Enigmatic hip-hop artist M.I.A. is back with a video for her heavily-teased new song “P.O.W.A.” The bass-heavy track is backed by stark contrasts of the colorful musician set against bleak, colorless landscapes. Juxtaposed with shots of an eye-popping dance arrangement, the song stands as a blend of boast track and protest song.
The singer recently released an album, the long-awaited “AIM.” While the record was teased as being her final album, that does not seem to be the case at all. The delayed album was promised for July release by the singer herself, but was eventually announced for September release as the singer openly hoped it would be leaked. While she is a brilliant artist, there is no doubt that M.I.A. is among the most skilled promoters in the music industry.
M.I.A. keeps her rhymes simple, with a little “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” call-out towards the end, but that prefaces the most famous line that emerged from teasers for the song:
“I’m not Rihanna
I’m not Madonna
I’m not Mariah
Or Ariana”
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