• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Rapper M.I.A. Says ‘Fans Might Turn Against Me’ After Proclaiming ‘Jesus Is Real’

Rapper M.I.A. Says ‘Fans Might Turn Against Me’ After Proclaiming ‘Jesus Is Real’

June 8, 2022
Migrant Successfully Fights Off Deportation Case Because Home Country Would Force Him To Shave Beard

Migrant Successfully Fights Off Deportation Case Because Home Country Would Force Him To Shave Beard

June 25, 2025
GOP Sens Act Cool As Fmr Gore Adviser Kills Provisions In Trump Bill

GOP Sens Act Cool As Fmr Gore Adviser Kills Provisions In Trump Bill

June 25, 2025
More Voters Deciding They’d Rather Be Called Anything But A Democrat

More Voters Deciding They’d Rather Be Called Anything But A Democrat

June 25, 2025
Ron DeSantis Quips Socialist’s Win Will Send Florida Property Values To The Moon

Ron DeSantis Quips Socialist’s Win Will Send Florida Property Values To The Moon

June 25, 2025
Fox News Hires Conservative Influencer Brett Cooper To Join Network

Fox News Hires Conservative Influencer Brett Cooper To Join Network

June 25, 2025
Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Trump To Keep Throwing Money At EV Chargers

Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Trump To Keep Throwing Money At EV Chargers

June 25, 2025
Joe Scarborough Says Most New Yorkers Likely Don’t Find Mamdani’s Agenda To Be What They Need

Joe Scarborough Says Most New Yorkers Likely Don’t Find Mamdani’s Agenda To Be What They Need

June 25, 2025
Democrat Primary Voters Reward First Prosecutor To Indict Trump

Democrat Primary Voters Reward First Prosecutor To Indict Trump

June 25, 2025
NATO Leader Lauds Trump as ‘Man of Strength’, ‘Man of Peace’

NATO Leader Lauds Trump as ‘Man of Strength’, ‘Man of Peace’

June 25, 2025
Trump DOJ Sues Judges On Entire Federal District Court

Trump DOJ Sues Judges On Entire Federal District Court

June 25, 2025
FBI Launching Probe Into Leaked Iran Damage Report, Hegseth Says

FBI Launching Probe Into Leaked Iran Damage Report, Hegseth Says

June 25, 2025
DOGE Staffer ‘Big Balls’ Hits Exit

DOGE Staffer ‘Big Balls’ Hits Exit

June 25, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home FaithTap

Rapper M.I.A. Says ‘Fans Might Turn Against Me’ After Proclaiming ‘Jesus Is Real’

by Western Journal
June 8, 2022
in FaithTap
235 17
0
Rapper M.I.A. Says ‘Fans Might Turn Against Me’ After Proclaiming ‘Jesus Is Real’

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 04: British-Sri Lankan rapper Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam aka M.I.A performs during the Off-White Fall/Winter 2021/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 04, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

M.I.A., a British rapper best known for her 2007 hit “Paper Planes,” was listed as one of Time magazine’s Top 100 most influential people in 2009.

Born in London as Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam and of Sri Lankan-Tamil descent, the talented musician was raised Hindu. She was highly political and worked hard to get the plight of Palestinians and refugees noticed.

Her work and ethos were so polarizing that in 2006 she was banned from traveling to the U.S. because of her controversial song lyrics and her reported support of the Tamil Tigers — a Sri Lankan guerilla group that the U.S. regards as a terrorist organization.

But in 2017, she underwent perhaps her biggest development of all stemming from a supernatural experience.

During an interview on “The Zane Lowe Show,” M.I.A. gave details about what happened and the transformation she went through as a result, according to Christian Post.

“Since then, my head has been in a totally different place,” she said. “Being a Tamil and being a Hindu, I was very comfortable that I’d arrived finding myself. Which is, I think, going to be weird for America to process.

“But I had a vision, and I saw the vision of Jesus Christ.”

Holding to her Hindu background and believing Christianity to be “basic,” the rapper was stopped in her tracks by what she said was a vision of Jesus. It was so compelling that she became a believer.

“It’s very creatively a crazy thing because it turned my world upside down,” M.I.A. said. “Because everything I thought and believed was no longer the case. And I think that was maybe a sign that something major was going to happen in the world and that people were needing to be introduced to this concept.”

Confirming that she is a born-again Christian, she reiterated how unexpected it was and how it has infiltrated every part of her life.

“I’m not going to lie,” she said. “When I had this vision, it turned my world upside down.”

Perhaps most compelling of all, M.I.A. knew that this paradigm shift may cause her to lose many of her fans and forever change the look of the career she’s spent so much time and effort shaping — but she said she has no choice: She is adamant that Jesus is real, and she will not compromise that message.

“If I’m coming back now saying ‘Jesus is real,’ there’s a point,” she explained.

“Basically, all of my fans might turn against me because they are all progressives who hate people that believe in Jesus Christ in this country.”

Her newest album, “MATA,” is set to come out soon and her single “The One” was released on May 26, giving fans a taste of what is to come. She said that while her new music still draws heavily from her past and culture, it also incorporates elements of her new faith.

“I’m still me,” she said. “That’s still my language. And those are still my tools to be able to create beats like that or a sound like that.

“But I think the message was just to get to a peaceful place. Watch the space. The history is, even if it costs me my career, I won’t lie. I will tell the truth, and I will tell you what’s on my mind and my heart.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

Tags: celebrityChristianityentertainmentfaithGodJesus Christmusicrap musicworld news
Share196Tweet123
Western Journal

Western Journal

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th