Santigold reflects on a decade since her debut: 'It was a moment for the mold to be broken'

In 2008, just before Myspace was eclipsed by Facebook as our social media overlord, the web platform was the place to discover new music. It was a genre-defying, online world without boundaries - and there was Santigold.

With the release of her debut LP "Santogold," Santi White - who cut her teeth fronting no-frills punk outfit Stiffed in the early aughts, captured a different mood during what was considered the tail end of the "bloghouse" era. She delivered a sonic buffet of hip-hop, industrial punk and new wave, afrobeat and dancehall, using it as a vehicle for delivering positive affirmations of self and unwavering creative ambition. White's music pushed the boundaries of pop and expectations of what black artists should sound like, dress like