https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o A Protest Music Project en-us 2021-04-20 22:18:18 UTC 2026-02-24 13:35:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1591259622709-bdb033b4be2b?ixid=Mnw3ODI2fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MXx8UHJvdGVzdHxlbnwwfHx8fDE2MTg5NjE5MzY&ixlib=rb-1.2.1 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440206473 I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If you come around here, I make 'em all day
I get one done in a second if you wait]]> 2021-04-20 22:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440206473 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440322272 Sometimes I think sitting on trains
Every stop I get to I'm clocking that game
Everyone's a winner, we're making our fame
Bona fide hustler making my name]]> 2021-04-20 23:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440322272 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440326688 All I wanna do is-
And a-
And take your money
All I wanna do is-
And a-
And take your money
All I wanna do is-
And a-
And take your money
All I wanna do is-
And a-
And take your money]]> 2021-04-20 23:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440326688 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440332403 Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and stones and weed and bongs
Running when we hit 'em
Lethal poison for the system]]> 2021-04-20 23:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440332403 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440334769 No one on the corner has swagger like us
Hit me on my burner prepaid wireless
We pack and deliver like UPS trucks
Already going hell, just pumping that gas]]> 2021-04-20 23:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440334769 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440336486 M.I.A.
Third world democracy
Yeah, I got more records than the KGB.
So, uh, no funny business
Are you ready all?
Some, some, some I, some I murder
Some I, some I let go
Some, some, some I, some I murder
Some I, some I let go

]]> 2021-04-20 23:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1440336486 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441014515 The first verse is portraying an immigrant who has a counterfeiter passport to enter the country. This is showing how ignorant some people think that they classify immigrants when entering a country.

]]> 2021-04-21 04:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441014515 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441014900 She refers to hustling as a way to show that immigrants are constantly thinking about earning money as a way to aim for the 'American Dream." Making a mockery of the thinking that all immigrants are violent criminals.

]]> 2021-04-21 04:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441014900 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441015421 This verse it is emphasizing the fears that western people have of immigrants. That will bring guns, drugs, violence. It believes that their taking away jobs from 'good' American people and 'ruining our economy.

]]> 2021-04-21 04:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441015421 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441015828 This verse talks about how corrupted and anti-immigrants the government system. The level of the destructive mindset that the American people have toward immigrants and racism. The last line is calling of it is a lethal poison in their veins.

]]> 2021-04-21 04:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441015828 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441016498 This verse states the myths of referring them to criminals that their burner prepaid phone is for criminal activity, which they can throw, leaving no connection.

]]> 2021-04-21 04:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441016498 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441016984 The last verse is making fun of police with more 'records' on her than the KGB, and I mean music records. Sarcastically saying she got murder and it is hidden away.

]]> 2021-04-21 04:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441016984 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441018015 The song aimed towards the American people to realize that their xenophobic fear harms innocent people who are denied entry into American or working visas due to their ethnicity. It is informing the audience not all immigrants are a threat. They are as harmless as paper planes.
3) Mathangi Arukpragasan MBE, better known as MIA, a British-Sri Lankan artist. Created the "Paper Plane" song in 2009 that represents the experience and angry she had as a refugee that was denied a working visa in American. It was post-9/11, so the fear of immigrants in certain ethnic groups cause paranoia through many, which a destructive mindset that burden and harm certain groups of immigrants. MIA being one of them was denied the visa due to the belief that she was linked to the terrorist group, which she declined. However, they disregard her statement due to fear.]]> 2021-04-21 04:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441018015 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441019136 The purpose of this song is to point out the prejudice and stereotypes attached to immigrants by some native citizens that see them as a threat to their society, believing they will bring violence, drugs, or steal away their jobs from them.]]> 2021-04-21 04:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441019136 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441019765 The song comes off with a satirical tone. It is mocking the superficial and paranoid assumptions that people have that are coming into the country. For example, "I fly like paper, get high like a plane" some might think it as supporting drugs, but it not in the least Mia uses this to make a connection on how natives judge immigrants thinking they bring their drugs into the country, causing chaos in their community or they're all drug addicts. ]]> 2021-04-21 04:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441019765 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441020259 In the lyrics, MIA used the words "All I wanna do is-, and a-"  to connect with the fear that most people have when foreigners enter their country. The words chosen let the audience see the stereotypes that some natives placed on the immigrants, believing they would "take the money."]]> 2021-04-21 04:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441020259 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441020616 The music gives off many contexts that the audience has to look for before making a quick judgment. Like how some natives make a fast judgment about immigrants, the natives must pass the surface to see the true intention.]]> 2021-04-21 04:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441020616 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441037697 2021-04-21 04:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441037697 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441038872 2021-04-21 04:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441038872 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441042552 2021-04-21 04:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441042552 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441044018 2021-04-21 04:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441044018 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441045355 2021-04-21 04:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441045355 s1762157 https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441049351 2021-04-21 04:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/s1762157/f2iqzslodx39245o/wish/1441049351