via theatlantic.comMusicNewsM.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. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe only tracks you need to hear from November 2025Inside the world of Amore, Spain’s latest rising starLella Fadda is blazing a trail in the Egyptian music sceneThe rise of Sweden’s post-pop undergroundNeda is the singer-songwriter blending Farsi classics with Lily Allen 6 Flog Gnaw artists on what’s inspiring them right nowDazed Mix: Ziúr Parris Goebel is creating the music she wants to dance toPxssy Palace are ‘rewriting what freedom looks like’The house party isn’t dead, according to a new reportWatch: JT on Ariana Grande, Miami and marrying Lil Uzi Vert7 musicians who had their secret identities exposed