Rye Rye

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Ryeisha Berrain (born November 25, 1990), known by her stage name Rye Rye, is an American rapper, singer, dancer and actress. Signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings, she released her first mixtape RYEot PowRR in 2011 and her anticipated debut album Go! Pop! Bang! on May 15, 2012. In early 2009, MSNBC listed Rye Rye as one of the "5Top: Top of the pops! Up-and coming young singers."[1] In 2011, Rye Rye was named one of Billboard's "21 Under 21".[2] Rye Rye made her acting debut in the 2012 film 21 Jump Street.

Career

Early career

Rye Rye began performing at the age of 16.[3] She wanted to join the music industry because she felt there was potential there, adding "I love performing, singing, dancing, all of that and I felt that given the opportunity I would destroy it."[4]

She met the musician Blaqstarr, a friend of her sister's, and worked with him on her early material after leaving a rap verse on his answering machine. On this process she notes "I used to like to write poetry and stories. One day I was home, bored, and started to compose songs."[5]

Her song "Shake It To The Ground," produced in collaboration with Blaqstarr, was a club hit in 2006, leading to local speculation that Rye Rye could be a fresh, new female success within

People Vs. Money Tour in early 2008 and briefly with Afrikan Boy.[3][10][11][12] They both appeared in M.I.A.'s 2007 music video for the song "Paper Planes
."

Go! Pop! Bang!

Rye Rye was the first artist signed to M.I.A.'s record label

Diesel XXX party at Pier 3 in Brooklyn.[21]

Rye Rye is featured on the

The Gossip
in April 2010.

On February 9, 2011, Rye Rye put up her pre-album mixtape RYEot PowRR for download, along with a video to her remix of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A.".[23] After several date changes, an official release date for Go! Pop! Bang! was announced for February 22, 2011. However, the album did not come out and is presently slated for a Fall 2011 release.[24] Rye Rye performed at the 2010 Alexander Wang fashion week after party. The first single to be lifted from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang! entitled "Sunshine", was released on October 5 and leaked online a day earlier. A music video with M.I.A. was shot in September 2010, and released on October 8. Rye Rye has recently joined M.I.A. to perform on her tour of international shows in 2010.[25]

On June 7, 2011, she released a second single "

LMFAO on arena shows.[27]

Rye Rye released her single "

Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.[28]

Departure from N.E.E.T. Recordings

In a 2016 interview, Rye Rye revealed that she had left N.E.E.T. Recordings, claiming that "N.E.E.T. kinda [sic] just folded. M.I.A. was focusing on her own stuff, [and] never really put that much time into the label", and that she was planning on releasing music independently.[29]

Acting

Rye Rye appeared in the film 21 Jump Street and its sequel 22 Jump Street, she also recorded 21 Jump Street's main theme with Esthero.

Artistry

Style and inspiration

The

Rolling Stone described Go! Pop! Bang! as "the hip-hop album most likely to set the club on fire" while Paper stated the album "will take over car stereos one impossibly ear-catching kinetic party jam at a time." Bust described her debut album as "Baltimore grime at its best." She told Rap-Up TV that she was also a fan of clothing designer Jeremy Scott.[30][31]

Speaking of the ease at which writing her lyrics comes to her, Rye Rye notes that listening to her songs' beats repeatedly in the studio helps her to focus.

Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rihanna and Jay-Z as well as a Disney Channel artist to reach out to child audiences. She says, "Of course I want to work with artists that can dance so in saying that I have to say that Ciara is someone I really want to work with, as that girl have moves. Not forgetting Ms. Missy Elliott of course as I think her videos are crazy."[4]

Influence

Rye Rye is the muse of fashion designer Prabal Gurung.[33] Music critics have noted similarities between the style of the music video in the song "What You Talking About!?" by Redlight, featuring Ms. Dynamite, with that of M.I.A. and Rye Rye.[34]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

  • RYEot PowRR (2011)

Singles

  • "Bang" (featuring M.I.A.) (2009)
  • "Sunshine" (featuring M.I.A.) (2010)
  • "Never Will Be Mine" (featuring Robyn) (2011)
  • "New Thing" (2011)
  • "Boom Boom" (2012)
  • "21 Jump Street" (featuring Esthero) (2012)
  • ”Crazy legs anthem” (2021)
  • ”QUEEN’N” (2021)
  • I See You (featuring lau.ra) (2022)
  • Tip Thru The Door (featuring Cakes da Killa, WERK) (2022)

As featured artist

References

  1. ^ Sclafani, Tony (April 20, 2009). "Top of the pops! Up-and-coming young singers". MSNBC. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Depland, Michael (September 27, 2011). "21 Under 21: Rye Rye (2011)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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  4. ^ a b "Rye Rye Interview". Female First. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b MC (24 January 2009). "Faces to Watch". Billboard. pp. 23–25.
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  15. ^ "Audio: Rye Rye, "Gangsta Girl"". The Fader. April 4, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  16. ^ "The FADER - Video:DJ Blaqstarr & Rye Rye, "Shake it to the Ground"". The Fader. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  17. ^ 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. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  18. ^ "Radio 1 - Gilles Peterson - M.I.A., Switch and Diplo takeover". BBC Radio 1. 11 September 2008. 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.
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  20. ^ "TICKET TO RYE". Nylon. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
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  23. ^ Cooper, Duncan (February 9, 2011). "Rye Rye's Ryeot Powrr Mixtape + Party In The USA Video". Fader. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
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  25. Baltimore Sun
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  26. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/rye-rye/chart-history/
  27. ^ Billy Johnson, Jr. (15 May 2012). "Rye Rye On 'GO POP BANG,' Rapping Like Tupac, M.I.A., And Baltimore Club Dancing". Yahoo!. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  28. ^ Rye Rye Songs | Billboard
  29. Baltimore Sun
    . Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  30. ^
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  31. ^ "Rye Rye Interview". Rap-Up TV. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  32. ^ Cornish, Melanie (March 26, 2008). "Rye Rye Interview". Female First. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
  33. ^ Clements, Erin (June 15, 2011). "Prabal Gurung and Rye Rye Premiere 2012 Resort Video, New Thing". Stylist.
  34. ^ ""What You Talkin About!?" Video by Redlight ft. Ms Dynamite". Giant Step. August 17, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

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