via theatlantic.comMusic / NewsM.I.A. raps about hiding from border patrol on her new song“MIA OLA” follows her recent collaboration with Baauer and G-DragonShareLink copied ✔️March 17, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Having only just dropped “Temple”, her collaboration with Baauer and Korean rapper G-Dragon, M.I.A. has shared another new song, the two-part “MIA OLA” and “Foreign Friend”. “MIA OLA” is M.I.A.’s first solo release since last year's “Borders”. It's split into two halves: “MIA OLA” is energetic and hits hard, while “Foreign Friend” is slower and more lo-fi. Like “Borders”, the new song is once again concerned with the nature of international borders, with a particularly memorable lyric about hiding from border patrol in a Toyota Corolla. The Soundcloud description for the song reads: “TO ALL MY FLYPIRATES and DJS - THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT !!!! LIVE FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER OLA !!!! MIA ON THE WAVES Miauk – Mia-ola”. It's not clear whether the track will appear on her next album. M.I.A. recently announced a collaboration with H&M, which will involve releasing a new song for World Recycling Week. She also released “Boom ADD”, a new version of her 2013 track “Boom Skit” taking aim at the NFL. Listen to “MIA OLA” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last month Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedWhat do cats think of Mitski’s new album? Find out in this new video‘Thug metal’ band Empty Shell Casing are the nu kids on the blockThese evocative photos depict the in-between moments at Rio Carnival These photos straddle ‘pre and post-iPhone’ London nightlifeListen to Evissimax’s ‘Black, vampy and sexy’ Dazed mixPop dreamer Gabriela Richardson shares her internet obsessionsWhat’s poppin’? Two Shell meet Jack Harlow at London’s PhonoxEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy