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Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., is an alternative dance/hip-hop artist known for her rapping and political music. As a baby, she moved with her family to their native Sri Lanka, where her father became increasingly politically active in militant activities. As the Sri Lankan Civil War escalated, the rest of the family was forced to flee as refugees, first to India and then the United Kingdom. "M.I.A." ("Missing in Action") references both her London neighborhood, [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Acton]], and her politically tumultuous youth.
 
Being no stranger to politics, M.I.A. wanted to spread political topics through her music. Her ability to do this via dance songs won her critical acclaim. This praise stopped with the "digital ruckus" album ''MAYA'', which was the first about which critics felt divided. Despite this, M.I.A. is still one of the most influential and important musicians of the last 10 years, and is possibly music’s answer to [[The War Onon Terror]]. Some topics in M.I.A.’s music are identity politics, immigration, indie culture, the Internet, popular culture, poverty, revolution, war and the working class.
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=== Discography: ===
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* [[He Also Did|She Also Did]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song] for ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).
* [[Lucky Charms Title]] - ''/\/\/\Y/\'', the official title of ''MAYA''.
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]] – M.I.A.'s style is a combination of alternative hip-hop, alternative dance, reggae, world, dance hall, electroclash, baile funk, Tamil film music, grime, rave, [[Punk Rock|punk rock]], and as of ''MAYA'', [[Industrial]]. She calls her genre of music "[[Lampshade Hanging|other]]".
* [[New Sound Album]] – ''MAYA'' was more industrial and overall harsher than her previous albums. She also sang (instead of rapped) some songs on the album.
* [[Redheaded Stepchild]] - The music video for "Born Free" is about the horrible treatment redheads get, taken to its extremes. It opens with a SWAT team raiding an apartment to capture one redheaded young man and [[It Got Worse|goes downward from there.]]
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* [[Theme Naming]] – ''Arular'' was named after the political code name her father used in his involvement with Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups. ''Kala'' was named after her mother. ''MAYA'' was named after herself.
* [[This Trope Is Bleep]] - "Paper Planes" had its famous sound effects censored on the radio and on TV, leaving us with "All I wanna do is {{spoiler|bang bang bang bang}} and a {{spoiler|*click* *kaching* }} and take your money," which can be interpreted as being strikingly sexual.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made Onon Drugs?]]: The video for "Boyz".
 
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