M.I.A.

<p>The last time we heard an album from M.I.A. was back in 2016 when she shared <em>AIM</em>. Much to her fan&#8217;s dismay, around the same time, the 47-year-old expressed her desire to retire from the music industry, but after six years, she&#8217;s returned with a new album for her followers, complete with 13 tracks.</p>



<p><em>MATA</em> arrived at midnight on Friday (October 7), marking the British rap starlet&#8217;s sixth studio release via Island Records, following <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/435292-mia-threatens-to-leak-doja-cat-and-nicki-minaj-collabs-says-she-waited-2-years-for-verses-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">threats of a leak</a> from the artist herself after revealing that she allegedly waited two years to get verses from prospect collaborators such as <a href="/profile/NickiMinaj" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Nicki Minaj</a> and <a href="/profile/dojacat" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Doja Cat</a>.</p>



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<p>Seeing as no other artists are credited on the tracklist, it remains unclear if we&#8217;ll ever hear the M.I.A. x Onika or Amala link-ups at this time.</p>



<p>Titles that were included on the final list include previously released singles like <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/396732-mia-drops-off-new-single-the-one-new-song" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;The One,&#8221;</a> <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411442-mia-reminds-us-she-s-living-her-best-life-on-popular-single-new-song" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;Popular,&#8221;</a> and <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/437171-m-i-a-prepares-for-her-mata-album-with-beep-single-listen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;Beep,&#8221;</a> as well as new arrivals like &#8220;100% Sustainable,&#8221; &#8220;Zoo Girl,&#8221; &#8220;Time Traveller,&#8221; and album closer, &#8220;Marigold.&#8221;</p>



<p>Stream <em>MATA</em> on Spotify or Apple Music below, and tap back in with <em>HNHH</em> later for more hip-hop music updates.</p>



<p><strong><em>MATA </em>Tracklist:</strong></p>



<ol>
<li>F.I.A.S.O.M. Pt. 1</li>



<li>F.I.A.S.O.M. Pt. 2</li>



<li>100% Sustainable</li>



<li>Beep</li>



<li>Energy Freq</li>



<li>The One</li>



<li>Zoo Girl</li>



<li>Time Traveller</li>



<li>Popular</li>



<li>Puththi</li>



<li>K.T.P. (Keep The Peace)</li>



<li>MATA LIFE</li>



<li>Marigold</li>
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