🎵 ​M.I.A Paper Planes REACTION

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Комментарии • 456

  • @jenniferfoster1692
    @jenniferfoster1692 2 года назад +329

    She's British with Sri Lankan ancestry. She's controversial for some people, and is banned from entering the US for some of her lyrics and connection to her father's association with a group the US govt categorized as terrorist. Sri Lanka has a history of civil war and a lot of violence, so she takes that into her persona

    • @xavierpark5937
      @xavierpark5937 2 года назад +9

      Yes , finally someone with a brain . This was controversial , because if ( LLT ) .

    • @randyfrost1160
      @randyfrost1160 2 года назад +4

      Nice info thanks ..makes her intersting now to me mmmm crazy

    • @swallowmyplantain3337
      @swallowmyplantain3337 Год назад

      The Tamil Tigers, shit went south after the assassinations in the India subcontinent post independence.

    • @reducer774
      @reducer774 Год назад +2

      Uh! She appeared on Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show - flipping the bird.

    • @CPUGaming
      @CPUGaming Год назад +3

      She is not banned from the US

  • @lisalopez8026
    @lisalopez8026 2 года назад +1

    Santigold and M.I.A can't miss reviews

  • @unclefido6484
    @unclefido6484 2 года назад +1

    Some some I murder some some I let go! Killer jam! Flipping the free bird to Medusa Madonna Killer gesture!

  • @brendanfromireland
    @brendanfromireland 2 года назад +3

    They do have gang culture in the UK too like.

  • @timforde6944
    @timforde6944 2 года назад +2

    I made a few bitchin excuse the French paper planes back in the day. 1990, yeah that's all I recall. Guessing not the content of the song. Too much too serious is all. Especially now.

  • @alexfrankl7861
    @alexfrankl7861 2 года назад +114

    She's actually an interesting person to look into outside of music

    • @johndough3809
      @johndough3809 Год назад +2

      Yeah, anti-vax is interesting

    • @AJ-fl3pz
      @AJ-fl3pz Год назад

      @@johndough3809 oh shut up. There’s way more to people than political opinions. Get over it.

  • @cranberrymerlin
    @cranberrymerlin 2 года назад +331

    MIA said that it's about clichés and stereotypes about refugees. She said, “People don’t really feel like immigrants or refugees contribute to culture in any way. That they’re just leeches that suck from whatever. So in the song, I say “All I wanna do is [sound of gun shooting and reloading, cash register opening] and take your money.” I did it in sound effects. It’s up to you how you want to interpret. America is so obsessed with money, I’m sure they’ll get it.”

    • @sarahh4eva
      @sarahh4eva 2 года назад +35

      Yes, this. It's stressing me out that they are taking it as being about killing, robbing and selling drugs for real. 😂

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 2 года назад

      @@sarahh4eva well the world is full of FAKE refugees who are just migration economists

    • @Frank75288
      @Frank75288 2 года назад +1

      Dinghy divers be like " All I wanna do * BANG BANG BANG BANG * is take your money "

    • @adamprice3466
      @adamprice3466 2 года назад

      basically another "I hate whitey" song

    • @b00jen81
      @b00jen81 2 года назад +9

      @@sarahh4eva Fr, but I really think you need to know more about M.I.A.'s background and how her music always focuses on the marginalized, "third world" peoples of the world and how the "first world" impacts those people to understand where she's coming from.

  • @robertlucas9138
    @robertlucas9138 2 года назад +106

    M.I.A is such an amazing artist try Borders, Bucky done gun & Bad Girls. Paper Planes is a great record but it definitely doesn't give the full story as to what an important musician she is, Borders for example touching on the very serious subject of immigration being a Sri Lankan refugee herself it probably fuels her political and social commentary

    • @reeferman42078
      @reeferman42078 2 года назад +2

      What I was thought was amazing was that she was only fourteen when she recorded the song if I am not mistaken

    • @cebswood1
      @cebswood1 2 года назад

      @@reeferman42078 Not sure where you heard that. Maybe she wrote it and sat on it for 15 years but she was over 30 when it came out. She was born in 1975.

    • @hw2508
      @hw2508 2 года назад +1

      When I saw Bad Girls the first time, I knew: I'm not cool enough for this.

  • @barnigranero5882
    @barnigranero5882 2 года назад +24

    This is a great song but you need to listen to Straight To Hell by the Clash. This song samples it but the Clash song is incredible.

  • @rhopsi5620
    @rhopsi5620 2 года назад +3

    She is from Sri Lanka,but I think she was educated in England. I'm not pariclarly a fan of her stuff since she really can't sing, but it is an interesting sound.

  • @daveharrison84
    @daveharrison84 2 года назад +9

    It makes fun negative stereotypes of immigrants. Paper planes are visas.

  • @markhayes637
    @markhayes637 2 года назад +36

    Santigold is also worth checking out, I'd recommend almost anything from her debut album (Santogold), particularly "Lights Out", "Creator", "L.E.S Artistes" or "I'm a Lady".

    • @barbb721
      @barbb721 2 года назад +1

      Yes! Love her!!

    • @mhorset
      @mhorset 2 года назад +1

      I love Santigold, incredible artist

  • @djm0111
    @djm0111 2 года назад +215

    Several people have mentioned it, but the song samples Straight to Hell by The Clash. Definitely worth a listen and immediately recognizable in this song (which I also love).

    • @throwabrick
      @throwabrick 2 года назад +19

      Seconded, The Clash rules.

    • @Alpha_7227
      @Alpha_7227 2 года назад +9

      Did not know. Thanks, will check it out. Clash, such an influential band. Always and forever.

    • @isgrimner
      @isgrimner 2 года назад

      @@Alpha_7227 They recorded a couple different versions, I like the version they used on The Story of the Clash (greatest hits type album)

    • @richardctaylor79
      @richardctaylor79 2 года назад +7

      It ain't Coca Cola... its rice...

    • @lipby
      @lipby 2 года назад +3

      This is one of the rare examples where the sampled song is an improvement over the original.

  • @Cadinho93
    @Cadinho93 2 года назад +20

    You guys should react to…
    The Clash - Straight to Hell (which is the sample to this song)
    🎸🤘

  • @grahamjones3259
    @grahamjones3259 2 года назад +7

    She is British, so that’s why she sounds it.

  • @TennSeven
    @TennSeven 2 года назад +3

    This song is just a spoof on stereotypes of the "dangerous illegal immigrant". She's working in a sandwich truck trying to make a living, but her lyrics are all like "some I murder, some I let go." She's pointing out the ridiculousness of the media's portrayal of "evil immigrants" vs. the fact that people who emigrate to another country do so in order to take advantage of opportunities that are not available to them at home.

  • @beautifulidiot4323
    @beautifulidiot4323 2 года назад +3

    This song is about immigrant hustle. Did you see the Beasties in the vid?

  • @neilevans163
    @neilevans163 2 года назад +41

    Hi guys. Yes she is British..song became famous via the film Slumdog Millionaire which won an Oscar.
    She is so cool. Try Bad Girls too!

    • @s12856
      @s12856 2 года назад +10

      Think slightly before that it was used in the trailer for Pineapple Express

    • @lavenderllamamusic
      @lavenderllamamusic 2 года назад +1

      @@s12856 i always thought Slumdog came before Pineapple Express but you're right! I definitely remember hearing this song first in the trailer for Pineapple Express back then. I didn't actually hear it in full until a few years after

    • @arconeagain
      @arconeagain 2 года назад +3

      It was famous before the movie in my book. Well before. It's just that you may be one of people that learned of it by the movie, therefore you have this perception.

    • @towfuuu3935
      @towfuuu3935 7 месяцев назад

      Slumdog Millionaire is such a GOATED film man ❤

    • @frankjohnson9713
      @frankjohnson9713 2 месяца назад

      ​@towfuuu3935 uh no but nice try thanks for playing 👍😉

  • @BorisCampan
    @BorisCampan 2 года назад +3

    Also the guys giving her the watch in the video are AD Rock and Mike D from The Beastie Boys.

  • @underamoon
    @underamoon 2 года назад +8

    The music is samples from the clash

  • @joesmith8725
    @joesmith8725 2 года назад +19

    Yall have to remember, she is from the UK (the Brits, have dark and odd sense of humor like punk rock and hip hop (dark , political lyrics behind happy sounding music, not to be taken too literally). lol. This song is not even about gangbanging. In this case, paper plane (immigrant visas). Beastie Boys are in this video as well. She is of South Asian descent, pretty woman with a son (from an ex husband), very outspoken, too. She is a unique artist with good songs, videos the past 10 years or so. She is alternative hip hop with world music, African folk music, dance, punk, indie, new wave, etc mixed in her songs. Very similar to Santigold (yall need to check her out, too!), Gorillaz (see them, too), etc
    M.I.A. other cool songs are "Borders", "Bad Girls", etc.
    Yall probably heard this song on Pineapple Express as well, a funny movie from the 2000s about dope/weed dealers. With James Franco, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Rosie Perez and Seth Rogen. lol . And movie Slumdog Millionaire, about slums and tough life in India. Song also was sampled from UK punk band, The Clash " Straight to Hell".

  • @nitegoat1369
    @nitegoat1369 2 года назад +5

    Sample of The Clash song ‘Straight To Hell’
    Also Beastie Boys (AdRock & Mike D.) cameo, as food truck customers.

  • @chrisnadge7989
    @chrisnadge7989 2 года назад +5

    Santigold next!
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    💥

  • @wbishop1330
    @wbishop1330 2 года назад +7

    Do: "Bad Girls" that music video is cool with the cars, dudes sliding on the road with their feet while hanging on to the side of the car.
    🤘💀✌

    • @AtomixIGN
      @AtomixIGN 2 года назад +3

      Best part about that video is not only are they driving but they're portraying Saudi women in full hijabi rockin stunts in the Moroccan desert on par with any stunt drivers in the world.
      Absolute death penalty offense at the time.
      Saudi Prince locked up or killed all the women who wear pro women's driver activists a few years back.. and then took credit for letting women drive cars. maybe, sometimes.

  • @andyrude5883
    @andyrude5883 2 года назад +8

    Do The Clash “Straight To Hell” when they were on Saturday Night Live. This is a great song but that riff is a sample from the only band that matters.

  • @bogatz1
    @bogatz1 2 года назад +4

    have to watch MIA "Bad Girls"...VIDEO, must be the video, one of the best videos. of ALL TIME

  • @a7n7t7o7n7y
    @a7n7t7o7n7y 2 года назад +41

    Beastie Boys in this video!
    This song is more than it first seems…
    It’s about how immigrants are perceived by the natives!

    • @wendysharp8291
      @wendysharp8291 2 года назад +2

      Yes I thought that was them. The last to customers at the food stand
      ..

  • @stjohnguy4620
    @stjohnguy4620 2 года назад +37

    "Killin it" is a term we use in sales. This is a play on that. The song isn't meant to be taken literally, it's about people coming to America and making it happen.

    • @Guitarisforgrins
      @Guitarisforgrins 2 года назад +4

      You realize she's British right?

    • @stjohnguy4620
      @stjohnguy4620 2 года назад +4

      The video is shot in Manhattan. She wrote the song as a protest because she was denied a US Visa. Edit: Not Manhattan. Brooklyn. Also, to be fair ... could be anywhere. So the song isn't about coming to America specifically. Yes, she's British.

    • @trevordoolan5011
      @trevordoolan5011 2 года назад +4

      "Paper Planes" is a Protest Song denouncing violence, and stereotypical views of Immigrants.
      Partly the song was also influenced by M.I.A.'s frustrations in trying to secure a US work Visa (according to M.I.A. the "Paper Planes" in the song refers to the Visa).
      .

  • @JennRighter
    @JennRighter 2 года назад +3

    You should check out her song ‘Born Free’. You would have to react to the video not just the song.

  • @stephenbirch566
    @stephenbirch566 2 года назад +55

    It's about stereotypes about immigrants, particularly by British people towards former Colonies. M.I.A is second generation Sri Lankan who grew up in London, hence the accent. She's incredible, even worked with Timbaland on several songs. Lex's British Accent is frighteningly similar to Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins! 😂

    • @calebclunie4001
      @calebclunie4001 2 года назад +2

      Chim Chim-a-ney,
      Chim Chim-a-ney,
      Chim Chim Cha Roo.
      I Draws, Wot I Likes, And I Likes, Wot I Drew...

    • @steffurness
      @steffurness 2 года назад

      @@calebclunie4001

    • @JamesHoffa1
      @JamesHoffa1 2 года назад

      Whoa my British professor just made the same "Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins" joke. I guess that's a thing.

  • @saintsataniko2116
    @saintsataniko2116 2 года назад +30

    Wow you guys found M.I.A. One of my all-time favorites. Got to see her playing the tent at Coachella just before she really blew up. Anything from his first record ARULAR is good. Particularly "Pull up the People", "Bucky Done Gun" and "Galang."

  • @DMCDObidon
    @DMCDObidon 2 года назад +9

    The tune is a loop sample from The Clash's Straight to Hell. Highly recommend listening to the original.

  • @svperstar
    @svperstar 2 года назад +11

    Those first two MIA albums man, what an adventure they were. Third album got shit on for being too loud and paranoid, but in hind sight................

  • @bellodrade
    @bellodrade 2 года назад +9

    This is sampled from an incredible Clash song- 'Straight to hell.' That's the song you should do.

  • @theborg
    @theborg 2 года назад +6

    Btw, that's the Beastie Boys trying to sell her a watch.

  • @86forever
    @86forever 2 года назад +4

    Another great lady that I often see in the recomendation when I look up M.I.A is "Santigold" ... her songs are
    "L.E.S Artists" ruclips.net/video/ciJDA0tcQfs/видео.html
    "Creator" ruclips.net/video/I_M1M26s6o4/видео.html
    "Girls" ruclips.net/video/O5ocODl0fUI/видео.html
    "Desparate Youth" ruclips.net/video/mIMMZQJ1H6E/видео.html

  • @addicted2chaos
    @addicted2chaos 2 года назад +3

    I recommend her song boarders its a great video as well as the song bad girls

  • @wbishop1330
    @wbishop1330 2 года назад +3

    Love her music, beautiful lady. Lol when she did this song Live on The Letterman Show, they cut the gun shot sounds nd she turned around looked at the DJ like wtf.
    Yup she'll take that banana hat 🌹Lex! Lol JK!
    🤘💀✌

  • @justinlee8784
    @justinlee8784 2 года назад +4

    I love her Bad Girls song!

  • @swfcocs1
    @swfcocs1 2 года назад +3

    Paper planes is comment on stereotypes about immigration, MIA herself is ethnically a Tamil whose family was forced to flee Sri Lanka as a child for the UK during that countries civil war

  • @ericchadwick3019
    @ericchadwick3019 2 года назад +5

    If you like this you should check out Santigold L.E.S. Artistes. Similar vintage and a great example of late 2000's pop.

  • @Objectified
    @Objectified 2 года назад +34

    Big fan of M.I.A.'s different sounds, much of which she mixes and dubs herself. Most of her best stuff is her alone, but she's also got some good collabs. She reminds me in a way - not directly comparing sound - of Santigold from her Master of my Make-Believe period with songs like Disparate Youth.

    • @bertjohnson401
      @bertjohnson401 2 года назад

      I love me some Santigold!

    • @Objectified
      @Objectified 2 года назад

      @Gavin TyeYour point? I didn't say she doesn't sample, I said she creates a range of different sounds. This song was inspired by Straight to Hell, the Clash shares writing credits, and Mick Jones has talked about Paper Planes, its theme, and its sound in interviews.

    • @AckeeandSaltfish
      @AckeeandSaltfish 2 года назад +1

      Yes I feel like her and SantiGold were the cool eclectic girls back in 07-08

    • @pyxn420
      @pyxn420 11 месяцев назад

      It probably reminds you of Santigold because they're both intps.

  • @scotthunter8321
    @scotthunter8321 2 года назад +4

    BROOKLYN!!!!!! Paper planes is about immigration

  • @garymcatear822
    @garymcatear822 2 года назад +4

    The song is from the British movie Slumdog millionaire, the song and lyrics is apparantly relevant to the movie, i have not seen Slumdog millionaire so can't comment too much on the song. The song has nothing to do with going to America and making money as people have suggested in the comments, the video for the song gives that impression though.

    • @AtomixIGN
      @AtomixIGN 2 года назад

      It's not from the movie. It's in the movie. Popularized by the movie it plays when the kids are teenagers and rocking trains through India. Thieving. It's the rocky montage of stealing shit from tourists on trains in India.

    • @garymcatear822
      @garymcatear822 2 года назад

      @@AtomixIGN You basically just confirmed what i said.

    • @AtomixIGN
      @AtomixIGN 2 года назад

      @@garymcatear822 exactly. I said the song came out before the movie and was really popular. It was a big hit on alternative hip Hop, made the rounds got on MTV and then they put it in the movie. And then when I saw the movie on opening night.. my girlfriend and I were like oh snap MIA, this fits perfectly to the scene.
      And then later that night we had a talk about the ethno differences of Southeast Asians and South Americans. Because I didn't realize she thought that whole movie took place in Trinidad. And they had really strong accents.

  • @robdaniel3211
    @robdaniel3211 2 года назад +4

    Yes! The only band that matters is sampled here: The Clash!

  • @timoluetk
    @timoluetk 2 года назад +5

    Btw. the beat is a The Clash sample!

  • @h.c4898
    @h.c4898 2 года назад +7

    That was 08'. Shame never went big in the U.S. she was blacklisted actually because of some of the lyrics in her songs. She was from the same wave of UK artists coming up such as rita ora, lana del rey or Jessica J in early 2010.

  • @n_other_1604
    @n_other_1604 2 года назад +10

    Born Free by M.I.A. is one of the most badass songs ever!

  • @pitmatix1457
    @pitmatix1457 2 года назад +11

    The main sample is actually from my favourite Clash song "Straight to Hell" ruclips.net/video/t7SvtikTkrM/видео.html
    I remember hearing Paper Planes for the first time and thinking "Oh you're sampling the Clash? This better be good!" Luckily Paper Planes is a great track.

    • @trevordoolan5011
      @trevordoolan5011 2 года назад

      The Only Band That Really Matters...
      And, it's not just M.I.A. who've sampled The Clash, there was also One Direction.
      But then... there's also Beats International "Dub Be Good To Me", Garbage, Afghan Whigs, Molotov, Big Audio Dynamite, Will Smith, Cypress Hill and Tim Armstrong, to name just some.
      .

    • @snaaaake59
      @snaaaake59 2 года назад

      @@trevordoolan5011 dear god, fucking one direction. That makes me want to scoop my eyes out with a rusty spoon

  • @BillGraper
    @BillGraper 2 года назад +13

    VERY unusual chorus! I've always loved this for its creativity.

  • @ragoodvin44
    @ragoodvin44 2 года назад +6

    A singer with a similar voice but more on the alternative side from that era is Santigold, the song Disparate Youth

  • @paul.kristoff
    @paul.kristoff 2 года назад +10

    Check out MIA - Borders next. Great song and one that you definitely need to watch the video for. Also, in your own time, watch the documentary 'Matangi/Maya/M.I.A'. There's a LOT more to her than you think.

  • @bucklberryreturns
    @bucklberryreturns 2 года назад +5

    The Beastie Boys at the fast food van window :)

  • @HHGOBLIN
    @HHGOBLIN 2 года назад +2

    always makes me think of the film pineapple express lol

  • @kmiller3136
    @kmiller3136 2 года назад +10

    She was born in London, but her family returned to their native Sri Lanka when she was an infant. Then they moved back to London due to civil war in Sri Lanka.

  • @JennRighter
    @JennRighter 2 года назад +5

    3:58 is a Beastie Boys cameo.

  • @LowcountryJoe2
    @LowcountryJoe2 2 года назад +12

    I could swear that the part she’s passing off as a cash register noise after the gun fire (but before the drawer opens) is a hammer being cocked back.

  • @freeguy3899
    @freeguy3899 2 года назад +8

    She did "Swagga like us" with T.I., Kanye, Jay Z and Lil Wayne that samples this. It's 🔥 🔥

    • @johndough3809
      @johndough3809 Год назад

      And this samples “straight to hell” by the clash

    • @DavetheUberSlave
      @DavetheUberSlave Год назад

      Never forget her performing swagger like us at the Grammys one day before her due date nine months pregnant

  • @Freshninja4
    @Freshninja4 2 года назад +3

    British Hip hop we are back 😂

  • @scottfrench4139
    @scottfrench4139 2 года назад +6

    M.I.A. (Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) is amazing. She's a Brit whose family is from Sri Lanka, Tamil origin, and she's quite the humanist. Very impressive. This song is about the cliches the British have about immigrants. This is parody, There's a documentary about her -- "Matangi/Maya/M.I.A." -- that's well worth checking out.

  • @g4m3rm0j0
    @g4m3rm0j0 2 года назад +5

    This song is so gangsta, I was a little shocked when I first heard it. I was like...wait what did she say, like 20x

  • @mumuspain2086
    @mumuspain2086 2 года назад +2

    In 2007 when I was in middle school I think this was the shit

  • @vildoblue3933
    @vildoblue3933 2 года назад +26

    In this song, M.I.A. plays up the stereotype of a menacing illegal immigrant, forging documents and threatening violence. It was inspired by her efforts to enter America on a visa (she is a British citizen of Sri Lankan descent), which resulted in a months-long bureaucratic morass, something she attributed to her dark skin and exotic real name: Mathangi Arulpragasam. (taken from the web)

    • @CitiesTurnedToDust
      @CitiesTurnedToDust 2 года назад +8

      She grew up a war refugeee. Her father was a freedom fighter and M.I.A. was barred from entering the U.S.A. just because of that.

    • @bucklberryreturns
      @bucklberryreturns 2 года назад +6

      @@CitiesTurnedToDust Yeah, those Tamils didn't have a great time of it, and the US doesn't like people who are involved in violence unless it's in their own sch.... erm.

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage 2 года назад

      @@bucklberryreturns America doesn't, does it?
      Way to generalize, guy.👏👏👏

    • @bucklberryreturns
      @bucklberryreturns 2 года назад +6

      @@TheRetroManRandySavage A little British topical dark humour my man.
      The daughter of a freedom fighter gets her whole life looked into before she's allowed in the country, while a teenager can walk into a gun event and leave with an automatic rifle no questions asked.

    • @Guitarisforgrins
      @Guitarisforgrins 2 года назад +1

      @@TheRetroManRandySavage facts are facts

  • @jaquettajones
    @jaquettajones 2 года назад +3

    BAD GIRLS is a MUST reaction by MIA but it is NOT the Same without the visuals of the Original Video (It is BEYOND Bad A*s)

  • @ninetok
    @ninetok 2 года назад +2

    🤣 was a big hit in the strip clubs..

  • @goranh624
    @goranh624 2 года назад +3

    React to Santigold - L.E.S Artistes. Similar and nice. You would love it

  • @MarkTitus420
    @MarkTitus420 2 года назад +11

    This really isn't my style of music but this song is infectious. Matter of fact the record is good and trippy.

  • @bertjohnson401
    @bertjohnson401 2 года назад +3

    Someone correct me if I'm wrong, isn't this song about making false passports?

  • @BleuBakerbleubakersjrbca
    @BleuBakerbleubakersjrbca 2 года назад +4

    Her Metallica shirt in the vid 🤘

  • @cj-thenoobdrummer3755
    @cj-thenoobdrummer3755 2 года назад +4

    That's a good song, I usually listen to this on the gym. 😂

  • @mechtime
    @mechtime 2 года назад +3

    More MIA! This one rips: ruclips.net/video/RvUVxYndYuU/видео.html She's often super political, daughter of a Sri Lankan revolutionary. This one hits on refugee crisis in EU and UK: ruclips.net/video/CPr_0AF9rWg/видео.html
    This short docu gives some interesting background on the song: ruclips.net/video/oWu2RrIUgsU/видео.html

  • @HeyRoPer
    @HeyRoPer 2 года назад +3

    Can you do a reaction on the song “Love Me or Hate Me” by Lady Sovereign ? She’s a British Grime rapper that was once signed to Def Jam because of Jay-Z.

    • @HeyRoPer
      @HeyRoPer 2 года назад +3

      There’s also a British rapper/singer by the name of Nenah Cherry that had a hit song called “Buffalo Stance” back in ‘89

  • @react2reactions246
    @react2reactions246 2 года назад +3

    This song was so cool, so different.

  • @cjhere2224
    @cjhere2224 2 года назад +3

    3:58 2 of the 3 Beastie Boys. Like this song especially since I am big fan of The Clash.

  • @kennethcallei1242
    @kennethcallei1242 2 года назад +2

    Brad and Lex did you notice the Beastie Boys was one of the customers at the food truck??

  • @Channelscruf
    @Channelscruf 2 года назад +3

    Best sounding bad song ever.

  • @Chefrob101
    @Chefrob101 2 года назад +3

    You saw the 'Ride the Lightning' shirt, yeah?

  • @stevecallais1713
    @stevecallais1713 2 года назад +3

    This is anti war, anti drugs, big business. Great protest song.

  • @thebrogressiveagenda9936
    @thebrogressiveagenda9936 2 года назад +3

    MIA is one of the most talented artists...u should also try bucky done gun, bamboo Banga, boyz, bird flu, jimmy, xxxo remix (featuring jay z) galang...

  • @PatrickRyan147
    @PatrickRyan147 2 года назад +5

    Brad, can you not wait until after she's finished the chorus before pausing 🤯

  • @guestuser2373
    @guestuser2373 2 года назад +6

    Yay, I been waiting like 5 years for someone to react to this. This is one of my favorite songs.

  • @mourningwoodward
    @mourningwoodward 2 года назад +4

    Gotta listen to the song this one samples now, "Straight to Hell" by The Clash.

  • @stack_of_records
    @stack_of_records 2 года назад +3

    This is creative. A personal style.And UK, a different social context. Princess Nokia is more heavy. Would check Balenciaga.

  • @mikepiccione886
    @mikepiccione886 2 года назад +18

    As a refugee from Sri Lanka, she writes to give voice to the voiceless. Paper planes is more than just a party thumper

  • @morry5302
    @morry5302 2 года назад +3

    The Clash

  • @scottfeuerhammer3595
    @scottfeuerhammer3595 2 года назад +2

    Brad, is my guy! Casey Anthony, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @mikewhipkey6863
    @mikewhipkey6863 2 года назад +2

    I remember hearing this at a field party once and firing rounds from my .45 cal

  • @Blisteryn
    @Blisteryn 2 года назад +25

    You should check more from her, she's unique.

  • @jeffreekoch9298
    @jeffreekoch9298 2 года назад +4

    M.I.A. sporting the Metallica "Ride the Lightning" t-shirt! 🎸. She is good and makes cool music. Also, the Clash sample is on this song.

  • @Grumbo91
    @Grumbo91 2 года назад +3

    Dislike her as a person but man is she talented.

  • @danikasilva9906
    @danikasilva9906 2 года назад +4

    She did an awesome collaboration with Afrikan Boy, same song I believe

    • @danikasilva9906
      @danikasilva9906 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/8NzbyCS-UnY/видео.html

  • @joelgernhardt7689
    @joelgernhardt7689 2 года назад +5

    Slumdog Millionaire was a great movie and the scene where they played this song is still in my minds eye.

  • @Ulexcool
    @Ulexcool 2 года назад +8

    This whole album was amazing when it came out, so many different sounds from different countries and cultures.
    I still have it on my phone and listen to it to this day👌

  • @VincentFerro
    @VincentFerro 2 года назад +3

    No one on the corner has swagga like us!

  • @SunOfTheSun
    @SunOfTheSun 2 года назад +3

    No one on the corner have swagger like us

  • @Mark-lj9nu
    @Mark-lj9nu 2 года назад +3

    She sounds British because she is 😁

  • @peterwale6821
    @peterwale6821 2 года назад +2

    For crazy gangsta women check out Sylk-E. Fyne's verse on the song Old School Sh*t by Eazy E ft. Gangsta Dresta, BG Knocc Out and Sylk 🔥🔥

  • @Damiana_Dimock
    @Damiana_Dimock 2 года назад +4

    Yeah, that’s definitely the most popular song from the London-born rapper/musician and political activist, M.I.A. 🤷🏻‍♀️ In this song she’s mostly talking about the perception of immigrants.
    Here’s MIA in The Criterion closet: ruclips.net/video/08UA7zgLanc/видео.html.
    I will say I was definitely raising my eyebrow at Lex’s initial reaction, “UK, British?,” “a girl?”
    Yes, what is so shocking??
    Here’s Ash Sarkar’s interview with Grime Rapper Akala: ruclips.net/video/w303dRDpgRM/видео.html.

  • @Leftylobber
    @Leftylobber 2 года назад +2

    Lol I remember Harold & Kumar.... terrible but stupid catchy. A cut-rate Salt n Pepa (as if they were good either)

  • @TheBadjulien
    @TheBadjulien 2 года назад +2

    I think that song was a part of Slumdog Millionnaire OST