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

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(EP) by American R&B

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Mila J. It was released on October 14, 2014, by

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. The EP features guest appearances by

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, with the production, which was provided by DJ Mustard, among others. The EP was supported by two

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: " Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" and " My Main" featuring Ty Dolla Sign.

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''

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. 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

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'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".

, Ty Dolla Sign,

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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 DJ Mustard and features

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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, " My Main" featuring Ty Dolla Sign, was released on September 30, 2014, with the accompanied music video. Additionally, the production on the song was handled by DJ Mustard.

Track listing

Charts

References

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