MAIYA THE DON THE NEW ALBUM “PRECIOUS CARGO” ARRIVES JUNE 26

MAIYA THE DON
THE NEW ALBUM
“PRECIOUS CARGO”
ARRIVES JUNE 26

(New York, NY — June 9, 2026) Handle with care. Brooklyn rapper Maiya The Donannounces her new album Precious Cargo, available to pre-save June 19via MNRK Music Group. She has been shipping singles ahead. “Let’s Be Clear,” “TEN,” and “Miss Irresponsible” made the trip. The full shipment lands on June 26.

CLICK HERE TO PRE-SAVE ‘PRECIOUS CARGO’

Precious Cargo is what you guard with everything you have, and Maiya has spent her whole career learning to treat herself that way. She came up putting her vulnerability in her music when it scared her, building both a platform and a loyal audience from her room and her phone, and decided early that her worth was not up for debate.

She carved out her own lane with anthems for women, fearless and New York to the core, the kind you scream back word for word, and Precious Cargo is her boldest yet. “TEN”turned self-love and sisterhood into a viral hook, “Miss Irresponsible” is her spending freely with nothing to prove, and “Let’s Be Clear”is pure, unapologetic confidence.

Photo Credit: Robyn Mincey

The story starts in Brooklyn, where Maiyatraded battle raps with her brother long before anyone was listening. She found her first audience on TikTok as a beauty creator, then walked away from that lane to bet everything on rap. It paid off. Her breakout single “Telfy,” an ode to the Telfar bag, made her a name, and her debut Hot Commodity followed, featuring Ty Dolla $ign.

The recognition came fast, much of it from the women leading rap right now. Latto, the Grammy-nominated hitmaker, called her out by name as a rapper to watch. Flo Millibrought her along on a headlining tour. The New York Times Magazine placed her in its “The Future of Rap Is Female”feature story, and she landed on the XXL Freshman cover, the industry’s annual stamp of approval on its rising class.

Pre-save Precious Cargo ahead of its June 26release. More music en route.