M.I.A.

Released: June 16, 2010

Songwriter: DJ Switch Rusko M.I.A.

Producer: Rusko

[Hook]
Steppin' up in the club all tooled up like a thug
Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-rub-a-dub-dub
Steppin' up in the club all tooled up like a thug
Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-rub-a-dub-dub
Steppin' up in the club all tooled up like a thug
Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-rub-a-dub-dub
Steppin' up in the club all tooled up like a thug
Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-rub-a-dub-dub

[Verse 1]
I light up like a genie and I blow up on this song
(Rub-a-dub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub-a-dub-a-dub)
Aladdin; no kiddin', boy I need a rub
(Rub-a-dub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub-a-dub-a-dub)
Me and my speakers speak in sub, sub, sub
(Suba-suba-suba-sub suba-suba-suba-sub)
You know who I am, I run this fuckin' club
(Dub-a-dub-a-dub-a-dub, club-a-club-a-loves-a-love)

[Chorus]
Waistlines and ass, anything fast
Humpin' on my leg, yo, mind my fucking glass
Making money last, hide it in the back
Sound of a bomb blast throw it in the bag

[Verse 2]
Bass-lines and cars, anything fast
You know who I am, I run this fuckin' club
Speaker speak in sub, throwin' fire like a mob
Flash, bang, thunder, demolition job

[Bridge 1]
(M.I.A.) you know who I am
(M.I.A.) you know who I am

[Chorus]
Waistlines and ass, anything fast
Humpin' on my leg, yo, mind my fucking glass
Making money last, hide it in the back
Sound of a bomb blast throw it in the bag

[Bridge 2]
I can nail a sound and that shit will make you jump
(Jump jump jump jump jump jump, jump jump jump jump jump jump)
I can smash a beat so that track will make you run
(Run run run run run run, run run run run run run)
I'm tooled up to the tee, I tie up just for fun
(Fun fun fun fun fun fun, fun fun fun fun fun fun)
Get ready for the steady stream of weights by the ton
(Ton ton ton ton ton ton, ton ton ton ton ton ton)

[Chorus]
Waistlines and ass, anything fast
Humpin' on my leg, yo, mind my fucking glass
Making money last, hide it in the back
Sound of a bomb blast throw it in the bag

[Outro]
(M.I.A.) (M.I.A.) (M.I.A.)
(M.I.A.) you know who I am
(M.I.A.) you know-you know who I am
(M.I.A.)

Steppin' up in the club all tooled up like a thug
Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-rub-a-dub-dub

Steppin' up in the club all tooled up like a thug
Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-rub-a-dub-dub

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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