M.I.A.

Released: September 9, 2016

Songwriter: Patel Fakear Branko M.I.A.

Producer: Fakear Branko ADP

What haters say about me don’t worry me
I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me
You gonna see I’m not gonna waste energy

Cause I’m free and I’m a freak
All the people I love I try to keep
We get deep
Keep it street
And were never gonna stay asleep

Finally what haters say about me don’t worry me
I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me
You gonna see I’m gonna be
And you’re gonna remember me

I’m someone’s shot of whiskey
Not everyone’s tea

Cause I’m free and I’m a freak
All the people I love I try to keep
We get deep
Keep it street
And were never gonna stay asleep

Finally what haters say about me don’t worry me
I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me
You gonna see I’m gonna be
And you’re gonna remember me

Underneath my trouble
I’m gonna find me the treble
And underneath my case
I’m gonna find me the bass
You get through
You get truth
And that’s how it’s gonna be

Cause I’m free and I’m a freak
I can see what’s real and fantasy
What you believe
You gotta see
Life on the planet’s university

Underneath my trouble
I’m gonna find me the treble
And underneath my case
I’m gonna find me the bass
You get Through
You get truth
And that’s how it’s gonna be

Cause I’m free and I’m a freak
All the people I love I try to keep
We get deep
Keep it street
And were never gonna stay asleep

Finally What haters say about me don’t worry me
I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me
You gonna see I’m gonna be
And you’re gonna remember me

Cause I’m free and I’m a freak
I can see what’s real and fantasy
What you believe
You gotta see
Life on the planet’s university
You get stronger in adversity
What you mean It’s easy
Life’s just a bitter sweet symphony

One of the most musically-diverse and perplexing artists of the 2000s, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam is arguably the decade’s best representation of Hip-Hop in its truest form and artistry in its broadest, most diverse format. Her lyrics are as political as Public Enemy, her sound is more eclectic than Stankonia-era Outkast, and she is as aesthetically-driven as Kanye West.

The road that M.I.A. was forced to travel to international stardom was not an easy one. Born on July 18th, 1975 in Hounslow, West London to Sri-Lankan Tamil immigrants, she moved to her parents' homeland when she was only six months old. However, it was the Sri Lankan Civil War which came to shape her childhood. During her formative years, she witnessed many her father was hunted as an enemy of the state, her schools were bombarded, and her impoverished family was constantly in hiding. In 1986, her family moved back to London to find stability and a sense of relative peace.

In England, she discovered her artistic talents and completed several years of secondary education in fine art – eventually gaining attention as a visual artist, painter, and musician. In the early-2000s, Maya began to seriously explore her musical talents and used the internet and underground radio as the means to build her reputation as a unique and talented firebrand. Amidst her no-nonsense politics, however, critics from around the world heard a talent in the making.

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