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DAILY AFFIRMATION

NEWSWEEK: IN DEFENSE OF M.I.A.

I've been a hardcore M.I.A. since Piracy Funds Terrorism, Vol. 1. I don't think there is another musician or band that better represents our web-obsessed generation, dubious political stances notwithstanding. Her third album /\/\/\Y/\ (did I spell that right? lol) has been panned universally, but I've heard the entire album and I'm not convinced that it is, in fact, shit. Neither is Newsweek. If you have heard the album, do you agree?

This remix is dope:

M.I.A. feat. Nicki Minaj - Teqkilla.mp3

M.I.A. DAZED, CONFUSED

M.I.A. covers the July issue of Dazed and Confused. Visit FTAPE for more photos.

M.I.A. RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO

The voice of a generation M.I.A. released a new music video today, presumably from her forthcoming and third full-length album due sometime this summer. She also took over Pitchfork.com's Twitter account to celebrate. See the NSFW, graphically violent video for "Born Free" below:

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

The song reminds me a bit of "Sabotage"-era Beastie Boys, if the Beasties were cool enough to sample Suicide's "Ghost Rider:"

M.I.A. - Born Free

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RIHANNA RIPS OFF M.I.A.

Did Rihanna Rip-off M.I.A. and Major Lazer?

Rihanna just came out with her "Rude Boy" music video and people are calling her out for basically copying (the much more impressive and creative artist) M.I.A.'s signature style, which can be evidenced in this highly informative article.

The drama unfolded when M.I.A.'s ex-boyfriend and collaborator Diplo posted this to his Twitter account:

 

Either way, M.I.A. clearly comes out of this controversy on top. The "Boyz" video came out like 4 years ago. The part I don't understand is when did Major Lazer happen? Major Lazer is a collaboration between Diplo and Switch (who both co-produced M.I.A.'s first and second albums, respectively), which is awesome.
I do have to admit that the Rihanna track is pretty dope, I can't stop listening to it actually!.