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 Revolution Now
by Ryan Kennedy
American rappers often talk about a war in the streets, but the British-raised Sri Lankan MC MIA emerged from an actual civil war. After benefiting from the tutelage of former Elastica frontwoman Justine Frischmann and electro crotch-rocker Peaches, the artist and documentarian focused her energies on rapping, hooking up with American DJ Diplo and getting major underground respect for the Piracy Funds Terrorism album. Now, with the newly released Arular, MIA is going global.
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