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Boyz by M.I.A
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Artist Biography For M.I.A
This Is Either 1 An Incorrect Tag For M.I.A. The British Hip-Hop Dancehall Artist. Please Fix Your Tags. Or An Alias Of 2 Raphael Merriweathers Began His Professional Music Career At The Age Of 16. Already A Skilled Young Drummer He Began Performing With Top 40 Bands And Spent Ten Years Splitting His Time Between Touring And Working Studio Sessions. It Was During His Time As A Studio Drummer That Raphael Discovered Electronic Drum Programming. Finally Being Fed Up With Top 40 Gigs Raphael Joined Underground Resistance In 1998. As M.I.A. He Released “Schoolcraft Bump” And Began Performing With Underground Resistance’s Chaos Band. Raphael Now Records As Ray 7 And Splits His Time Working On Productions For Underground Resistance Session Work On Mainor’s New Electronic Soul Band Renaissance And His New Imprint ‘Tunnel 7’. In Which Case The Tag Is Correct.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Boyz
M.I.A - Kala
"Boyz" Is A Song Recorded By Artist M.I.A. For Her Second Album "Kala". The Song Was Written And Produced By Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam And Dave "Switch" Taylor And Composed In Recording Sessions Held In Several Countries. A Combination Of The Native Styles And Influences Of These Regions And Her Traditional And Electronic Musical Roots The Song Sees M.I.A. Mock And Simultaneously Praise Men For Various Character Traits. "Boyz" Is One Of The First Songs That The Artist Composed For The Album And Was Released As The Album's Lead Single Through XL Recordings And Interscope Records On 11 June 2007 In 12-Inch Single CD Single Digital Download And USB Flash Drive Formats. It Additionally Appeared In An Enhanced EP Format For Its CD Single Release And Appeared On The How Many Votes Fix Mix EP Edition. On 24 April 2007 "Boyz" Received Its World Premiere On The BBC Radio 1 Radio Station In London. An Uptempo Dance Song "Boyz" Draws From West Indian Soca And Tamil Gaana Influences Incorporating Electronica And Club Music Influences To A 4/4 Beat Bassline. Displaying Elements Of Worldbeat Its Instrumentation Consists Of Urumee Drum Percussion Trumpets Tambourines Electronic Scratches And Synths. Its Lyrics Make Reference To Male Bravado Warlords Motorcycle And Dirty Track Riding And Dance Moves Originating From Jamaica A Country That Inspired The Song's Composition. "Boyz" Placed At Number Nine On The Rolling Stone "100 Best Songs Of 2007" List And Ranked One Of The Best Songs Of The Year And The Decade By Blender Magazine NME Eye Weekly And PopMatters. The Single's Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Jay Will Williams And M.I.A. Presenting The Singer-Rapper Dancing With Several Male Dancers From Jamaican Dance Crews Surrounded By Colourful Lo-Fi Computer Animated Graphics Garnering Critical Acclaim For Its Subversive Nature And Triggering A New Dance And Graphic Design Revolution In Music And Videos. "Boyz" Was Nominated For The "Viral Woodie" At The 2007 MtvU Woodie Awards. The Song Made Appearances In Many Television Shows And Video Games Since Its Release And Featured In The Film Eat Pray Love. "Boyz" Reached Number Seven On The Canadian Singles Chart And The US Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart And Number Ninety-Nine On The Billboard Pop 100. Peaking At Number Three On The Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales Eight Places Higher Than "Galang" "Boyz" Gave M.I.A. Her First Top Ten Charting Single And The Record For The First Artist Of Sri Lankan And Tamil Descent To Have A Top Ten Charting Single In Billboard History And The First To Chart On The Billboard Pop 100. "Boyz" Was Also Part Of Her Set List On The Kala Tour And People Vs. Money Tour. In 2016 After All The Accusations Of Being Anti-Black Due To Her Comment Towards BLM She Took A Few Minutes To Reflect On Boyz During A Conversation With The Fader "No Every Record I Make Is About Equal Appreciation Of All Cultures Unified And Layered So They Co-Exist. Purely To Reflect That Actually Co-Existing Can Be Possible. And I Think This Is Why It Was Really Important For Example On A Track Like “Boyz ” To Take A 2 000 Year Old Drum Beat Which Is Called “dupping.” … I Took It To Jamaica And They Loved The Rhythm And They Got On It And Then You Took That Back To Other Countries And Then Took It Here And There….I Just Learned That As A Human Being People Connect To Shit."
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This Is Either 1 An Incorrect Tag For M.I.A. The British Hip-Hop Dancehall Artist. Please Fix Your Tags. Or An Alias Of 2 Raphael Merriweathers Began His Professional Music Career At The Age Of 16. Already A Skilled Young Drummer He Began Performing With Top 40 Bands And Spent Ten Years Splitting His Time Between Touring And Working Studio Sessions. It Was During His Time As A Studio Drummer That Raphael Discovered Electronic Drum Programming. Finally Being Fed Up With Top 40 Gigs Raphael Joined Underground Resistance In 1998. As M.I.A. He Released “Schoolcraft Bump” And Began Performing With Underground Resistance’s Chaos Band. Raphael Now Records As Ray 7 And Splits His Time Working On Productions For Underground Resistance Session Work On Mainor’s New Electronic Soul Band Renaissance And His New Imprint ‘Tunnel 7’. In Which Case The Tag Is Correct.
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"Boyz" is a song recorded by artist M.I.A. for her second album "Kala". The song was written and produced by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam and Dave "Switch" Taylor and composed in recording sessions held in several countries. A combination of the native styles and influences of these regions and her traditional and electronic musical roots, the song sees M.I.A. mock and simultaneously praise men for various character traits. "Boyz" is one of the first songs that the artist composed for the album and was released as the album's lead single through XL Recordings and Interscope Records on 11 June 2007, in 12-inch single, CD single, digital download and USB flash drive formats. It additionally appeared in an enhanced EP format for its CD single release, and appeared on the How Many Votes Fix Mix EP edition. On 24 April 2007, "Boyz" received its world premiere on the BBC Radio 1 radio station in London.
An uptempo dance song, "Boyz" draws from West Indian soca and Tamil gaana influences, incorporating electronica and club music influences to a 4/4 beat bassline. Displaying elements of worldbeat, its instrumentation consists of urumee drum percussion, trumpets, tambourines, electronic scratches and synths. Its lyrics make reference to male bravado, warlords, motorcycle and dirty track riding and dance moves originating from Jamaica, a country that inspired the song's composition. "Boyz" placed at number nine on the Rolling Stone "100 Best Songs of 2007" list and ranked one of the best songs of the year and the decade by Blender Magazine, NME, Eye Weekly and PopMatters.
The single's accompanying music video was directed by Jay Will Williams and M.I.A., presenting the singer-rapper dancing with several male dancers from Jamaican dance crews surrounded by colourful lo-fi computer animated graphics, garnering critical acclaim for its subversive nature and triggering a new dance and graphic design revolution in music and videos.
"Boyz" was nominated for the "Viral Woodie" at the 2007 mtvU Woodie Awards. The song made appearances in many television shows and video games since its release, and featured in the film Eat Pray Love. "Boyz" reached number seven on the Canadian Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart and number ninety-nine on the Billboard Pop 100. Peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales, eight places higher than "Galang", "Boyz" gave M.I.A. her first top ten charting single and the record for the first artist of Sri Lankan and Tamil descent to have a top ten charting single in Billboard history and the first to chart on the Billboard Pop 100. "Boyz" was also part of her set list on the Kala Tour and People vs. Money Tour.
In 2016, after all the accusations of being anti-black due to her comment towards BLM, she took a few minutes to reflect on Boyz during a conversation with The Fader:
"No, every record I make is about equal appreciation of all cultures, unified and layered so they co-exist. Purely to reflect that, actually, co-existing can be possible. And I think this is why it was really important, for example, on a track like “Boyz,” to take a 2,000 year old drum beat, which is called “dupping.” […] I took it to Jamaica, and they loved the rhythm, and they got on it, and then you took that back to [other countries], and then took it here and there….I just learned that as a human being, people connect to shit." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.