UK Rapper M.I.A. To Open Two Schools In Africa

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Published: Thursday - June 5, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

M.I.A. (Photo: XL Recordings)

British rapper M.I.A.earned a reported $100,000 for a performance at an MTV Awards afterparty. But instead of buying jewelry or making it rain, she's building schools.

According to AHN, the 30-year-old UK rapper of Sri Lankan descent plans to build two schools in Africa with her paycheck.

"They're giving me $100,000. Not bad, eh?" she said while on stage. "I'm going to use it to build schools in Liberia. It costs $52,000 to build a school for 1,000."

M.I.A. isn't the first to help the poor country, both Madonna and Oprah Winfrey have also started schools for the underprivileged in Africa.

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COMMENTS (9)

The Real Says:
Friday - July 18, 2008 at 3:10pm

I THOUGHT ALL SHE WANNA DO IS JUS BANG BANG BANG AND TAKE YA MONEY either a slut or a robber

Real Says:
Friday - July 18, 2008 at 3:07pm

m.i.a. says shes sells drugs then she goes and makes schools... fake

cavadias Says:
Sunday - June 8, 2008 at 9:13am

Just another example of how outta touch these fake ass rappers here are,you do have some that give back in major ways with there foundations but not enough take stands on any issues especially when it comes to there ancestory or social issues, I've never heard Lil Wayne say anytjing about The Jeana 6 and he from La,stop being slaves to corporate Ameikka

ashy larry Says:
Saturday - June 7, 2008 at 12:28am

ALL OF THESE IGNORANT STANKIN BLACK COUNTRY ASS SOUTHERN FUCKS CAN DO WITH THEIR MONEY IS GET HIGH, HAVE A BUNCH OF BASTARD CHILDREN, AND RIDE ON RIMS. THESE IGNORANT ASS FUCKS OVER HERE IN AMERICA AIN'T ABOUT SHIT. FUCK THIS ERA OF HIP HOP. IT SUCKS AND I WISH ALL OF THESE NIGGAS WOULD CRAWL UNDER A FUCKIN ROCK AND CHOKE ON THE GOLD IN THEIR MOUTH.

Mrs 816ick Says:
Friday - June 6, 2008 at 1:04pm

Good Looking MIA!! Hope she gets her citizenship! Her dad was a MAJOR activist and so she seems to be as well. Big up!

SRI LANKAN THUG Says:
Friday - June 6, 2008 at 5:44am

SORRY NIGGA I MEANT TO SAY FUCK U ALPHA NOT CLAYTON. SORRY

SRI LANKA THUG Says:
Friday - June 6, 2008 at 5:42am

HOME GAL IS BRINGING GLORY TO SRI LANKA. KEEP IT UP. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, ALL OTHER RAPPERS SHOULD SEE THIS AND LEARN FROM A SRI LANKAN HOW TO SPEND MONEY THE CORRECT WAY. FUCK U CLAYTON AND WANNABE GANGSTAS. M.I.A 4 REAL

alpha Says:
Thursday - June 5, 2008 at 5:33pm

Your figures are wrong,a friend of mine is building a school in Liberia and it cost 80,000USD, you must be building one without a toilet and a playground...

Clayton Says:
Thursday - June 5, 2008 at 5:05pm

Oh cool. A UK rapper of Sri-Lankan origin is building schools in Africa. Hey, what are African American rappers doing? Oh yeah, they're competing over big jewelry and who is real or fake Blood gang members. Damn, that's embarrassing; how we gone let her show us up on that. I gotta appreciate what she's doing though. The black rappers' diamonds come from Africa. But they're too stupid to see past their own nose so I don't see them joining her on this venture.

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