the fact that the full-album collaboration with Timbaland didn’t come to pass is probably due not only to the visa troubles but also to M.I.A. realizing that she didn’t want to become Nelly ...

M.I.A. rides out battles with the NFL, her child's father -- and herself -- with new album. By Jason Lipshutz ... “Paper Planes,” from 2007’s “Kala,” which climbed to No. 4 on the ...

There's no question about it, when she burst onto the scene with Arular M.I.A. sent a jolt through not ... electro on their collective heads. The album was playful and aggressive at the same ...

Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time: M.I.A., ‘Kala’ “What if you could make weapons like these in your own home, using what’s called a three-dimensional printer?” ...

aka M.I.A., returns with her second album to follow 2005's critically acclaimed Arular. Never afraid to blend together multiple styles - hip-hop, ragga, dance, funk and grime - Kala is an ...

M.I.A burst onto the scene with her second studio album to stand up for the impoverished ... range of Asian instrumentation and sampling. Kala tackles politics in M.I.A.'s typically radical ...