Rye Rye
Rye Rye at WMC 2009 in Miami, Florida
Background information
Birth name	Ryeisha Berrain
Also known as	Rye Rye
Born	November 1990 (age 18)
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, US
Genres	Rap, Bmore Club
Occupations	Rapper, Dancer
Years active	2000s
Labels	N.E.E.T./Interscope
Associated acts	M.I.A., Blaqstarr, Afrikan Boy
Website	Rye Rye Myspace, http://ryeryemusic.com

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 her songs.^[1]

Contents 1 Go! Pop! Bang! 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rye Rye at MySpace
• [1]
• [2]
• [3]
• Pop-A-Lot at Myspace
• Rye Rye has been chosen as one of the "Best New Bands" of Maryland by Boston Phoenix Annual 50 Best Bands in America

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