M.I.A.

Songwriter: M.I.A.

Producer: M.I.A.

[Intro]
[?] and drop the beat, [?] and drop the beat
[?] and drop the beat, [?] and drop the beat
[?] and drop the beat, [?] and drop the beat
[?] and drop the beat, [?] and drop the beat

[Verse 1]
You can take me to the court room, you can take me to the jail
You can take me anywhere, but you can’t do me there
You can take me to the court room, you can take me to the jail
You can take me anywhere, but you can’t do me there

[Pre-Hook]
Dun-dun, du-du-du, dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dug-a-da-dun-dun, dub-a-dum-dum, bud-a-mun-dum
Dun-dun, du-du-du, dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dug-a-da-dun-dun, dub-a-dum-dum, bud-a-mun-dum

[Hook]
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original

[Verse 2]
I hate to do what I did ‘cause I had to do it
What they did it’s hit the truth, but I can see it through it
I don’t like it when people say, "Hello girl, what’s up?"
Age, taxes, and cost of livin’, teah boy ain’t that good enough?

[Pre-Hook]
Dun-dun, du-du-du, dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dug-a-da-dun-dun, dub-a-dum-dum, bud-a-mun-dum
Dun-dun, du-du-du, dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun, dig-a-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dug-a-da-dun-dun, dub-a-dum-dum, bud-a-mun-dum

[Hook]
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original
Don’t bother buggin’ me, I keep my shit original

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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