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M.I.A.
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, known professionally as M.I.A., is a British rapper, record producer, songwriter and singer. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with electronic instruments and samples. Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, M.I.A. and her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka when she was six months old. As a child, she experienced displacement caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War, which made the family return to London as refugees when M.I.A. was 11 years old; the war had a defining influence on M.I.A.'s artistry. She started out as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in 2000, and began her recording career in 2002. One of the first acts to come to public attention through the Internet, she saw early fame as an underground artist in early 2004 with her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang". M.I.A.'s first two albums, Arular and Kala, received widespread critical acclaim for their fusion of hip hop, electronic, and world music influences. The latter's single, "Paper Planes", peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received a nomination for Record of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums
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MATA 2022
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AIM (Deluxe) 2016
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Matangi 2013
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/\/\ /\ Y /\ (Deluxe Edition) 2010
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/\/\ /\ Y /\ 2010
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Kala 2007
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Arular 2005
Singles & EPs See All
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Armour Single2025
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Beep Single2022
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Popular Single2022
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The One Single2022
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Up Inna (feat. BEAM, Cham & Alicai Harley) Single2020
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P. O. W. A Single2017
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Matahdatah Scroll 01 "Broader Than A Border" Single2015
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M.I.A.'s Sexodus Re-Loaded With War (feat. War Syntaire) Single2015
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Come Walk With Me Single2013
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Bring The Noize Single2013
Videos See All
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Paper Planes Closed Captioned M.I.A.307M views
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Bad Girls M.I.A.70M views
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Paper Planes (Diplo street remix) (feat. Rich Boy & Bun B) M.I.A.4.9M views
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Bring the Noize M.I.A.6.9M views
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Marigold M.I.A.1.2M views
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Bucky Done Gun Closed Captioned M.I.A.17M views
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Double Bubble Trouble M.I.A.4.4M views
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Official Videos PlaylistM.I.A.312K views
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Official Music Videos PlaylistM.I.A.56K views
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+ OHMNI MUSIC - PlaylistM.I.A.99 views
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