I love me some M.I.A. Her ability to incorporate world music elements into edgy hip hopish music amazes me time and time again.
This music video for “Bad Girls” is up for the video of the year award in the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards in September.
M.I.A is currently with Mercury records and managed by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.
She’s just one of those timeless, under-rated artists.
“Bad Girls”
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
[x2]
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the radio
Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don’t go screaming if I blow you with a bang
Suki Zuki
I’m coming in the Cherokee gasoline
There’s steam on the window screen
Take it, take it
Wheels bouncing like a trampoline
When I get to where I’m going, gonna have you trembling
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
[x2]
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the radio
Yeah back it, back it
Yeah pull up to the bumper game
Yeah with a signal
Cover me, cause I’m changing lanes
Had a handle on it
My life, I broke it
When I get to where I’m going, gonna have you saying it
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
[x2]
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the radio
[x2]
Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don’t go screaming if I blow you with a bang
Going out for beer child seat for a million
Accelerating fast I could do this in a second
Looking in the rear view swagger going swell
Leave them boys behind kisses leave em just to kill
Shift gear automatic damned if I do
Who’s gonna stop me when I’m coming through
What we got left is just me and you
Boy if I get a bed baby can I take you?
Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don’t go screaming if I blow you with a bang
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
[x4]
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I’m banging on the radio
[x2]
