The past year was a bit of a rough for M.I.A. A combination of media backlash, political paranoia and an album that sadly failed to live up to extremely high expectations made us wonder if the colorful star would come back into favor. But she’s getting in the last word in 2010, dropping this mixtape of unreleased music plus some new gems produced by Diplo, Blaqstarr, Switch and M.I.A. herself.

M.I.A. – ViVKi LEEKX Mixtape

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