Saturday, rapper M.I.A announced on her MySpace blog that she had given birth to a baby boy.

Last Sunday, the British singer, although she was experiencing labor contractions, gave a performance at the Grammy Awards, along with fellow rappers Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I. and Lil Wayne.

In her MySpace posting, M.I.A said that she had gone into labor hours after the Grammy ceremony.

The baby boy was born Wednesday, February 11, and according to his mother, he is healthy, beautiful and the most amazing thing on the planet.

The boy’s name has yet to be disclosed, as well as the location where he was delivered, while his father is musician Benjamin Brewer, M.I.A.’s fiance and chairman and Chief Executing Officer (CEO) of Warner Music Group.

British songwriter, record producer, vocalist and artist M.I.A, 31,  whose real name is Mathangi „Maya”Arulpragasam, rose to fame in early 2004 by having file-shared two of her singles, „Galang” and „Sunshowers” on the web.

One year later, she released her Mercury Prize-nominated debut album „Arular,” while in 2007, her second work, entitled „Kala” saw the light of day and also managed to put M.I.A. on the map as a mainstream rapper.

In addition to her singing career, M.I.A works as a graphic designer, as well,  providing artwork and photography for releases, and as a director of music videos, whereas she has also experimented with documentary films last year and she released a collection of her fashion designs.