Mamma M.I.A.! Rapper gives birth to baby boy

Grammy nominee says son is ‘healthy, fine, beautiful’ on MySpace posting

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updated 4:32 p.m. ET Feb. 15, 2009

LOS ANGELES - Call her Mamma M.I.A.

The Grammy- and Oscar-nominated rapper has announced on her MySpace blog that she has given birth to a son.

The rapper wrote Saturday that her baby is “healthy, fine, beautiful” and the most amazing thing on this planet. She jokes that the two are working together on a tour.

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The father is her fiance, musician Benjamin Bronfman. A representative says the couple have declined to release the baby’s name.

The “Paper Planes” singer had a scene-stealing performance at the Grammys on Sunday. She strutted on stage with her swollen belly during a performance with Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I. and Lil Wayne. The rapper says she started going into labor hours later.