M.I.A Talks About Being Labeled A Terrorist, The Success of "Paper Planes," Retirement, and More!

M.I.A is a terrific Hip-Hop artist coming out of the U.K. She first came on the scene with her single, "Galang," which was pretty much an international success. From that point on, she has spawned two albums, Arular and Kala. M.I.A music evokes a lot of her experiences growing up in Sri Lanka and eventually moving to the U.K. In addition, her music has a deep political basis as well. Many of you have probably heard her international hit "Paper Planes" from her album Kala, which was released in 2007. The track is dope and has a hot beat. Kala is a really good album and "Paper Planes" gained a lot of attention from fellow musicians to polical organizations. First the video and song for "Paper Planes" was attacked because of the gunshots featured in the song and the use of the word "murder" and bombs. She has also been labeled a terrorist because some have eluded that she was talking about the Liberation Tiger Tamils of Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lankan terrorist group that has been feared by the United States govenrment and other countries as well. M.I.A describes the accusations as "hurtful" and denies any of the reports. Either way it goes, she is getting widespread notariety and her single "Paper Planes" has recently been featured in the film Pineapple Express. She is currently taking a break from music at the moment as a means, in my opinion, to prepare for motherhood, but reports have reported that she is working on a third album. Check out this in-depth interview, which was conducted only a few days ago. It's really good.

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