HUGE fan of M.I.A here! Saw her live 4 times and I respect everything she does but this album is her weakest by far. Borders and Go Off are the strongest material but the rest don't even come close to the genius of Bamboo Banga, Boys, Bird Flu (the whole KALA really), Meds & Feds, Born Free, Bucky done gun, Bring The Noize, YALA, Bad Girls. All her classics.
Her first 3 albums are legendary and I still listen to them every week to this day. I lose my **** every time I hear Bring The Noize (album version) off Matangi but AIM is like a 7/10
Her best beat this era is REWEAR IT and the video is dope!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MskKkn2Jg