Courtesy of H&MMusic / NewsM.I.A. is ‘on the verge’ of leaking her new albumThe rapper also says that ‘big American artists’ have taken ideas from her forthcoming fifth album before it’s even been releasedShareLink copied ✔️July 11, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut M.I.A. has once again threatened to leak her forthcoming fifth album (set to be titled Matahdatah), writing on Twitter that she is “on the verge” of putting it online. Earlier this year, the rapper previewed a new track, “Finally”, in a Periscope chat with fans, and said that she’d happily leak her album if she didn’t want to maintain a decent relationship with her label. “I would do that,” she said, “But I also want to find an album where I can actually make my label work for me.” Today, however, it looks that the relationship has soured. Over a couple of tweets she talked about leaking the record, and also expressed frustration that some of the ideas from the album have been used by other artists before the general public have even had a chance to hear it. “I hate it when big American artists take from me and my work and refugee sentiments from my work before it’s released”. This isn’t the first time that M.I.A. has experienced problems with her label. Elsewhere in the Periscope talk she seemed to pre-empt the lack of interest from her label, Interscope, in her work. “Remember my album when they bury it and say that it’s shit or I didn’t work hard enough or I didn’t care about you,” she said, “Just remember I made one.” See her tweets below. SO ON THE VERGE OF LEAKING THIS LP - ESPECIALLY WHEN I GET TOLD TO "FIGHT UR OWN BATTLE" , "NOT YOUR MULE" REFUGEES GOT THEIR PLATFORM ETC— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) July 11, 2016I hate it when big American artists take from me and my work and refugee sentiments from my work before it's released - survivor !!!— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) July 11, 2016Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online