On the Portland stop of the Beach House Tour with Ty Dolla $ign, Mila J sat down with Emily Berkey and touched on a few topics fans wondered about. The two discuss Mila’s transitions from being a dancer, rapper and now singer; her childhood friendship with Ty Dolla $ign; and her latest single “Smoke, Drink, Break Up.” Though is pretty known by now that Mila is indeed a sister to Jhene Aiko, Emily and her talk about the other musical elements her family had available and how encouraging her parents were.

Mila is currently on tour & working on her debut album MILA: Made In Los Angeles, which is looking at a late fall 2014 release date with features from Ty, Problem, Snoop Dogg and more.