1. Rye Rye made her acting debut in the 2012 film 21 Jump Street.
16 Facts About Rye Rye
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Rye Rye 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.
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Rye Rye's 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 hip hop music.
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Blaqstarr told Rye Rye somebody wanted to meet her, but refused to say more.
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At the time, Rye Rye was in her junior year at Dr Samuel L Banks High School.
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Rye Rye worked with The Neptunes while recording her debut.
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Rye Rye is featured on the Crookers debut album, Tons of Friends, rapping on the track, "Hip Hop Changed".
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Rye Rye appears on a track by Tel-aviv based Soulico called "Exotic On The Speaker".
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Rye Rye performed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami before opening for indie rock band The Gossip in April 2010.
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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 USA".
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Rye Rye performed at the 2010 Alexander Wang fashion week after party.
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Rye Rye toured with Robyn, as well as Katy Perry and LMFAO on arena shows.
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Rye Rye released her single "New Thing" in 2011, which showcases and soundtracks fashion designer Prabal Gurung's collection and the 2011 "Women Go All In" Adidas advert.
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Rye Rye appeared in the film 21 Jump Street and its sequel 22 Jump Street, she recorded 21 Jump Street's main theme with Esthero.
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Rye Rye has spoken of her intention to work with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rihanna and Jay-Z as well as a Disney Channel artist to reach out to child audiences.
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Rye Rye is the muse of fashion designer Prabal Gurung.