Rye Rye
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Tags: electronica, hip-hop, electronic, hip hop
Ryeisha "Rye Rye" Berrain is 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 Rye Rye’s songs. She then proceeded to make music with DJ Diplo on a song called "Wassup Wassup", and other upcoming songs include "Gangsta Girl", "Hardcore Girls" with The Count and Sinden, and "Reasons". She is also working with Zakee. "Hardcore Girls" appears on the Hardcore Girls EP by The Count and Sinden via Domino Records. She has described her sound as "unique, hard-hitting, anything thrown I can handle it." Rye Rye began performing at the age of 16. She has toured with M.I.A. during the fall and winter of 2007 and early 2008 and briefly with Afrikan Boy. 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. Her song "Shake It To The Ground" was made available for download on iTunes.1 She has also made a music video for the song. Rye Rye is the first artist signed to M.I.A.’s new music label N.E.E.T., and her album is set to be released in 2009. They both appear on M.I.A.‘s remix of Busy Signal’s "Tic Toc," an unfinished version of which M.I.A. showcased on Gilles Peterson’s Radio 1 show. Listen at Last.fm
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Rye Rye
Sun. 03/21 | 12:00AM (Sat Midnight) @ Various Websites
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Knuckle Rumbler and Rhapsody Present (RSVP Required)
Sat. 03/20 | 1:00PM @ Peckerheads (map)
In addition to all the incredible acts performing we will have free tacos from Taco Cabana and free tea from Sweet Leaf Tea while supplies last. Make sure to wash it all down w…more»
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The Mog Party @ SXSW feat. The Black Keys (Free, Badges get Priority)
Sat. 03/20 | 12:00PM @ Mohawk Austin (map)
Music junkies, rejoice! Austin's annual SXSW music festival is almost upon us, and we're psyched: it's the that one time of year that you can see a bazillion of the newest, freshest, soon-to-b…more»
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SXSW - Waterloo Records Day Party Day 3 (Free)
Fri. 03/19 | 1:00PM @ Waterloo Records (map)
Friday, March 19th 1pm John Hiatt 2pm Shearwater 3pm Miles Kurosky (formerly of Beulah) 4pm Serena Maneesh 5pm Sweet Apple (J. Mascis) 6pm Rye Rye
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PASTE's Best of What's Next on Rye Rye
6 months agoHometown: BaltimoreAlbum: Title TBDFor Fans Of: M.I.A., Missy Elliott, DiploHigh school can be so lame. All those tests. Homework. Plus the other kids teasing you about your red-hot music career. “It was kinda annoying,” says 18-year-old Baltimore club queen Rye Rye, “’cause I would be walking the hall and there would be a group of people in a stairwell, and they would all break out singing my song.” ... more at pastemagazine.com
covertcuriosity on Rye Rye
over 2 years agoHaving too many awesome things to check out during SXSW is a positive, but it sure feels like torture trying to narrow it all down into one schedule. more at blogspot.com
allmusic on Rye Rye
about 4 years agoChampioned by tastemakers like BBC DJ Gilles Peterson and respected producer Diplo, Baltimore rapper Rye Rye arrived in 2008 with an effervescent style and some support from M.I.A. She was only 17 when a rap left on DJ Blaqstarr's answering machine turned into a partnership. more at www.allmusic.com