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Following the announcement of her departure from management Roc Nation, MIA has issued an open call for a brand new creative team for 2014.
The rapper announced she had split from Roc Nation (owned by Jay-Z) on December 31, and is now looking to recruit fans to hire in the fields of art, marketing, merchandise and more.
2013 i dlted old tweet to bring u this. im leaving @RocNation . Thank to everyone who supported the M.I.A #MATANGI LP. HAPPY NEW YEAR | 2014
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) December 31, 2013
MIA 4 the people by the people, looking for young people to work in fields of ART production / MUSIC /MERCH / FILM / WEB / MARKETING SndCV
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) January 1, 2014
Watch the video for MIA's 'YALA' below:
The 'Bring The Noize' star is yet to comment on the exact reasons for her departure from Roc Nation, but it's believed relations have been strained between the rapper and the record label since a trailer for a much-delayed documentary on MIA was leaked online by director Steve Loveridge, who at the time claimed Roc Nation and her record label Interscope were making it difficult for him to work on the project. MIA, real name Maya Arulpragasam, then claimed she had been "blacklisted" after Roc Nation removed the the promotional clip from YouTube.
It's been a troubled year for Arulpragasam, who also threatened to leak her fourth album, Matangi, online in August following delays from Interscope. They obligingly pushed the release date forward. Unfortunately, Matangi didn't perform all that well, becoming MIA's lowest charting record worldwide.
