Track 07 · 2008
Paper Planes
M.I.A.
- alt
- crossover
On the charts
Peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 after a year-long slow burn.
Why it mattered
Sampled The Clash, used in the Pineapple Express trailer, then T.I. and Jay-Z hopped on remixes. The most influential 'crossover from the indie rap world' moment of the decade.