Mia Khalifa (song)

"Alok Maurya (Bablu)"
A pixelated image of a woman with the words "Mia Khalifa Diss" and "iLoveFriday"
Single by iLoveFriday
from the EP Mood
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2018 (independent release) December 14, 2018 (re-released)
Recorded2018
GenreHip hop
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Aqsa Malik
  • Carrington Hyatt
Producer(s)Xeno Carr
iLoveFriday singles chronology
"Travel Ban"
(2018)
"Alok Maurya (Bablu)"
(2018)
"Woah Vicky (Diss)"
(2018)
Music video
"Mia Khalifa" on YouTube

"Mia Khalifa" (originally titled "Mia Khalifa (Diss)", also known as "Hit or Miss", and sometimes stylized as "MiA KHALiFA") is a song by American hip hop group iLoveFriday (stylized as iLOVEFRiDAY). The duo of Atlanta-based rappers Aqsa Malik (also known as Smoke Hijabi) and Xeno Carr self-released the song on February 12, 2018, which was later re-released by Records Co and Columbia Records on December 14, 2018. It was included on their second EP, Mood (2019). The song was produced by Carr. The song is a diss track targeting Mia Khalifa, a Lebanese-American Internet celebrity and former pornographic actress. The decision to write a song dissing Khalifa arose over a misunderstanding. A faked screenshot, intended as a joke, seemed to show Khalifa, who once appeared in a pornographic film wearing a hijab, criticizing Malik for smoking while wearing a hijab in a music video. iLoveFriday thought the screenshot was legitimate.

Critics have praised the song for its unconventional catchiness, but it has also been criticized as off-key and misogynistic.[2][3] Months after its release, "Mia Khalifa" achieved unexpected viral success on social media, especially among TikTok users. The best-known portion is Malik's verse, which opens with a line that became an Internet meme: "Hit or miss, I guess they never miss, huh?"

  1. ^ "I Love Friday". RECORDS CO. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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