Rye Rye

You may have already seen or heard 18-year-old rapper Ryeisha “Rye Rye” Berrian and not known it. The Baltimore native became a YouTube sensation with her Blaqstarr-produced single “Shake It To the Ground,” and performed on a Blaqstarr remix of M.I.A.’s mega-hit “Paper Planes.” She also opened for M.I.A. in concert in 2007 and 2008.


The M.I.A. connection doesn’t end there. Rye Rye was signed to M.I.A.’s N.E.E.T. record label, which is a division of Interscope Records. She’s part of the Renaissance of Baltimore music, along with a divergent crowd that includes Beach House, Dan Deacon and All Time Low. From all accounts, she also rocked the house with her performances at South by Southwest. Rye Rye recently dropped a new song featuring M.I.A., “Bang,” and her debut CD “Go! Pop! Bang!” is due out in late June.
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