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Across the world, on your phone, everybody gets the same list of things to read, listen to, and watch.
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M.I.A.
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 18
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I think people were genuinely addicted to hip hop in the 90s, addicted to the idea of empowerment. I think it came from [the fact that] the rappers in the 90s, their parents coming from the 70s, had such a rich variety of records to sample.
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With homogenized culture, even if you feel frustrated, you'd have to write a Taylor Swift song to get heard.
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I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch me at the border, I got visas in my name
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I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyones perception of me.
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Besides, isn't it more exciting when you don't have permission?
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