M.I.A.

Released: June 5, 2020

Songwriter: Sripathipanditaradhyula Sailaja Sripathipanditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam Sistla “S.” Janaki Munchi Cadenza M.I.A.

Producer: Cadenza M.I.A.

Lyrics From Snippet:

[Tamil Intro]
Aanandha Kummi Adi, Kummi Adi
Vaanamellaam Ketkattum
Indhirarum Sooriyarum
Etti Etti Paarkattum
Thanga Jamukkaalam
Tharai Ellaam Virichirukka
Madhura Malliga Poo
Mandabathil Eraichirukka
Muthumani Thoranangal
Veedhiyellaam Olithirukka
Annangalum Kudai Pidikkum
Alangaara Medaiyile
Kalyaana Kuyilirandu Katcheri Paadattum
Kalyaana....

[Pre-Chorus: M.I.A.]
Stand up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Light up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Jump up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Stand up, light up, jump up, put it up

[Chorus: M.I.A.]
Pop up anywhere that I want to
There's nothing much that I won't do
Here cause the sounds, that they're going through
There's no teamwork that I haven't been through

[Chorus 2: M.I.A.]
Feel this energy when you walk up
Through your energies, so your bed is fucked up
[?] live for the fights nonstop
Got the party swinging like it's a nunchuck
Feel this only fun when you walk up
Through your energies, so your bed is fucked up
[?] live for the fights nonstop
Got the party swinging like it's a nunchuck

[Pre-Chorus: M.I.A.]
Stand up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Light up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Jump up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Stand up, light up, jump up, put it up

[Chorus: M.I.A.]
Pop up anywhere that I want to
There's nothing much that I won't do
Here cause the sounds, that they're going through
There's no teamwork that I haven't been through

[Chorus 2: M.I.A.]
Feel this energy when you walk up
Through your energies, so your bed is fucked up
[?] live for the fights nonstop
Got the party swinging like it's a nunchuck
Feel this only fun when you walk up
Through your energies, so your bed is fucked up
[?] live for the fights nonstop
Got the party swinging like it's a nunchuck

[Pre-Chorus: M.I.A.]
Stand up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Light up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Jump up (ee, ee, kan, kan, ena, ena)
Stand up, light up, jump up, put it up

[Chorus: M.I.A.]
Pop up anywhere that I want to
There's nothing much that I won't do
Here cause the sounds, that they're going through
There's no teamwork that I haven't been through

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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