Iggy Azalea Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over MOTHER Token

Lockridge Okoth

Tue, May 5, 2026 astatine 12:00 PM CDT 4 min read

Burwick Law filed a national people enactment suit against rapper Iggy Azalea this week. The suit alleges she misled buyers of her Mother Iggy (MOTHER) meme coin with promises of real-world inferior that ne'er afloat materialized.

The ailment was filed successful the Southern District of New York. It accuses Azalea of violating New York user extortion laws aft MOTHER mislaid astir 99.5% of its highest value.

Inside the Iggy Azalea MOTHER suit

The suit, filed connected Monday, brought by Burwick connected behalf of MOTHER buyers, cites New York General Business Law sections 349 and 350.

Both statutes people deceptive acts and mendacious advertising. Plaintiffs besides adhd claims of negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

The filing argues Azalea framed MOTHER arsenic the autochthonal currency of an ecosystem she controlled. That ecosystem allegedly included Motherland, an online casino, and Unreal Mobile, a telecommunications concern co-founded by the rapper.

Azalea told followers they would request MOTHER to participate Motherland. She besides said Unreal Mobile customers could bargain handsets and monthly plans with the token, claiming savings of up to $600 a year.

According to the filing, neither integration delivered durable, on-chain inferior for holders. Plaintiffs reason buyers received nary equity, nary governance rights, and nary gross stock successful immoderate of Azalea's businesses.

"Holders of MOTHER received nary equity successful Azalea's businesses. They received nary revenue-sharing rights, nary voting power, nary contractual claims, and nary ineligible involvement successful immoderate underlying enterprise," work an excerpt successful the filing.