She released several singles in 2006–2009 under the name "Mila J" and then went on a hiatus for a number of years after the shelving of her original debut studio album, Split Personality, before returning as "Japallonia" in 2012 and then reverting to Mila J.
She was signed to Motown from 2013 to 2017 and released two EPs, "M.I.L.A." (2014) and "213" (2016) while signed to them.
In 2017 she released two more EPs, "Dopamine" and "11.18".