TAG: steppin up

Jul13

M.I.A – /\/\ /\ Y /\ (Review)

M.I.A.

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Released by Interscope


Maya is M.I.A’s third full length release, following critically acclaimed Arular and Kala. Lately she’s been in the limelight for her immature twitter beef with journalist Lynn Hirschberg who wrote the now-infamous New York Times Magazine profile on her, along with conflicts with ex-BF/producer Diplo, a clusterf!@# of a record release party in NYC, and just yesterday the cancellation of LA's HARD festival that she curated and was was meant to headline. You could call Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam a sheep in wolves' clothing: there’s a contrast between ...

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Jul06

M.I.A. “Steppin Up” (Zakee Remix) PREMIER (MP3)

The remixes for M.I.A.’s new one are seriously challenging the original productions for dominance. This one comes courtesy of Philly original Zakee, whose has a full-length coming out on M.I.A.’s finance’s Green Owl label this fall. Zakee’s previous tracks have been in a sort of chillwave-meets-afrobeat vibe, but starting with the original production by M.I.A., Rusko and Swithc, he naturally goes a bit harder.

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M.I.A. “Steppin Up” (Zakee Remix) PREMIER

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Jun14

M.I.A.’s Infuriating Album Stream (MP3)

There has been nothing orthodox about the roll-out to M.I.A.’s ridiculously-anticipated third album. From blimps above Coachella to battles with “gotcha” journalists, getting there has been half the fun. But with a month to go, this marathon build-up is becoming absurd. Today, the full album began streaming on the People’s Record Store website (Faux-populist web portal name? Check!). The rub? The player only plays :30 of each track at a time, meaning if you want to hear the full 6:20 of “Teqkilla,” you have to hit play 13 times. …MORE

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Jun11

New M.I.A. – “Steppin’ Up” and “XXXO” (Jay-Z Remix) (MP3)

We’ve gotten used to daily M.I.A. news as the release of her new album approaches, but here’s a two-fer. First is the remix of “XXXO,” Maya’s poppiest selection yet, and nothing makes a hit like Jay-Z on the verse who rhymes “XXXO” with “metro-sexual,” reminding us that he really is the GOAT.



M.I.A. featuring Jay-Z – XXXO (Remix) by Hypetrak …MORE

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