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Will Santogold Be the Next M.I.A.? Vulture Handicaps the Race
Published 4/28/2008 at Vulture
... other knob-twiddling robo-divas. Who has the edge? Vulture plays oddsmaker, after the jump. Yelle Exciting, easily parrotable backstory? Not really. A native of Saint-Brieuc, France, Yelle (real name: Julie Budet) rose to fame when her "Je veux te voir," a dis track about a well-known French rapper's small penis, became a hit on MySpace. Pros: Her forthcoming album Pop-Up is awesome. Like M.I.A., she is a terrible dresser. Cons: Unlike M.I.A., Yelle refuses to discuss politics ...

Will Santogold Be the Next M.I.A.? Vulture Handicaps the Race
Published 4/28/2008 at OH NO!!
... Yelle Exciting, easily parrotable backstory? Not really. A native of Saint-Brieuc, France, Yelle (real name: Julie Budet) rose to fame when her "Je veux te voir," a dis track about a well-known French rapper's small penis, became a hit on MySpace. Pros: Her forthcoming album Pop-Up is awesome. Like M.I.A., she is a terrible dresser. Cons: Unlike M.I.A., Yelle refuses to discuss politics in her music or interviews, so owning her album and reading her press will not ...