Few artists do as good a job bringing Middle Eastern, Indian and Tamil beats to western Hip Hop as well as M.I.A. consistently does.
This is a song that absolutely throws EVERYTHING at you - drums, horns, jumping, more horns, more drums, samples - and does not stop. It is an upbeat dancehall track and in your face, and it's all about, well, boyz. It's a fun, happy, upbeat song that ended up being a dance hit and a minor pop hit in the US. Co-written by the artist and Switch - both of whom also produced the track - the song includes strong influence from Tamil music - from M.I.A.'s home country of Sri Lanka.
It's a delight, seriously.
M.I.A. also puts on a hell of a live performance, such as this one from 2018 at the Sakifo Music Festival. You can see the Tamil drums in full effect in this performance - they are really used to get the song's unique sound.
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