this is totally unlike me, but,

[alix2.0]

my friend just played me "paper planes" by M.I.A. Its a catchy song, and i had it stuck in my head instantly. i wasnt familiar with M.I.A, so i decided to do a little research. im disgusted. one of the song's refrains is, "all i wanna do is (gunshots, cash register sounds)" which is bad, but not unusual in popular music. now i am in no way sensitive, and i listen to music that is a lot more... questionable... than this. after reading into the artist, i think i would rather slice my gums than pay her for her music. she associates herself with & supports militant and terrorist groups, (google the LTTE, or check out the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberat...of_Tamil_Eelam , its a good read) and then goes on to call herself an activist for peace or a freedom fighter. and kids are paying her money because her message is catchy. gawd.
just thought id throw it out there. if youve heard the song, or are familiar with her, what do you think?

 

[goober_hunter]

good song. only popular because of pineapple express. funnies movie i have seen in a long time. the song is good though. catchy. never knew she was a supporter of militant and terrorist.

 

[alix2.0]

yeah pineapple express was hilarious.

 

[stdreb27]

What do you expect? Seriously, hollywood has long been a place for nutcases. I like to call it, america's psych ward.

 

[jennythebugg]

pssh honestly whats happening to our country if our kids are listening to songs that have gunshots and glorify violence and gangs?

if we had a modecum of decency we would say

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free speech and not allow crap like that (among other stuff )on the radio

 

[sepulatian]

Yeah, that one is all about drugs and money. I didn't get the gang stuff much in the video nor the lyrics, other than the gun shot sounds. It looks inner city, enjoying being a dealer. She looks cracked out, obviously intentionally. She didn't just wake up and do the video. She was made to look that way. Large foil being handed off and the cash register... Not such an inspirational tune IMO.

 

[gmann1139]

'Artists' will always try to embrace certain 'cultures' in order to appear authentic, and sell 'art'.
Consumers will always ignore, or be ignorant of, this fact, and buy 'art' based on its 'artistic' quality, rather than its 'culture.'
Jenny, at this point, its been almost 20 years since groups like NWA burst onto the scene. At this point, embracing that 'culture' as a hip-hop artist is required, and almost cliche.

 

[reefraff]

What happened to the good old days when rock n roll stuck to clean wholesome themes like s e x drugs and Rock N Roll

 

[paintballer768]

Theres lots of things wrong with Hollywood and all that. Ya just gotta make sure you (and for many of you on here, your kids) know the difference between a song and actually doing those things.