#M.I.A. British rapper

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"SHE MIGHT GET LOUD."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 2444x2444 -- Spotlight on the London-born, Sri Lanka-reared, art-school-educated hip-pop supernova, M.I.A. (b. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam). 📸: Miguel Reveriego.

"Or rather, louder. Bigger. Richer. Because for all of M.I.A.'s twenty-first-century sound and global-nomad street cred, she's still not quite as famous as she wants to be. But now, with her long-awaited and wildly buzzed-about third album due out any minute, Earth may be about to go truly gaga for Maya."

-- "GQ" Magazine (Culture), "She Might Get Loud," by Gary Shteyngart, June 22, 2010

Source: www.gq.com/story/mia-profile.

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Who is Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman?

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Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman is a celebrity child. Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman came into the limelight for being the only child of the renowned British rapper,  M.I.A.

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Behind the Lyrics: Paper Planes by M.I.A.

M.I.A. is a solo artist and does not have a band. She is a Sri Lankan-British rapper, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence with her 2005 album "Arular". She incorporates elements of world music into her sound and addresses political and social issues in her lyrics.

Throughout her career, M.I.A. has collaborated with various musicians and producers, but she is the primary creative force behind her music.

"Paper Planes" was released in 2008 as part of her album "Kala". Paper Planes was a commercial success and received critical acclaim, and it was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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mia if u see this d!e in a hole

WHOS MIA

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did damon albarn’s erectile dysfunction in the mid-1990s ultimately lead to the success of sri lankan-british rapper maya “M.I.A.” arulpragasam and the indisputable bangers “paper planes” and “bad girls”? the answer may surprise you,

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🔥🎤HypMic Homage Artist Spotlight #6🎤🔥

Today's featured artist for the is Mouna ( @moon-toons) -- she's also the head project mod of @blacklightsugarpress! She'll be drawing the lead lady of Chuoku while paying homage to British rapper M.I.A.!

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Freaker has also worked with British indie trio London Grammar, Oakland rapper Gita and M.I.A.'s protege Afrikan Boy. Additionally, Freaker has collaborated with Scissor Sisters, remixing their 2012 single Baby Come Home, the third single off their fourth studio album Magic Hour. LDN - Darq E Freaker, Mike Skinner and The Streets, ItsNate, Chynna, DJ CAMEO & FutureGrimeMusic w/ Flirta D, Big Narstie and Trim coming down for some. Freaker both produced and rapped on the group's 2012 premiere release, The Trip EP. In addition to his solo work, Freaker leads Nu Brand Flexxx, a London based grime collective comprised of rappers Boyadee, Wonder and Peigh. Rising from local notoriety after the release of Tempa's "Next Hype Cherryade," Freaker went on to collaborate with then freshman Detroit rapper Danny Brown, on the critically acclaimed "Blueberry (Cocaine & Pills) EP." Freaker later produced a track entitled "Handstand" for Brown's fourth album, Old. They’re an interesting one, an anonymous collective that caught my ear a while back so much so we at SR caught up with them and gave away an EP earlier in the year. Infusing UK Grime and Hip-Hop with Capcom-esque electronica, Freaker's unique style of grime caught the attention of English grime MC Tempa T in 2012. My favourite silver pop duo/project Golau Glau are running an exhibition at the Test Space in Leeds from 10th-13th November 2011. Freaker is set to release an EP on UK record label Numbers in early 2014. Freaker has released multiple EPs, most notably "Blueberry" which features Danny Brown. We have estimated Darq E Freaker's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.Darq E Freaker (born Jeremiah Valentino Ntéh, February 14, 1987) is a English electronic music producer/DJ from London, England.] He is best known for his work with American rapper Danny Brown and as the leader of grime collective Nu Brand Flexxx. As part of 2018s edition of The Great Escape in Brighton, London based record label Phantasy present an official late-night after party at The Arch. 28 Feb, 2018 Phantasy Showcase At The Great Escape Festival. So, how much is Darq E Freaker worth at the age of 34 years old? Darq E Freaker’s income source is mostly from being a successful. News - Feb 2018 - Primary Talent International. Keep an eye out for Darq from the fruits of recent studio time with Mark Ronson and Hudson Mohawke, to his regular Darq E Freaker presents on Boiler Room. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. According to our Database, He has no children. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged.

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M.I.A. - Beep

M.I.A. – Beep

  Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam MBE, known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British rapper and singer is out with new hit song she calls “Beep” Guru NKZ – Enkoyie ft. Benji Stream M.I.A. – Beep below STREAM

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Hoodzy on Changing Direction, M.I.A., and Growing Up [Q&A]

Boasting hard-hitting lyricism and flow like no other, Michellie Pohutuhutu, better known as Hoodzy seizes attention with her charm and credence. With New Zealand blood running through her veins, the youthful rapper is actively on the move, holding ears captive all over the coasts of Australia.

Her previous releases condense the familiar sounds of traditional hip-hop and UK drill, inspired by British artist M.I.A. Emanating from a nonchalant and mellow demeanour, Hoodzy’s music takes a complete 180, delivering melodic hooks intertwined with resonant basslines, best heard in her 2020 single “Hard Case.”

Although she began her journey in the music industry at the relatively young age of thirteen, it wasn’t until this year where the almost twenty-year-old made the leap to explore different genres and experiment with her own. A risk taker, fueled by courage and a bold certainty to succeed, her newest single “This Feeling” parades just that, trialling a new sound and showcasing her growth from teenage adolescence to adulthood.

Holding a personal philosophy of being yourself close to her heart, Hoodzy is all about seizing the day and taking control of her musical direction. Still learning as the days go by, this shift in gears marks the start of a new chapter. A formidable challenge for the MC, but definitely one she is able to conquer.

Assured by those around her she shares, “it’s a little bit daunting, because hip-hop was really all I knew coming into it, but I do know that there’s a community for me that will love my music just as much as I do.” We were fortunate enough to get an inside look into who and what the young rapper takes inspirations from through an exclusive Ones To Watch interview in Australia.

Ones To Watch: Good to finally chat to you! How long have you been in the game for?

Hoodzy: I’ve been making music for a few years now. I’d say four or five years – maybe since I was about thirteen, which was basically around the time I dropped out of high school. Since starting music that’s what I’ve been working towards, especially in the last few years where it’s really gotten serious.

What got you into rapping?

I was always listening to music, wanting to make a sound of my own and be able to control what I wanted to listen to. I think having a big family that also enjoyed listening to music was also a big part of my life and so then I just wanted to try it out.

I’m curious. What inspired you to come up with the name Hoodzy?

Honestly, I was going with really anything ha-ha! Actually, it was more because I really liked Stormzy at the time and I was just like “hm, should I just copy it a little bit?” ha-ha. Something that sounds cool, I guess.

It has a good ring to it. I like it! Let’s talk about your music, how would you describe it?

At the moment, the way I’m heading now in my music, I do kind of feel a bit on the outside of what’s usually in my city’s music scene. I came in with a very hip-hop influence and even my team that I work with are very hip-hop. It’s a little bit daunting, because hip-hop was really all I knew coming into it, but I do know that there’s a community for me that will love my music just as much as I do.

And there’s nothing wrong with taking risks. How would you describe your sound now then?

I would say it’s more on the alternative side, but it still has a bit of hip-hop influence in it. It’s definitely straying away from the traditional sound you hear in the drill I was going with before.

Is there anyone or anything that influenced this?

For artists, I would say M.I.A., because she’s just herself and not caught up in the mainstream. As weird as it sounds, TikTok had a massive influence on me and my sound. Honestly, it would be because it’s on your phone and all the random sounds really make me think maybe that’s the sound I want to make.

From your list of songs that you’ve released at the moment, is there one that represents you the most.

I’d definitely say “Hardcase” because that’s a song where I was at my peak since when I first started. That was me when I was sixteen when I wrote that, so that part of my career resembles where I was at. But since then, there’s been a lot of growth and also becoming an adult, which has let me explore my own things and be independent for a while.

Was it hard for you to learn how to make your own tunes?

Oh yeah definitely and I’m still learning. I’m nowhere near where I want to be.

Other than that, is there any other challenges you’ve experience throughout your career?

Writer’s block was my biggest challenge. I would have spurts where I’d make heaps of music and then nothing – it’ll be a cycle.

Every musician’s worst enemy. What’s your solution to it?

I’ve got to find the right environment to make it, and because I move all the time I’m never in the same city or apartment, so it’s always hard to settle into it. But once I do I can make anything.

Is there a highlight from a live show that’s stood out for you?

Probably a month ago, when I was performing the new song “This Feeling” and just hearing people screaming it back. There was a moment where the track cuts, and you can just hear everyone singing it to me – it was crazy and one of my favourites so far.

Woo a new song! Can you tell us more about it?

It’s something that I’ve been working on for quite a while now, maybe end of last year? It’s really different from the last release which I’m so excited for. I’m starting to have new stuff out now that I can perform and I’m looking forward to it.

Lastly, is there anything else you want to leave off with?

Thanks for coming across my music and there’s definitely more fun and upbeat stuff to come. Nothing too serious, just have a good time listening to it!

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Mathangi 'M.I.A.' Arulpragasam Biography: Age, Songs, Net Worth, Son, Boyfriend, Instagram, Movies, Husband, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, Albums

Mathangi ‘M.I.A.’ Arulpragasam Biography: Age, Songs, Net Worth, Son, Boyfriend, Instagram, Movies, Husband, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, Albums

Biography Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam MBE (born 18th July 1975), alias M.I.A, is an iconic and talented British rapper and songwriter. She is a multifaceted lady. Aside from rapping, she is also very good at singing and producing and is an activist. Most of her songs are directed toward politics. Most of her lyrics contain redolent governmental and social remarks concerning immigrants and…

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Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton’s star designer, dies after long battle against cancer

Virgil Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion’s highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton’s menswear collections, died on Sunday at age 41, following a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

Abloh, who also worked as a DJ and visual artist, had been men’s artistic director for Vuitton, the world’s biggest luxury brand, since March 2018.

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Abloh founded the Italian luxury streetwear label Off-White, in which LVMH took a 60% stake earlier this year. He was a former collaborator with rapper and fashion designer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, who dedicated his latest Sunday Service to Abloh, according to billboard.com.

“Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom,” Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of Louis Vuitton’s owner, French fashion conglomerate LVMH, said in a statement Sunday.

Born in 1980 near Chicago, Abloh and his sister were raised in Rockford, Illinois. According to a 2018 Vogue magazine profile, his mother Eunice Abloh, a seamstress, taught him the basics of the craft at a young age.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed a master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Abloh and Ye became interns at Fendi in Rome, and made the rounds at Paris Fashion Week. By 2010, Abloh worked as creative director for Ye’s creative agency, Donda. He also designed album covers for Ye’s “Yeezus” and “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”.

His arrival at LVMH in 2018 marked the marriage between streetwear and high-end fashion, mixing sneakers and camouflage pants with tailored suits and evening gowns. His influences included graffiti art, hip hop and skateboard culture.

The style was embraced by the group as it sought to breathe new life into some labels and attract younger customers.

A prolific globe-trotter, Abloh generated buzz around products outside the world of fashion, ranging from Ikea door mats that read “Keep Off” to Moet & Chandon champagne bottles and Evian water.

Abloh eased up his pace slightly in 2019, citing health issues, and he was absent from an Off-White fashion show that year.

In July, LVMH expanded his role, giving him a mandate to launch new brands and partner with existing ones in a variety of sectors beyond fashion. For his label’s first runway display in more than a year, as activities resumed in Paris following months of pandemic lockdowns, Abloh offered his audience a performance from British rapper Maya Arulpragasam, known as M.I.A, dancing with her on stage at the end.

Abloh drew on messages of inclusivity and gender-fluidity to expand the Louis Vuitton label’s popularity, weaving themes of racial identity into his fashion shows with poetry performances and art installations.

With an eye to reaching Asian consumers grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, the designer sent his collections of colourful suits and utilitarian-flavoured outerwear off to Shanghai last summer, when many labels cancelled fashion shows.

Cameroonian handbag designer Wilglory Tanjong said on Instagram, “Virgil Abloh’s existence was so resounding that it paved the way for other Black designers like myself. And for that, I am forever grateful.”

Abloh travelled to Doha weeks ago as the Qatar Museums unveiled “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech,” a mid-career retrospective. The exhibit was shown in 2019 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

Abloh is survived by his wife, Sannon, his children Lowe and Grey, his sister, Edwina, and his parents, Nee and Eunice. According to The New York Times, Abloh died in Chicago.

“For over two years, Virgil valiantly battled a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma,” said a message posted to his Instagram account. “He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant institutions that span fashion, art, and culture.”

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If anyone doesn’t know her, M.I.A. is a British/Sri Lankan rapper.  You might know her from the Pineapple Express soundtrack.  I’ve had her on repeat recently.  She works a lot with melding world music with mainstream hip hop.   

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Album Review: ‘No Shame’ - Lily Allen

I hated Sheezus. Hated it. Absolutely loathed it. It’s the second-worst album I’ve reviewed so far (first prize definitely goes to the travesty that was 30 Seconds To Mars’ America).

Lily Allen wasn’t so fond of it either, recently telling Stereogum: 

‘I think that the idea going into Sheezus was really well-intentioned. I think I was suffering from postnatal depression when I started writing it, and I think I was having an identity crisis, that I did not know I was a new mum. I felt like I needed to be a pop star to pay my bills, and I didn’t feel like that, so I did what I thought pop stars should do, and it was very wrong.’

So, is her latest release No Shame enough to redeem her? For the most part, yes, the British singer trading in the ‘docile pop rubbish,’ the celeb name-dropping and boasts about Georgian houses, trust funds and how she’ll probably end up going to heaven in a Range Rover for a more lowkey vibe as Allen tries to find clarity amidst the chaos.

Opener ‘Come On Then’ regards the singer’s well-documented relationship with the tabloids (‘Yeah, I'm a bad mother, I'm a bad wife/You saw it on the socials, you read it online/If you go on record saying that you know me/Then why am I so lonely?/'Cause nobody fucking phones me’), firing back one blistering ‘fuck you’ after another over an anxious, celestial stutter. First single ‘Trigger Bang’ turns sober life into a sultry, on-trend cut of piano-tinged trap-pop, with Allen channelling her inner M.I.A. with a lot more subtlety than she did on Sheezus’ helium-laden ‘Air Balloon’ as she cuts out all the ‘bad bones’ who lead her astray. The rugged trap-soul minimalism of ‘Higher’ reflects upon Allen’s experiences of abuse and exploitation in the music industry, taunting back in almost a whisper: ‘I can take this down to the wire/Soon see if I fight fire with fire/Dig that grave/You're such a bad liar,’ while ‘Everything to Feel Something’ proves just as harrowing, Allen losing herself in drowsy loops of synths as she darkly states: ‘I feel it in my gut/I'm gonna let you fuck me/I know I'm being used/I'm just another thing to do.’

Much of No Shame, though, is devoted to Allen’s infidelity and recent divorce from Sam Cooper. On ‘What You Waiting For, she laments ‘I turned a strong man weak/I threw him down, brought him to his knees/I'm hoping somehow he'll forgive me,’ her suffocation exacerbated by a stark, manic rush of ska-fuelled reggae reminiscent of Allen’s glory days during her Alright, Still era. ‘Your Choice’ navigates jealousy upon a tranquil sea of soft clicks, melodious synths and sparse, tinny beats with help from Nigerian rapper Burna Boy (who, funnily enough, also featured on Fall Out Boy’s M A N I A, but thankfully fares much better here). On the playful, nocturnal shimmer of her latest single ‘Lost My Mind,’ Allen’s ‘stuck in a rut, kicking stones/Looking at my phone all night’ in the aftermath of heartache. The cinematic ‘Family Man,’ though, could be mistaken for an old-school Paloma Faith cut, a stylishly-crafted plea to reunite despite Allen’s indiscretions (‘I've come to the land of the free/I've let loose, I'm faithless/I am lost and shameless’), swept up in silvery strings and jazz lounge piano.

Among the most brutal, though, are ‘Apples’ and ‘Three,’ the former a sparse acoustic ballad leaving Allen with nowhere to hide as she recounts a picture of bliss (‘One year in you gave me, a set of keys/Two years and you bended down on one knee/Three years and we're living out in the country/Four years and you've given me my beautiful babies/But it was all too much for me’), wondering if divorce is just in her genes after all by referencing her famous parents’ own breakup, while ‘Three’ – written from the point of view of Allen’s daughters – pairs her guilt as a working mum with sombre piano, nostalgic chimes and eerie tremors from the deep, delivering a gut-punch of a chorus.

No Shame, admittedly, loses steam by the last quarter. ‘Pushing Daisies’ is pure cheese that overstays its welcome, not much different to Allen’s celebrations of domestic bliss on Sheezus only this time it’s with her new partner, grime artist Meridian Dan, which makes for kinda awkward listening; final track ‘Cake’ is – pardon the cynicism – the obligatory empowerment anthem made to capture the ‘woke’ zeitgeist.  

But Lily Allen’s fourth album does indeed humble her. Sure, there’s a hint of trend-bait about, the singer a little too reliant on trap pop melodies, the arrangements a little too sparse and repetitive at times, but the sharp, simple hooks and subdued dreamscapes of No Shame suit her to a tee, especially with her sugary, disaffected drawl. It’s not perfect, but at least this time around Allen has learnt that less is definitely more.

- Bianca B.

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was typing sum shit to put in google translate and go h.a.m and went overboard XD

anyway, idk y I wrote or why i felt the need to share it, lol:

Want weird yet feminine shit? Stan Grace Jones. Want main pop girl shit? Stan Donna Summer. Want pretty, sexy dancing girls? Stan Janet Jackson. Want pop icon slash star vocalist ? Stan Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

Cher, Britney Spears, and Kylie Minogue took over what used to once be Madonna's lane. It is quite embarrassing for her to be seen as a has-been at 30-years-old. So sad.

And THEN in 2008 -- along with blatantly ripping off Taurus legend Grace Jones, a new entertainer by the name of Lady Gaga arises -- and she said, "I'mma 'bout to end this Madonna's whole career." One (especially Madonna) would absolutely hate to see it.

But embarrassing for Miss Gaga, rapper Nick Minaj (who was also busy ripping off fellow female rapper Lil' Kim) is giving her a run for her money (especially in 2012 though) with her wacky-ass costumes and vocal inflections. Also Roc Nation artist Rihanna is eating Gaga ALIVE with her red wigs and catchy pop tunes. 

...Huh. Honestly this was just a battle of the daughters of Grace Jones, 'cause like... hm.

Anyway...

Beyoncé isn't really very wacky and shit like Gaga, Nicki, or Grace; she's not even that "poppy" like then-rival Rihanna. But her voice is in competition with Gaga, though -- and actually *only* Gaga, seeing as neither Rihanna or Nicki can sing like that. That is probably the reason why Gaga selected to collaborate on two songs with Beyoncé (also Gaga and her master Marina Abramović feed off of pure African energy). 

Madonna tries to desperately reinvent herself again (a-fuckin-gin?), and dubs herself, "MDNA" (wow, drugs) for the time being; this hilariously confuses her forever enemy Cher briefly. On the album with the same name as her new effortless moniker, she collaborates with Nicki, as well as British-Tamil artist M.I.A. (another someone giving Madge a run for her goddamn money).

During this same year, Gaga has announced her upcoming album, and -- after having failed to collaborate/steal the energy from with Nicki, she announces to be collaborate with newest female rapper/phenomenon Azealia Banks (again--another bitch who be doin' Gaga better than Gaga -- only *this* one is more like Grace Jones than Nicki or Rihanna because she's more original than the aforementioned). However, the next year, when Gaga's album, known as ARTPOP, Azealia ends up not being on the album -- apparently due to the latter's "bad attitude". But alleged child predator R. Kelly is allowed to be on the album.

HUH?