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M.I.A. talks Sri Lanka Politics and the meaning behind Paper Planes

February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Brit Awards, Diplo, Global Hip Hop, Grammys, International Hip Hop, Jay Z, Kala, Lil' Wayne, M.I.A., Mad Decent, Oscars, Paper Planes, Santogold, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tavis Smiley, genocide, hip hop, maddecent.com, world up, worldup, worldup.org, www.worldup.org

This year poster girl for the cross cultural globalization of Hip Hop ( and one of our favorites) has had an incredible ride from #1 club hit to collaborating with Jay Z, Lil’ Wayne, Santogold and othersMIA is not only nominated for a Brit Award but a Grammy for her album Kala and an Oscar [...]

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Heaps and Heaps

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Diplo, Heaps Decent, Kala, M.I.A., Mad Decent, aboriginal hip hop, australian hip hop, downriver, maddecent.com, mango pickle down river, wilcannia mob

Its high time we got the word out on DIPLO’s Australian based non-profit initiative Heaps Decent
Apparently, diplo stumbled upon wilcannia mob’s ‘downriver’. The track is unique for being the first example of indigenous, aboriginal hip hop crossing over into the mainstream australian music industry.
‘Downriver’ is brilliant in all its unpretentious and honest flow. Then [...]

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