Rapper M.I.A.’s new album is out today. Is her use of controversy legitimate or just a clever marketing ploy?

Leading up to the release of this album, M.I.A.'s graphic video “Born Free” was banned from YouTube, and she scuffled with a journalist over truffle french fries. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-100427-mia-born-free-music-video… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wires/2010/06/03/latest-round-in-miahirsch_ws_6001… added by: joshuaheller