quoting myself to say that the itunes link provided on the NEET blog is the same version as the youtube.

the mp3 on the NEET site however is not the same. that mp3′s title tag says “XXX0 Blaq – NHPMix Final-M3NT_03″. maybe it’s a remix? dunno. “Blaq” clearly refers to Blaqstarr, her producer, so maybe this is an “NHP Mix” as it sort of implies.

http://neetrecordings.com/blog/node/47

i like this a lot more than the youtube version — it’s more minimal, less generic synth crap.

i hope this is the version on the album.

Since when does a rapper need to know how to sing? A rapper raps that’s what they do. M.I.A. is just an incredible artist, because the rap music industry is so anti woman and M.I.A. a British South Asian woman breaksthrough in America to reach the mainstream. I think M.I.A. is the most fascinating person in rap music right now. M.I.A. isn’t perfect, I acknowledge this. However,

Why is it, in pop culture, if a woman is outspoken, intelligent, has strong views, and yes is angry people attack her? This reminds me of the treatment Courtney Love recieves from the media. Whenever a woman is very outspoken and has strong views people want to attack the woman and tell her to return to being “quiet” and “pristine”. M.I.A. is not that kind of woman, I love the fact that she speaks her mind and I think the NY Times writer has an axe to grind against M.I.A. I can see why M.I.A. is very upset about the NY Times article.

It seems to me, men we have more leverge in this misogynist world. M.I.A. is so amazing and different from most young female entertainers. M.I.A. does not use her sexuality to sell her records. M.I.A. is a breath of fresh air. I thought her video “born free” was brilliant.

http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005773.html

In effect, I said that, as the war was winding down, I disagreed with the protesters who were using words like “genocide” to describe the Sri Lankan army’s actions. I felt that the LTTE’s policy of using a large number of ‘human shields’ was a big problem. You cannot force thousands of civilians to remain in the middle of a conflict zone at gunpoint, and then complain when some of those civilians are killed by an army that is trying to get to you.

There are also at least half a dozen other posts by my co-bloggers from the month of May 2009, which you should check out. Melvin and Nilanjana were both extremely concerned about the treatment of Tamils in their posts:

http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/2009_05.html

http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=175225

This war was against the people, The Sri lankan army (composing of only Sinhalese) was shelling unarmed civilians (all Tamils) even aiming schools and make-shift hospitals ( well documented in the international media). I don’t understand which country will do that to people that it theoretically considers its own. Will we be ok with the the Indian Army if it used shells and cluster bombs on one of the oldest tribal population just because there are maoists there and some of them are in support.

Its a well known fact that the LTTE was not the cause, but the product of Sinhala chauvinism.

Am curious to know what you might think of Israel’s attack in the Gaza civilian strip, bombing hospitals and the recent attack on the ‘Gaza Flotilla’ carrying aid material.