Fresh off hiatus after the birth of her son, M.I.A takes to Complex Magazine as the cover girl for their June/July issue. With her third album ///Y/ lined up for a July 13 release date, she talked to Complex about the Internet’s democratizing qualities, the difference between print media in England and the US and surreality of Nas and Jay-Z’s current relationship in light of their high-profile beef a decade ago. She also talked about why she declined to tour with Kanye West, who sampled her ’07 hit “Paper Planes” on his collaboration with Jay-Z, T.I. and Lil’ Wayne “Swagger Like Us.”
“[I declined the tour offer] because I was pregnant,” she told Complex. “I know Kanye makes it out to be this big thing, like, ‘She dissed me when I asked her to do a song.’ Then he was like, ‘Then you said no to me and my tour.’ I was about to have a baby! But I love Kanye, I think he’s been super-consistent, everything he’s done has been good. I like his interaction with the media, too—he’s just him, and he’s living it.”
In other news, G-Unit soldier Lloyd Banks will be headlining Power 105.1 FM’s eleventh Power Live performance this Wednesday night. The event will be held at B.B. King’s Blues Club at 237 West 42nd Street. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster or over the phone at (212)-997-4144.
Finally, the VH1 Save the Music Foundation and partner Tao Experience have enlisted D-Block/the LOX heavyweight Jadakiss for a special performance for their second Break’n Through concert series on May 27. Break’n Through is a concert series that pits some of today’s up-and-coming talent against each other for a chance to win a full marketing kit, which would include a music video, full production for a four song demo, website development and a major TV performance in order to boost artist visibility.
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Jadakiss’ performance will end Thursday’s finale event, at which the winner of the contest is announced.
