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M.I.A.’s third studio album /\/\/\Y/\ (pronounced Maya) opens with the clicking of a keyboard and ends with the sound of a dial-up Internet connection. The 12-track disc, heavily inspired by the World Wide Web, features production from Rusko, Blaqstarr, Diplo, and Switch. Preview one-minute snippets from the Oscar nominee’s latest effort before its release on July 13.

“If you’re an M.I.A. fan and you buy a new M.I.A. record, you want to hear something you’ve never heard before. This record gives you that,” Rusko told Billboard.

The Hype Williams-directed video for “XXXO” will debut later this month. M.I.A. is also scheduled to appear July 13 on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and the following night on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

1. “The Message”
2. “Steppin’ Up”
3. “XXXO”
4. “Teqkilla”
5. “Lovalot”
6. “Story to Be Told”
7. “It Takes a Muscle”
8. “It Iz What It Iz”
9. “Born Free”
10. “Meds and Feds”
11. “Tell Me Why”
12. “Space”
13. “XXXO (Blaqstarr Dirty Mix)” [Bonus]

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25 Comments

Will
June 12th, 2010 at 7:48 am
This album is crazyyyyy. Im buying this album july 13. WOW!!!!

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mesouth
June 12th, 2010 at 7:50 am
that’s what I call hotness.I already preordered the limited edition.

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mike
June 12th, 2010 at 8:28 am
i like XXXO, It Takes A Muscle and Tell Me Why, the rest is crap

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mesouth
June 12th, 2010 at 8:38 am
@mike

I always read ur comment and talk ish on M.I.A. can u please tell me who are ur fave singers?

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GETEM'
June 12th, 2010 at 8:40 am
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG……HER CD IS OVERWHELIMG….NEVER HEARD SUCH A GOOD ALBUM IN MY LIFE LITERALLY!!!!!!

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ed
June 12th, 2010 at 8:51 am
uhhh loveallot=loveallah

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Infamous1
June 12th, 2010 at 9:26 am
I LIKE THIS. ITS VERY DIFFERENT. IT ALMOST HAS THIS FUTURISTIC VIBE ABOUT IT. MIA HAS 2 BE THE MOST CREATIVE WOMAN IN MUSIC.

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kanYe
June 12th, 2010 at 10:48 am
That’s garbage!

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UltraKid
June 12th, 2010 at 10:52 am
@Infamous1,
So true and Kanye West is definitly the most creative man in music. If those two dated the would make the perfect couple.

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@LoveShaniqua
June 12th, 2010 at 11:27 am
She’s dope!

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GangsterA
June 12th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Hot hot hot i cant belive it i will buy 2 copies

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noWAY
June 13th, 2010 at 1:45 am
sorry, but this album is gonna flop. a little less fl overdose and a lil more real melodies next time, please. there isnt even a song on it,that could possibly be catchy enough to be the next single.
MAJOR-FAIL!

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Zayus
June 13th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Try listening to an M.I.A. album every once in a while, moron.

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Tommy
June 13th, 2010 at 8:10 am
do you think Mike is “please believe me under this name” for Diplo?

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Tommy
June 13th, 2010 at 8:10 am
Oh yes, and this album is gna be HUGE!

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kev
June 13th, 2010 at 9:23 am
just curious how some of you are claiming that this album is “crazy” or “crap”, after hearing 13 out of the 44 minutes of the whole thing?

lol, doesn’t seem to make sense

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LaraLove
June 13th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Like the GOD Nas said “Her sound is the future.” & like She said “M.I.A coming back with POWER POWER” blasting fakes, jakes and snake Bitches!

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MeLissa
June 13th, 2010 at 11:01 am
yesssssss, love M.I.A cant wait to cop this for real though!

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humberto
June 13th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
This is REAL futuristic music, man!
M.I.A. is the truth!

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Kyle
June 15th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
People who label M.I.A as “crap” or “garbage” simply don’t understand her music. Anyway, the album sounds so good, but I think it’s gonna be hard to top the masterpiece that was “Kala.”

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Clif
June 16th, 2010 at 4:18 am
Album of the year. Hands down!
And Kyle, yes, maybe it won’t top Kala, but it is at least as amazing as Arular (which was a 9 out of 10 for me). 3 huge albums like this in a row… How many artists have done that? I can count them with my 2 hands only. She’s a goddess.

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dave
June 16th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Top: 4
1. Born Free
2. lovalot
3. Steppin’ Up
4. Meds and Feds

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kani k.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Sounds great you know . a bit indie-rock-psychedelic than her previous album though.

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LUV DIS SHYT
June 28th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
to the assholes sayin there isnt a hit on it, obviously the only song u liked on the last album was paper planes…. its not that radically different in terms of radio-friendly compared 2 her last albums so suq it

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