M.I.A. - KALA

KALA

Today happens to be Ms Arulpragasm's bday so i thought it proper to give up some mad props to this super talented, intelligent, hella sexy female we all know as M.I.A. For a girl looking like she just turned 22, it's hard to believe she's now the big three oh! Frankly...Someone like her, it only adds to her appeal. She's been a busy woman ever since her genre-bending album Arular was released in 2005. She's toured the world, collabed and kicked it with the dopest and coolest producers and groups out there and now she's back again supporting the release of her upcoming release named "Kala." Unlike her previous record, there are all sorts of collabs and contributions on Kala with guests including Switch, DJ Blaqstar, Diplo, Timbaland, and Three 6 Mafia. If that isn't ridiculous news, i don't know what is. In Stores August 8th, Kala will comprise of 12 tracks and an additional 3 bonus tracks only in Japan, and if this release blows up just as much as Arular did in '05 you can bet your bottom dollar that M.I.A. & crew are gonna rewrite the books on the future of electro and hip hop. Somehow she can seamlessly bridge the gap between world music, dance hall, hip hop, cultural awareness, politics, miami bass, and rap into one crazy mix that can only be described as crunk as fuck!

This weekend she'll be playing the Siren Festival in Brooklyn, followed by a gig at Studio B. The big show of the summer being Lollapalooza in Chicago, which will be a fantastic show considering the huge lineup of great bands that are playing this year. As for myself, I shouldn't have left the east coast, my only hope is to catch her in San Francisco in September. We'll blaze! gotta score some of that purp!