweets Azalea sent Thursday. She said she was unaware of any problems between them and thought the radio was the wrong place to talk about personal issues.

- AAP