Diplo takes another shot at M.I.A.

May 12th, 2011

Grant Trimboli

Former collaborator and ex-boyfriend of M.I.A., Diplo, is taking some shots at the artist. He has been doing this for a while without much response from M.I.A.. Read what he said below regarding her political stance in music. What do you feel about this statement, is it an accurate representation of the artist?

She’s not an easy artist to criticize because she’s very left-leaning, she’s progressive, she’s a woman. She’s good in a lot of aspects, but when it comes to die-hard, facts-on-the-ground politics, she’s at zero. She’s nothing. I told her at the beginning of the third record, like, do not bring politics into this. Obama’s the president, for one. You just can’t glamorize terrorism, it’s not cool. You can’t hide behind that shit. But she totally did.