Missing In Action
"In a faraway land we got shit made,
RayBan shades, warheads laid
babes born in air-raids
My girls roam the Everglades,
Indian tribesman gamble spades,
Indian chicks, they get men laid.
Milk and honey smoke high-grade,
gold and diamond gems and jades,
ride up on our tanks, invade ,
blow out things to save our name and...."
RayBan shades, warheads laid
babes born in air-raids
My girls roam the Everglades,
Indian tribesman gamble spades,
Indian chicks, they get men laid.
Milk and honey smoke high-grade,
gold and diamond gems and jades,
ride up on our tanks, invade ,
blow out things to save our name and...."
That is a lyrical expert from the song Come Around from U.S. hip-hop artist Timbaland's latest album, Shock Value. The album has been one of the most successful hip-hop albums in the world in 2007. The featured artists of the album include some of the most elite hip-hop artists such as Missy Elliot (7.6m), Dr. Dre (75m), 50-Cent (21m), Nelly Furtado (15m) Tony Yayo (.8m), Justin Timberlake (15m), Fall Out Boy (2.5m), Elton John (250m), Nina Simone, Magoo (1.5m) & Kanye West (9.2m). If the artists featured on this album are any testament to it's significance, the combined 397 million records sold by them adds the figurative icing on this Timbaland cake.
Why is all of this relevant to the theme of this compilation? The Featured artist of the aforementioned track "Come Around" from the album is in fact by a Sri Lankan Artist, M.I.A (Missing-in-Action).
Mathangi Arulpragasam alias M.I.A although was born in London only to return back to Sri Lanka for a couple of years while her father aided in the creation what is now the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Most of her lyrics to date such as the one listed about brings forth ideologies of her native background. "Boyz" a track from her latest solo album "Kala" having achieved the #7 position in the US Singles Chart, M.I.A is undoubtedly the most successful international artist of Sri Lankan origin for many decades.
Being virtually unknown in Sri Lanka it would be interesting to see what sort of reaction Sri Lankans would have to her controversial lyrics, especially in light of her family's involvement in the country's geopolitical affairs.
Note: It should also be noted that M.I.A is also MTV's (Music Television) artist of the week at the time of publishing this entry.
Why is all of this relevant to the theme of this compilation? The Featured artist of the aforementioned track "Come Around" from the album is in fact by a Sri Lankan Artist, M.I.A (Missing-in-Action).
Mathangi Arulpragasam alias M.I.A although was born in London only to return back to Sri Lanka for a couple of years while her father aided in the creation what is now the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Most of her lyrics to date such as the one listed about brings forth ideologies of her native background. "Boyz" a track from her latest solo album "Kala" having achieved the #7 position in the US Singles Chart, M.I.A is undoubtedly the most successful international artist of Sri Lankan origin for many decades.
Being virtually unknown in Sri Lanka it would be interesting to see what sort of reaction Sri Lankans would have to her controversial lyrics, especially in light of her family's involvement in the country's geopolitical affairs.
Note: It should also be noted that M.I.A is also MTV's (Music Television) artist of the week at the time of publishing this entry.
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