
MIA
June 2, 2010
Lady Gaga, YouTube, The New York Times, the Sri Lankan government, the American military-industrial complex— if you haven’t landed in rapper M.I.A.’s crosshairs lately, then you’re just not part of the Big Conversation. Now, with the release of her new album, Maya, she’s about to escalate her Jack Bauer–like, full-frontal assault on vainglorious pop music, culture, and politics. And her revolution will not be sanitized.