When joining Jay-Z’s record label, rapper MIA stood her ground and refused to comply with a request she considered sexist.
During a recent Instagram Live session, musician Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam opened up about the decline of her once-stellar music career and pointed out specific famous individuals who she believes contributed to the decline. on her failures.
The “Paper Planes” singer mentioned an important individual in her career, Jay-Z, who she mentioned requested a major change in her appearance after she signed with the label. his Roc Nation record in 2012.
In a recent excerpt shared on Livebitez’s Instagram account, MIA revealed: “First things first [Jay-Z] asked me to do plastic surgery.”
Casting doubt on the intentions of those in the music industry who might watch her Instagram Live, the 49-year-old pondered whether they saw her actions as a sign of insecurity about her music career. she is weakening and whether she is looking for validation or not.
“I don’t feel insecure because I would have had plastic surgery. So their argument of ‘Maya is insecure, that’s why she needs her ego massaged,’ fail. fail because you turn around and ask which women you know.” Never had cosmetic surgery [Jay-Z]?”
“They all do. I’m the only one who doesn’t, which proves the fact that it’s not insecurity,” she added.
With her confident demeanor, MIA expressed that if she lacked confidence, she “could have done it 100 times more”.
MIA left the label in 2014, signing with Roc Nation in 2012 to prepare for her fourth album, “Matangi”.
While she did not reveal the specific cosmetic procedure in question, she did mention various tips she received from individuals in the music industry regarding cosmetic enhancements.
“I won’t bleach my skin, no, I won’t get a nose job, no, I won’t get fillers,” she said. “Because I’m 100% satisfied, happy and at peace with exactly the way God designed it. That’s why.”
Just as MIA raised concerns about Jay-Z, allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl emerged in a legal case filed in October in connection with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawsuit .
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