Comments on: Rihanna, “Rude Boy (Diplo Rudeboyz Remix)” MP3

By: K

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:09:18 +0000

If you follow Diplo’s Twitter you can tell he’s a huge jokester, so I HIGHLY doubt he was in any way serious about Rihanna “swagger jacking” M.I.A.

By: wad

wad — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:47:21 +0000

Diplo is probably right, because (OK.), MIA don’t invent the style, but Rihanna made a lot of reprise of MIA on stage.

By: devonshakim

devonshakim — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:36:21 +0000

Ri ri is bajan so dancehall is in her blood and she was nodding that culture hence the outfits and the whining I nevr seen mia whine like that nor would she because she has a different take on dancehall culture…m.I.a. Does something compelty different so how can u even compare them the only thing they have in common is this video and the styling more than anyting rihaan is givin us Grace Jones hence the hair and crazy outfits …so wtf!

By: jordan s

jordan s — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:32:59 +0000

actually i was thinking about “te amo” not “rude boy” — “te amo” was prod by stargate and rips off their own organ riff from “miss independent” pretty much wholesale

By: DevaTheDiva

DevaTheDiva — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:58:31 +0000

Im a big Rihanna fan, and a huge MIA fan ( not like the hipsters, ive been down since b4 the first album dropped ) aaand i dont see what the big fuss is about with rude boy! its a cute song the video is appropriate, well done and entertaining. Last time i checked MIA didnt invent pop art, neon colors, or dancehall. At least Ri comes from a dancehall background, let the girl do her thang and stop creating unecessary drama and hate.

By: jordan s

jordan s — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:39:00 +0000

“rude boy” reminds me more of “miss independent” (or, more specifically i guess, “ramping shop”) than it does anything by M.I.A., but then again i didn’t watch the video.

By: bzzt

bzzt — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:57:45 +0000

have you seen the link posted above:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1rs8o_neneh-cherry-buffalo-stance-1989_music

diplo/MIA stole the above. MIA’s buddy cassetteplaya had did something similar with shitmat years ago. jamaican culture is *always* being co-opted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qWY0imJdHU

like alexander said…know your steeze.

By: trfwrk

trfwrk — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:51:25 +0000

I dunno. I think it’s fair to say that rude boy video was influenced by MIA. I don’t think they’re trying to “claim dancehall”… I mean. Look at the video for fuck’s sake. Then compare it to the videos for Galang or Bucky Done Gun.

I don’t think Diplo/M.I.A. should get mad about it, though. If anything, it’s a compliment.

By: Peter Macia

Peter Macia — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:47:42 +0000

I don’t think he’s claiming MIA owns dancehall culture, more that she owns a video for a dancehall-inspired song with green-screened pop art that Rihanna’s director most likely saw and made her own version of. Either way, I’m not mad at either of ‘em, and I’m pretty sure the song is meant to be funny.

By: bzzt

bzzt — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:44:31 +0000

agreed. seriously, why doesn’t diplo and john mayer start hanging out so they can figure out who the “realest n*gga” is… lol

By: Alexander Great

Alexander Great — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:15:10 +0000

Diplo is a fucking baby. The video is a pop art nerd fest. There are wayyyy more nods to Warhol and Basquiat that anything MIA has done. Diplo/MIA are appropriating dancehall culture and calling it their own. FUCK THAT. I really dont care for Rihanna either but this is just a case of sour grapes. Aside both artist ripped this off.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1rs8o_neneh-cherry-buffalo-stance-1989_music

By: Anika

Anika — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:53:51 +0000

I missed the memo when did MIA INVENT dancehall culture?

By: alr

alr — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:13:28 +0000

http://twitter.com/arzE/status/9007317186

looks like an ezra koenig and major lzr collab