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Swizz Beatz and M.I.A. posted a photo of themselves in the studio on 4/20, and now video taken at the same session has hit the 'Net. In the clip, a blond MIA asks Swizz, an avid art collector, about the Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring painting he has in his home...

Yesterday, we spotted M.I.A. in the studio with Swizz Beatz, and today reports surfaced that the 'Paper Planes' singer is working on new music with Chris Brown. Brown leaked news of the collaboration via his Twitter account, excitedly writing, "Was in the studio with the incredible M...

The late Nate Dogg closes Dr. Dre's epic '2001' banger 'The Next Episode' with a ".... smoke weed everyday!" While this might not exactly be legal, April 20 or 4/20 has loosely become America's unofficial pot-smoking holiday. Based on the tall tale that 420 is police code for marijuana use, the time and date have been transformed over the years into an unofficial burn time...

M.I.A. protege Rye Rye broke out on the club scene back in 2006 when she was just 16, with her Blaqstarr-produced jam 'Shake It to the Ground.' As a result, the teen kept fans waiting for her 'Go! Pop! Bang!' debut. Now, it's finally seeing the light of day...

M.I.A.'s 2010 album '///Y/' (aka 'Maya') mostly hit a flat note when the general public didn't get another 'Paper Planes,' but her recent activity is quickly moving her back into the good graces of music fans. The confrontational pop star recently dropped a dynamic, ADD-addled mixtape entitled 'Vicki Leekx' to much fanfare on New Year's Eve, and has now followed that up with a brand new EP that fe

Over New Year's weekend, M.I.A. released a new mixtape that has her ending 2010 on the right note. The 36-minute mixtape features production from Major Lazor's Diplo and Switch, as well as Blaqstarr. Titled 'Vicki Leekx,' its name is said to be a play on the WikiLeaks controversy, and starts off with an intro that quotes the site's founder, Julian Assange...

Controversial singer/rapper M.I.A. has announced that she will be releasing a new mixtape to ring in the new year. "Vicky leekx mixtape coming new years eve!" the electro-pop star tweeted on Friday (Dec. 3). "Layin bad minds to rest 2010...

The first question that Hollywood Holt's video for his song 'La La La Freestyle' begs is, what is M.I.A. doing in the clip? "It took a lot of work man. Round the clock," Holt tells The BoomBox. "The video is all pictures with 7,000 frames to make it look like she's moving, which is why she isn't moving that much," the Chicago rapper laughs, suggesting he used Photoshop... Read

M.I.A. continues taking over domain names this week with what seems to be her own free song series. In prior weeks, the singer has released two songs via their own websites. The third and latest is reportedly titled '1111' and can be found at Facefacefacebook...

M.I.A. and her producer/ex-boyfriend Diplo are back at odds once again. This time around, Diplo is lashing out at the British rapper/singer for leaking new music which he says he has not been compensated for. Although he failed to name a specific title, M...