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"Swagga Like Us" is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and T.I. featuring fellow American rappers Kanye West and Lil Wayne, the latter of whom also produced the song, constructed primarily around a vocal sample of "Paper Planes" by British musician M.I.A.
After regaining entry to the US, M.I.A. finalised the track at her home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a Brooklyn neighbourhood with a high concentration of African Americans, in mid-2007. [12] [16] She recalled that her time living there prompted her to think, "People don't really feel like immigrants or refugees contribute to culture in any way". [12]
"Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne "Royal Flush (song) – Big Boi featuring Raekwon & Andre 3000 "Mr. Carter – Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z "Wish You Would" – Ludacris featuring T.I. "Put On" – Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West; Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 2 nominations.
In December 2010, NME named "XXXO" and "Born Free" the number two and number 11 best tracks of the year respectively. [102] [103] Maya appeared in a number of magazines' lists of the best albums of the year. The album was placed at number five on the "2010 Pitchfork Readers Poll" list of the "Most Underrated Album" of the year. [104]
Mia Carter, an 18-year-old freshman accounting and marketing student, is starting her first semester at the liberal arts college alongside her mother, 49-year-old Amy Malczewski, and grandmother ...
It proved much more commercially successful than her debut, reaching number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] " Paper Planes ", the album's fourth and final single, became M.I.A.'s breakthrough hit and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards . [ 14 ]
Like its predecessor, universal acclaim met Kala's release in August 2007 and the album earned a normalised rating of 87 out of 100 on Metacritic. [77] Kala was a greater commercial success than Arular. To support Kala, M.I.A. performed at a series of music festivals on the Kala Tour featuring performances in Europe, America and Asia.