M.I.A is a British singer with a whole lot of attitude, as you will see in the Paper Planes uncut music video attached above. She has stayed somewhat under the mainstream radar before making some waves with the 2007 single attached above. She can thank the guys that created the Pineapple Express trailer for that one. There is so much good music out there that sometimes even artists like M.I.A. can stay pretty unknown even after in her case touring with Gwen Stefani and cutting tracks with Timbaland.

She is the daughter of Sri Lankan refugees and has put out three albums as of yet. Her first album called Arular hit stores in 2005, then came Zirkus and finally Kala, which features the single from the uncut music video above. One thing is certain and that is M.I.A. has style and pride in her heritage.

I am not sure how you would categorize her music other then experimental hip-hop with vocals. It may not be a new music video but it is one that is just beginning to gain mainstream popularity.