MIA's made TIME magazine's Top 100 Influential People list for 2009. Apparently sampling the Clash and being featured on a movie trailer lands you such a coveted spot these days. Regardless, she's clearly a talented individual, already sampled by the likes of T.I. and crew.
In other news, MIA recently twittered that she's 'recording swine flu'...perhaps a current eevnts inspired sequel to 'Bird Flu'...or a joke. I wouldn't put either past her