M.I.A homage

"I'll hard drive your bit
I'm battered by your sumo grip
Lucky I like feeling shit
My Stamina can take it
Gymnastics Super Fit
Muscle in the gun clip
Bite, Teeth Nose Bleed
Tied up in a scarf piece

What you Want
Bucky Done Gun
What you want
The Fire Done Burn
What you want
Bucky Done Gun
Get Crackin' Get Get Crackin' "

M.I.A Bucky Done Gun 2005

M.I.A. Remember the name. Forget the ponsey charmed rich lifestyles of so called artists, forget Kanye West and Jay Z.
Maya is a gritty talented song writer and artist with so much life experience to draw from to make her music raw and real and different. Born in London but moved back to Sri Lanka to her home country at age 6 months, Maya's family were active in the political storm in the country at the time. Her father was a founder member of EROS a militant Tamil group. The family lived in Maya's grandparents home without electricity or running water and lived in fear of her father being taken away to serve in the army. Civil war in Sri Lanka forced them to leave for a while but it was a harsh time and Maya's sister became ill with Typhoid. They were forced through hunger and illness to move back to Sri Lanka with the extended family. But war escalated sharply and even with Tamil's being shot at the border every day Maya's mother managed to flee to England with her three kids. They were housed as refugees in a notoriously racist council estate in Mitcham, Surrey. Maya learnt English and pushed on with her life winning a place at a top London art school. A talented and creative person.. A war child she delved into music, her real love and M.I.A began.
Given a chance to support Peaches in concert and then signed by XL recordings whose stars include Dizzy Rascal and the White Stripes.
M.I.A have it all. Talent, grit, history and colour. Maya fought all the way from a baby to make it today.
The Album Arular was out last year.
MTV write

"It has lyrics that mix Tamil, Cockney and American Slang to her tracksuits and hoodies specially sewn from the brightest boldest African print fabrics. M.I.A Creates culture clashes that work"

Bored with music? I can assure you you'll never be bored with Maya.