Born Mathangi Arulpragasam on 18 July 1975 in London, M.I.A. is a British-Sri
Lankan rapper, singer, and producer known for blending hip-hop, electronic,
dancehall, and global club music with politically charged lyrics and a DIY
aesthetic. She first emerged with the mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1
(2004), and released her debut album Arular (2005), followed by the
internationally acclaimed Kala (2007), featuring the hit “Paper Planes,” then
Maya (2010), which leaned into darker, industrial and experimental sounds,
Matangi (2013), which returned to more rhythmic and melodic ...