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M.I.A. vs. The New York Times! Rapper Posts Reporter’s Phone Number On Twitter

5546 days ago
Pop CrunchYou can take the girl out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of the girl. Outspoken Sri Lankan rap star M.I.A. is so livid over a slightly-disparaging New York Times Magazine article about her whiny political views (which includes the ass... more info

MIA Pissed About NYT Magazine Interview! Tweets Reporter's Cell Phone Number

5546 days ago
Perez HiltonIt seems M.I.A. was so pissed about her cover story in New York Times Magazine, that she Tweeted writer Lynn Hirschberg's phone number. The article tackled the rapper's crazy ass political views and that even though she married the son of a billiona... more info

Hear Christina Aguilera's M.I.A. Collab

5546 days ago
PitchforkOn her new album Bionic, Christina Aguilera worked with some very cool people, including Santigold, Goldfrapp, Ladytron, and Le Tigre. The album, due June 8 from RCA, has leaked to the internet, and RCA is doing a pretty masterful job of shutting d... more info

Somebody's Mad

5546 days ago
DlistedYou know that New York Times article where M.I.A. threw pieces of caca at Lady Gaga (that should be a nursery rhyme)? That article I tucked into bed last night and sang a sweet lullaby to? Well, apparently M.I.A. didn't love it as much as I did,... more info

M.I.A. Tweet-Punks NYT Writer Who Made Her Look Bad, Ends Up Looking Worse

5546 days ago
Big Apple Music SceneRapper/political activist (?) M.I.A. was so pissed with Lynn Hirschberg’s profile of her in last weekend’s New York Times Magazine piece that she’s crossed over the revenge line: giving out Hirschberg’s personal phone number on Twitter and pr... more info

M.I.A. Takes Revenge on New York Times Writer Lynn Hirschberg

5546 days ago
PitchforkPhoto by Jaime Martinez Yesterday, The New York Times published an in-depth profile of M.I.A. written by Times staffer Lynn Hirschberg. The lengthy read followed M.I.A. through the making and promoting of her new album / / / Y / . In examining... more info

Diplo & M.I.A. Are Frenemies

5546 days ago
StereogumM.I.A.’s big New York Times Magazine piece reveals a lot about the singer, and a lot of it isn’t good. Writer Lynn Hirschberg includes barbs both small and large in her 8,000 words on the artist. (Example: “‘I kind of want to be an outsider,â... more info

M.I.A.'s Agitprop Pop

5546 days ago
TopixOn the Grammy Awards in 2009, Maya Arulpragasam , also known as M.I.A., performed her biggest hit, "Paper Planes," a rap song that infuses rebellious, defiant lyrics with the sounds of her native Sri Lanka, a riff lifted from the Clash , the bang-ban... more info

411 Music Fact or Fiction 05.27.10: Unhealthy Rock Stars, Insane Pop Stars and a Dying Career?

5546 days ago
411 ManiaIs Christina Aguilera's career in trouble? Is a T.I. / Lady GaGa team-up a bad idea? Is Bret Michaels pushing it too far? Is M.I.A. crazy? Dan Marsicano and Julian Williams debate this and more in the latest 411 Music Fact or Fiction! more info

The Epic Return Of Pyschotic Ginger CopperCab! Comments On M.I.A.'s Music Video!

5547 days ago
Perez HiltonOMG! We've missed you, bb! Our beloved ginger, CopperCab - who started the post-South Park/Kick a Ginger Day backlash with his youtube video - has posted a DIVINE response to M.I.A.'s controversial Born Free music video! Just keep watching! It get... more info

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