Never judge a book by its cover. It’s an old lesson, but one this writer had to remind herself about while preparing for rapper Chhoti Maa to start performing at a showcase in New York City featuring indigenous artists.

Born in Guanajuato, Mexico and based out of Oakland, Calif., Chhoti Maa is petite, but her voice is anything but. Now, this activist rapper with a husky voice and flow has a new video for her single, “Atiza,” and we’re premiering it below.

Maa, who is also an artist-teacher and cultural producer, gained internet buzz in 2016 when she dropped migrant anthem “Agua Corre.” Wanting to refine her sound, she took her album of the same name on the road to Spain, Sweden, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

Now, she’s set to release Caldo de Hueso (Bone Broth) on Wednesday, the 7th of November, independently, with some limited edition vinyl records available via Joyful Noise’s White Label Series.

Maa tells us the new project will feature a blend of genres, from hip-hop to cumbia.

We’re also a fan of fact that she had a modern-day “fairy godmother” type of force behind her to make it possible.

Maa was able to record, mix, master and fund the record thanks to the support of the Women’s Audio Mission, a San Francisco/Oakland-based nonprofit organization that uses music and media “the only professional recording studio in the world built and run by women to attract over 1,500 underserved women and girls every year to STEM and creative technology studies that inspire them to amplify their voices and become the innovators of tomorrow.”

Women helping women to create, and because of that, Maa has her new album, which has a theme of fire.