So annoying

So MIA is one of my favorite new artists...she is English by way of Sri Lanka via her parents she was born in the UK. They went back to Sri Lanka and lived there fore a few yrs 14 thereabouts then the family minus dad had to flee when it became too unstable because of political unrest caused by the war between the government and the Tamil Tigers (an ethnic separatist group). Her dad was actually highly ranked with in the Tamil Tigers organization. Her title of her debut album, Arular, is rumored to be her Dad's code name. I would say her music is a mish-mosh of Int'l politics (her songs are highly themed even though it doesn't seem so), dancehall/hip-hop hybrid beats and pop. Its a lot of fun actually esp the beats. I think I'd go crazy if a DJ ever played her in a club.
Well this is what happened according to MSN.com
American authorities have told British rapper MIA to get lost. The popular rapper was reportedly refused a visa by American immigration officials due to the political content of her lyrics. MIA's lyrics are said to support the Sri Lankan political group Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan armed forces. Born Maya Arulpragasa, she was planning to visit the United States to work on her new album with various Hip-Hop producers. Shortly after the incident, the London-born Sri Lankan rapper posted a blog on her Web site telling fans, "Roger, roger, do you hear me, over? The U.S. immigration won't let me in, I'm locked out. They won't let me in. Now I'm making my album outside the borders." Last year, MTV banned MIA's single "Sunflowers" because it was a song about a suicide bomber.

Here is one of her videos: Sunshowers

Interesting how they omitted her lyric "like PLO I don't surrendo" I guess taking out the fuck was necessary. Perhaps the only good thing that come out of this is that she doesn't get to work with Kanye. I mean he's really good a producing quality music but damn he annoys me too much I don't think I would be able to stand them in a video together. I believe she still gets to work with Timbaland.

Here is another Bucky Done Gun JSYK Bucky is Britsh ghetto slang for a gun.

I couldn't resist here is her first single Galang. Dunno if you noticed but but it was used for a car commercial ad here in the US.

I am not pro ethnic cleansing but this war has been going on for 20/25 + years initially the Tamils just wanted equality then that changed into wanting their land back and their own separate nation state because as is...b/c of years of war brutality and resentment it's impossible to believe that these two factions can live together peacefully without segregation.

And America is concerned about race yeah there is driving while black, not getting jobs you want but is there currently a civil war raging because of inequality between whites and any other race???? NO

It is ridiculous...so then is blatant racism/ethnic cleansing preferential to institutionalized racism? Hmmm at least you would still be alive fighting the system....or at least you would know when someone couldn't stand your ass. Well I provided 2 hyperlinks above so if you are interest read up on it, but it's not the only country this is happening in...Remember Rwanda...