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Fly PirateM.I.A.

Released: September 9, 2016

Songwriter: Charles Smith M.I.A.

Producer: Blaqstarr

Flip all that
I don’t’ need the clicks on the chicks
That sell me the bullshit
Like this is where the cool's at
Hit things that brings me to link the
People on the brink cos that's where my heart’s at

Kick all that
Habit it like a hobbit keeps me down to the ground
And just drop that

Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate

Fly pirate coming to you direct
Drop pin on the map
Navigate like a pilot
See the sky
See the birds
See the sky
See the birds

Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate

Every step
Every blow
Every door
Every floor

Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate

See the sea
Do the boat
Do the jump
Jump rope

Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate

Every step
Every blow
Every door
Every floor

Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate
Fly fly pirate

M.I.A.

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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