The artist if the week is M.i.A. with her eclectic sound of retro hip hop and rap infused with the hyper active sound of Sri Lanka and africas unmistakeable influence on her music. So you say
whats the deal with this girl?
Well according to blogcritics magazine M.I.A.'s real name is Maya Arulpragasam. She was born in Sri Lanka and grew up dodging bullets and capture by the Sri Lankan army before escaping to London with her parents at age 11. She spent her teenage years in some truly dire London council estates (that's "the projects") and at first found she could not start school because her English was not good enough. Safe to say, she has had an "interesting" life, if by "interesting" you mean dangerous, bizarre, and difficult. The nickname "M.I.A." is a double entendre which in London is understood to primarily mean "Missing in Acton," Acton being (I am told) the council estate she grew up in. m.i.a was quoted in picthfork blog saying saying"I find it kind of insulting that I can't have any ideas on my own because I'm a female, or that people from undeveloped countries can't have ideas of their own unless it's backed up by someone who's blond-haired and blue-eyed".Very down to earth from what i've read and heard...thats the kind of strong female empowerment we need now not someone who makes you feel bad for eating a slice of bread...so go out and listen and discover if you have any ideas for artis of the week. leave me a meassage and i willl give them a listen.
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