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Rye Rye is the stage name of Ryeisha Berrain, an American rapper from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She met the musician Blaqstarr, a friend of her sister's, and worked with him on her early material. She met M.I.A. in a studio after M.I.A. overheard one of her songs.[1]
Go! Pop! Bang!
Rye Rye is signed to Interscope Records and is also the first artist signed to M.I.A.'s record label N.E.E.T.. Her debut album, titled "Go! Pop! Bang!" was set to come out in March 2009, but has not been released yet. Rye Rye collaborated with several artists on the LP which is set to feature artwork by M.I.A.. With DJ Diplo, she worked on a song called "Wassup Wassup." "Hardcore Girls" with The Count and Sinden, and "Reasons." "Hardcore Girls" appears on the Hardcore Girls EP by The Count and Sinden via Domino Records.[1][2] She has described her sound as "unique, hard-hitting," saying "anything thrown I can handle it."[3]
Rye Rye began performing at the age of 16.[4] She toured with M.I.A. during the fall and winter of 2007 and early 2008 and briefly with Afrikan Boy.[5] She features on a remix of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" with Afrikan Boy, which appears on the Paper Planes - Homeland Security Remixes EP by M.I.A. and is available on her MySpace.[6] Her song "Shake It To The Ground," a collaboration with Blaqstarr, was made available for download on iTunes. Released via Mad Decent, she has also made a music video for the song.[7]
She appears on M.I.A.'s remix of Busy Signal's "Tic Toc," an unfinished version of which was showcased on Gilles Peterson's Radio 1 show. [8][9]. Rye Rye travelled to Sweden to perform in summer of 2008 and is featured on the rapclash remix of Swedish musician Adrian Lux's single "Strawberry". Rye Rye's single "Bang" (featuring M.I.A.) appears on the "Fast & Furious" motion picture soundtrack. During the movie, it plays during the credits.
Rye Rye said on her Twitter that the album is 100% done but she wanted to record a little more and make sure that it's perfect.
Personal life
Pursuing her music career, Rye Rye has also expressed interest in attending college to study child care.[10][4] Although Rye Rye was slated be part of the A-Trak tour, she had to pull out as she was expecting her first child. [11][11] She had a baby girl, Kennidi on September 30, 2009.[12]
Other Work
Rye Rye features on Crookers debut album, Tons Of Friends (Crookers album), rapping on the track, "Hip Hop Changed".
References
- ^ a b Aguirre, Elizabeth (2008-06-06). "Rap artist Rye Rye shows us how she gets it poppin' in Baltimore". Groove Effect. http://www.grooveeffect.com/art-music/060608-rap-artist-rye-rye-shows-us-ho.php. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ "Video: Rye Rye Breaking It Off To New Song With The Count & Sinden". The Fader. 2008-08-19. http://www.thefader.com/tag/rye+rye. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Count & Sinden's 'Hardcore Girls'". FACT magazine. 2008-08-19. http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=906&Itemid=26. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ a b MacInnes, Paul (2008-05-01). "Music Weekly: The Rascals interview and Miles Kane acoustic". The Guardian Music Weekly Podcast. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/audio/2008/may/01/music.weekly.podcast. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "My My...We Love Rye Rye Interview". Fredflare. 2008-07-11. http://www1.fredflare.com/blog/?p=2529. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Arulpragasam, Maya (2008). "M.I.A. Myspace". Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/mia. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ "The FADER - Video:DJ Blaqstarr & Rye Rye, "Shake it to the Ground"". The Fader. 2008-11-15. http://www.thefader.com/articles/2007/11/15/video-dj-blaqstarr-rye-rye-shake-it-to-the-ground. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-09-08). "T-Pain Proves His Rap Skills On Pr33 Ringz; Andre 3000 Wants You To Say He's Wack: Mixtape Monday". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594197/20080905/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ ""Radio 1 - Gilles Peterson - M.I.A., Switch and Diplo takeover."" (html). BBC Radio 1. 11 September 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20080911. "M.I.A. played her unfinished remix on Gilles Peterson's Radio 1 show on September 11 2008, and describes her new label N.E.E.T., with Rye Rye's first album due for release in 2009."
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (2008-05-01). "Music Weekly - featuring the Rascals". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/may/01/musicweeklyfeaturingtheras. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ a b Hilton, Perez (2008-07-11). "Gossip Blog". PerezHilton. http://perezhilton.com/2009-07-11-rye-rye-pulls-outor-rather-she-didnt-pull-out. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ http://twitter.com/nickgfromdc/status/4509782324
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