In an interview with Q magazine, rapper M.I.A ‘ Mathangi "Maya” Arulpragasam’ dished out how artists, specifically Beyoncé, Rihanna and Madonna were stealing her sound.
“I’m fine with Madonna or Beyoncé or Rihanna being inspired by my work, but I would like them to then go, ‘Yeah, this immigrant who came out of nowhere influenced us, so maybe not all of them are f--ing terrible,”
She added: “They don’t even think like that. They go ‘Yeah, maybe me stealing the stuff says she’s all right. She should be thankful we’re stealing it’.
M.I.A went on to compare her upbringing to Beyoncé’s, saying Bey had an easier road to fame, while she (an immigrant) didn’t have that luxury.
She told Attitude UK, “I’m fine with Madonna or Beyoncé or Rihanna being ‘inspired’ by my work. But I would like them to then go, ‘Yeah, this immigrant who came out of nowhere influenced us, so maybe not all of them are f--king terrible. They don’t even think like that. They go ‘Yeah, maybe me stealing the stuff says she’s all right. She should be thankful we’re stealing it.’ But sometimes you just think, ‘F--k, I have to pay some bills,’ you know?”
The Beyhive was not having it, they took Twitter to defend the Queen Bey of course. They questioned what Bey songs could possibly sound like M.I.A, to pointing how bad she sounds.
When has anyone ever listened to a Beyoncé song and thought MIA? ?? https://t.co/RadXR5ehyE
— new slave. (@chrstvphr) November 16, 2016
Imagine coming @ someone cause their parents paid their tuition fees while u had 2 use student loans...that's what MIA is doing with Beyoncé
— HIM (@frenzychilly) November 16, 2016
M.I.A gone end up MIA if she don't leave Beyoncé name out her mouth pic.twitter.com/eebEePSsm5
— Tyran (@Tyrannn) November 16, 2016
M.I.A hit back and tweeted: "industry offended I offended Beyonce , then spent 6 months telling me they can't market brown > LOLZ"
industry offended I offended Beyonce , then spent 6 months telling me they can't market brown > LOLZ
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) November 16, 2016
