Many web critics and famous twitters 'talked mad shit' about Rihanna over the past week since her video for the song "Rude Boy" 'totally ripped off' the M.I.A. aesthetic. It seems like people want to protect M.I.A. and her perceived authenticity in alternative circles, even though she is a mainstream artist now.

Many music fans feel that Rihanna is unoriginal and only marginally talented, usually using autotune to mask her weak voice. It seems like she has a 'slammin ethnic bod', but is ultimately too stupid/uneducated to develop her own concept. She is a young human, and probably cannot come up with her own concepts.  However, due to her notoriety, she is a viable outlet through which mp3s and merch can be sold.

M.I.A. - Boys

M.I.A. - Galang

Watching the video for M.I.A.'s "Galang" makes you think of when she was still 'fresh', and her product was differentiated.

M.I.A. album art aesthetic

It also seems like Rihanna's video rips off Die Antwoord based on this screen shot.

Will M.I.A. ever top her pregnancy meme?

In the 2k10s, will more artists attempt to be like M.I.A.?

Will some1 'beat up' Rihanna 2 'put her in her place'?

Are mainstream and black artists unoriginal?
Do all mainstream ideas come from authentic alt ideas?
If M.I.A. looked less 'ethnic' and more 'exotic', would Rihanna even exist?
Is this a 'nonstory'?

M.I.A.

Buzzband, Alternative Celebrity

M.I.A. is known for thinking that the American government is out 2 get her.

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Die Antwoord

Buzzband

Die Antwoord is some rap group from South Africa that became a popular meme, but then no1 bought their album.

Lists: Members of Die Antwoord, rap

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