''Made in L.A.'' (M.I.L.A.) is the debut

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

(EP) by American R&B

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Mila J Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo (born November 18, 1982), known professionally as Mila J, is an American R&B singer and rapper. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is the older sister of R&B singer Jhené Aiko and is known for being in Prince's vid ...

. It was released on October 14, 2014, by

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. The EP features

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s by

B.o.B Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. (born November 15, 1988), known professionally as B.o.B, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Raised in Decatur, Georgia, Simmons signed with record producer Jim Jonsin's Rebel Rock Entertainm ...

, with the production, which was provided by

DJ Mustard A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music festivals), mobile DJ ...

, among others. The EP was supported by two

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: " Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" and "

My Main "My Main" is a song by American singer Mila J featuring Ty Dolla $ign. It was released on August 27, 2014, as the second single from her debut EP ''M.I.L.A. ''Made in L.A.'' (M.I.L.A.) is the debut extended play (EP) by American R&B recording ...

" featuring

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Background

Billing herself as Mila J, she released her first single, called " Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" with the accompanied music video premiering on ''BET's''

106 & Park ''106 & Park'' is an American hip hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that was broadcast on weekdays at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT on BET; it aired on a one-day delay on BET International. It was the network's highest- rated ...

. The song peaked at number 33 on the US ''Billboards R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. On May 28, 2014, she performed the song at BET's 106 & Park. After the lead single release, she was featured on

Trey Songz Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor (record producer), Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz ...

's Trigga for their song, "Disrespectful" and several other projects. She is currently working on an album entitled ''M.I.L.A.'', which stands for ''Made in Los Angeles''.Rap-Up TV: Mila J Talks Debut, Influences, & Musical Family
Rap-Up TV. April 22, 2014 She stated that the album will have a 1990s vibe to it and contains a lot of relationship-based songs such as "Pain in My Heart" and "Times Like These".

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are some of the features mentioned on this project. On August 27, she premiered the lyric video of her second single, "My Main" produced by

and features

Ty Dolla $ign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Griffin gai ...

on her YouTube channel.Mila J-My Main Lyric Video
YouTube. August 26, 2014

Singles

The EP's first single, " Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" was released on January 29, 2014. The song was produced by Eric "Cire" Crawford. The EP's second single, "

" featuring

, was released on September 30, 2014, with the accompanied music video. Additionally, the production on the song was handled by

Track listing

Charts

References

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