Rap-Up.com || M.I.A. Talks Madonna, Super Bowl, and New Album

M.I.A. has remained out of the spotlight since the release of 2010’s /\/\/\Y/\. Today she resurfaced with a new single “Bad Girls,” produced by Danja, and her first interview in months. Speaking with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe from the Super Bowl rehearsals, the firecracker femcee dished on her upcoming performance with Madonna at Sunday’s halftime show, collaborating with the pop queen, and her fourth album, due this summer.

On performing with Madonna and Nicki Minaj at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis: “Yes, I’m going to the Super Bowl. Actually I’ve never been to the Super Bowl, so it’s my first time. I’m going to be performing with Madonna and Nicki Minaj. If you’re gonna go to the Super Bowl, you might as well go there with America’s biggest female icons.”

On collaborating with pop royalty: “She is the original. If you’re gonna support someone, that’s a pretty dope achievement. I’m sure my mum is gonna be way [more] into that than me putting ‘Galang’ out.”

On why she wanted to work with Madge: “As musicians, we’re two women and we represent two opposite sides of the world. If we can come together on a piece of music or something like the Super Bowl, I feel like that’s actually a cool thing to see this year because it’s getting silly out there.”

On her as-yet-untitled fourth album: “I want it to be a summer thing ’cause it’s a summer record. As soon as I finish the Super Bowl, I’ve gotta do another couple of weeks with European producers.”

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24 Comments

IKARYSS
January 30th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I CANNOT WAIT

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RDK
January 30th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
nice.

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Lauryn
January 30th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
nicki minaj is not a female icon!!!

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Deena Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
@Lauryn, FOr rap she is.. the whole new generation consider her an the only and greatest female rapper. She runs a lane of hip-hop on her own… *shrugs*..who cares?

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REAL Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 7:33 am
@Deena, lmao…yall kids are delusional…Nicki is good-treu, definitely in her own lane, but an ICON…just STOP..she has 1 album..thats not ICONIC status ..think Janet Jackson or Madonna

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andy Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
@Lauryn, y u mad?

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Lauryn Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
@andy, She’s not! So don’t call her something she’s not!

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Aza
January 30th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
i’m soooooo glad M.I.A. is coming with new stuff! she is so real!

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Kyle
January 30th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I’m definitely going to buy “Bad Girls” when its released to Itunes tomorrow. The song has a sick beat. I hope she releases her album in the summer because all her albums have a summer type vibe to them. Can’t wait!!!

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LOL
January 30th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
She did not just call nicki minaj an ICON LOL

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andy Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
@LOL, u mad?

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LOL Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
@andy, yes, im furious -_-

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Lauryn Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
@LOL, Thank YOooooooooooooou!!!

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mdna
January 30th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
i don’t like what this ungrateful bitch is saying.
No need to drag her mother along,
sounds like she’s doing a favour.
Nobody cares about her mom,
we hardly care about MIA herself.
These young starlets don’t know a shit about respect and gratitude.

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Terry PC
January 30th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
I am not a fan of MIA at all, but my good friend Miz Hollywood has me convinced that Madonna is going to be Epic, so that just might save the day.

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Neon
January 30th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Mad respect for M.I.A.

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Ttyl8er
January 30th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Werqqqqq

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nicegirl
January 30th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Nicki Minaj is not an icon…I wish people would stop calling her that.

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LK Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
@nicegirl, maybe not to you, but isn’t that a relative term? its all an opinion, and i would say if niki has the Icon-formula(fans old, young, straight, gay. she doesn’t do too much media appearences, she loves her fans, full of surprises..) if her career keeps up, she’ll be an UNDENIABLE icon

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mikaju
January 30th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
MIA is comin back with powa powa

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Audrey Hepburn
January 31st, 2012 at 8:32 am
Yawn. Still riding off “Paper Planes.” lol

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Erin
February 7th, 2012 at 5:05 am
M.I.A… Just another blood sucking publicity hound.

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