Piracy Funds Terrorism

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Piracy Funds Terrorism is the first volume in a proposed series of mixtapes featuring UK genre-bending rap artist M.I.A. and Philadelphia-based DJ Diplo. The mixtape was initially only given to the press and handed out at early live shows, but because of the album's huge underground success, Turntablelab.com began releasing the mixtape exclusively through their website around December, 2004. The mixtape added to the already building hype of M.I.A.'s debut album and also forced people to acknowledge the mixtape subculture in general. It also established M.I.A.'s growing fanbase within the music and mp3-sharing blogosphere.

Original track listing

1. "Galang [Diplo's Galangaton Mix]" (2:02)
2. "Galang [Featuring Lil' Vicious]" (2:57)
3. "LL Cool J/Cavemen - Two Bit Rhythm [M.I.A.'s Mix]" (2:39)
4. "Fire, Fire [Diplo's Fire Bam Mix]" (2:40)
5. "Fire, Fire [Diplo's Mix]" (3:33)
6. "M.I.A./Missy - One For the Head Skit [M.I.A.'s Mix]" (1:37)
7. "Amazon [Diplo's Mix]" (3:32)
8. "The Clipse - Definition of a Roller [M.I.A.'s Mix]" (3:14)
9. "M.I.A./Cutty Ranks" (3:23)
10. "M.I.A. [Diplo's Mix]" (3:10)
11. "You're Good [Diplo's Mix]" (3:04)
12. "Pop [Diplo's Mix]" (2:35)
13. "Sunshowers [Diplo's Mix]" (3:00)
14. "Baile Funk 1" (2:15)
15. "Bucky Done Gun [Diplo's Mix]" (2:45)
16. "Baile Funk 2" (1:44)
17. "10 $ [Diplo's China Girl Mix]" (2:08)
18. "Baile Funk 3" (1:24)
19. "Lady Killa [Diplo's Mix]" (3:22)
20. "Uraqt [Diplo's Mix]" (2:45)
21. "Bingo [Diplo's Mix]" (3:19)

Samples

• "Galang [Featuring Lil' Vicious]" samples Neptunes' "Hot Damn"

• "Fire Bam [Diplo's Mix]" samples Kraftwerk's "The Hall of Mirrors" and Chaka Demus & Pliers' "Murder She Wrote"

• "Fire, Fire [Diplo's Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "Fire, Fire" and The Bangles's "Walk Like an Egyptian"

• "M.I.A./Missy - One for the Head Skit [M.I.A.'s Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "One For the Head Skit" and Missy Elliot's "Pass The Dutch"

• "Amazon [Diplo's Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "Amazon" and Ciara's "Goodies"

• "M.I.A./Cutty Ranks" samples Boards of Canada's "Kaini Industries"

• "Baile Funk One" samples Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach"

• "Baile Funk Two" samples Prince's "When Doves Cry"

• "Sunshowers [Diplo's Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "Sunshowers", Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band's "Sunshower" and Salt N Pepa's "Push It"

• "10 $ [Diplo's China Girl Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "10 $" The Eurythmics's "Sweet Dreams" and Pretty Tony's "Fix It In The Mix"

• "Uraqt [Diplo's Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "Uraqt" and Quincy Jones's "Sanford & Son Theme"

• "Bingo [Diplo's Mix]" samples M.I.A.'s "Bingo" and Jay Z's "Big Pimpin'"

• "M.I.A [Diplo's Mix] samples Dead Prez's "Hip Hop"

• "Lady Killer (Diplo Mix) samples Kraftwerk's "Tour De France"

Later pressings

The first pressing of "Piracy Funds Terrorism" had an incorrect track listing, confusing many. This was corrected in the second issue of the album. However a sample used in the third track of the mixtape caused legal problems, so on the third pressing, Diplo replaced it with M.I.A.'s "Pull Up the People". He also remixed the "M.I.A./Cutty Ranks" track for unknown reasons, replacing the original samples with a mash-up of the Cutty Ranks a capella and Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot".

Personnel

• Maya Arulpragasam - main performer, "executive mish mash"
• Diplo - executive producer
• Knox Robinson - worldwide A&R
• [www.Hot-Buttered.com artwork design]

 

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