Watch M.I.A.s Topical Music Video for Borders
One day after Thanksgiving, M.I.A. has unspooled a self-directed, politically charged vid for her latest song, “Borders.” The rapper joins throngs of refugees scaling barbed-wire fences and traveling via boat, as she asks: “Borders, what’s up with that? Politics, what’s up with that? … Your privilege, what’s up with that?”
Soon after dropping the visuals, M.I.A. explained via social media that the topical video, filled with powerful imagery and Busby Berkeley–esque shots, is dedicated to her uncle, who helped her family leave Sri Lanka many years ago:
https://t.co/V3QVxPuQ6g. pic.twitter.com/WBy1o7Gltr
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) November 27, 2015Watch above, and scope out the lyrics here:
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) November 24, 2015The song will also be available on M.I.A’s forthcoming studio album, Matahdatah, according to Pitchfork.
Watch M.I.A.’s Topical Music Video for ‘Borders’ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7t8HLrayrnV6YvK57kWlobmdhZnyutcBmmaiqlJq%2FtHnMrqqim12rtqWxzmefraWc