Sarai (rapper)
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Sarai Marie Howard is a female rapper.

Early life

Born and raised in upstate New York, Sarai Howard didn't exactly imagine herself as a rapper. While her single mother played Fleetwood Mac records, Sarai's older brother exposed his kid sister to the heavy, hard-knock world of hip-hop. Seminal albums by the likes of N.W.A., Public Enemy, and Run-D.M.C. impacted Sarai so much, she wrote her first rhyme at age 15. Two years later, she and a friend took a trip to Atlanta. It was there that Sarai would get her lucky break. She was introduced to producer L.J. Sutton (aka Chocolate Starr), leaving a quick impression as a slick Yankee girl whose rhymes were just as tight as those on the streets. In 2000, Sarai left her college jaunt behind to re-join Sutton down South.

2001 – 2004: Music

Shortly after relocating to Atlanta, Sarai signed a record deal with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

. Making her the first, white female rapper to be represented by a major U.S. label. In 2001, she was prominently featured on the single "Same Ol' Same Ol' (remix)" by label-mate P.Y.T.
P.Y.T. (band)
PYT was a Florida-based girl group in the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Formation:Unlike many pop groups, P.Y.T.'s formation was not the result of scouting by a talent agency or a series of auditions - instead, these Tampa teenagers - Lauren Mayhew , Ashley Niven, Lydia Bell, Tracy Williams - had all...

, and appeared in the group’s music video as well as a 2nd remix on their album. "It's Official," a track from her debut The Original, also appeared as a hidden snippet track on their debut album.

In 2002, "Pack Ya Bags" was released to radio and as a single. Debuted on the R&B/Hip-Hop
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 charts at No. 90. Her record label briefly dubbed her Feminem in an attempt to draw comparisons between her and fellow artist Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...

.

In 2003, "Ladies" was released as a single to radio stations, which landed on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 charts at No. 28. Peaking at No. 19, staying on the charts for 11 weeks. A video was also shot and released. The Original was released on July 29, 2003. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 187. The album featured production from Ali Dee Theodore
Ali Dee Theodore
Ali Dee Theodore is an American music producer, writer, performer, and business owner.-History:The son of choreographer Lee Theodore and nephew of Hollywood singer/dancer Cyd Charisse, Ali began studying music and dance at the age of nine...

, Scott Storch
Scott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox...

, Beau Dozier, and many others. The album lacked promotion by Epic Records, causing it to go under the radar of many.

In 2004, Sarai began filming National Lampoon's Pledge This!
National Lampoon's Pledge This!
National Lampoon's Pledge This! is a 2006 comedy film starring Paris Hilton, who also served as an executive producer. The film was very poorly received and went straight to video.-Plot:...

 starring Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...

. Portraying a character named Tonya. The film was pushed back many times before releasing in 2006.

2005 – present: Music

After leaving Epic, Sarai (now under the pseudonym Miss Eighty 6) joined Ali Dee Theodore
Ali Dee Theodore
Ali Dee Theodore is an American music producer, writer, performer, and business owner.-History:The son of choreographer Lee Theodore and nephew of Hollywood singer/dancer Cyd Charisse, Ali began studying music and dance at the age of nine...

 and his company DeeTown Entertainment and has gone to write and perform music and soundtracks for movies and television, including Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
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, Melrose Place
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, Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane
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, Numb3rs
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, MTV's Cribs
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, Pimp My Ride
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, My Super Sweet 16
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, High School Stories
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 and Date My Mom
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. Box office & straight to video films – Alvin and the Chipmunks
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, Disaster Movie
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, Vampires Suck
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, For Colored Girls and most recently Little Fockers
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 and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son is a 2011 crime comedy film directed by John Whitesell and written by Matthew Fogel and Don Rhymer. The film is the second sequel to Big Momma's House and stars Martin Lawrence reprising his role as FBI agent Malcolm Turner...

.

Sarai was featured on the The Baldwin Brothers
The Baldwin Brothers
The Baldwin Brothers are a Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by The Orchard after...

 Return of the Golden Rhodes on the track, "A Matter Of Time" credited under her name. A video was also shot and released. The song was featured in Double Down, an episode of Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...

.

Filmography

National Lampoon's Pledge This!
National Lampoon's Pledge This!
National Lampoon's Pledge This! is a 2006 comedy film starring Paris Hilton, who also served as an executive producer. The film was very poorly received and went straight to video.-Plot:...

 – played a character named Tonya

Shocked Jock – played a character named Lisa

Soundtracks

  • 2001 Epic Records: A Season Of Soul And Sounds
    • Here Comes Christmas
  • 2008 DeeTown Presents: Music from Chicks Shows (Vol. 1) (DeeTown Entertainment)
    • Candy Store, Inside Outside, Ring a Ling and Till the Sun Comes Up.
  • 2009 DeeTown Presents: Music from Chicks Shows (Vol. 2) (DeeTown Entertainment)
    • Bounce Back, Release, Ridin and We Keeps It Real.

As Miss Eighty 6

  • "Cold
    Cold (Crossfade song)
    "Cold" is the first single released in May 2006 by the rock band Crossfade. It was the lead single released from their debut full-length self-titled album Crossfade in 2004. It fared exceptionally well on rock charts worldwide and is their biggest hit to date, reaching #81 on the U.S. Hot 100, #3...

     (Remix)" (Crossfade
    Crossfade (band)
    -Studio albums:-Singles:...

     featuring Miss Eighty 6)
  • "A Matter of Time" (The Baldwin Brothers
    The Baldwin Brothers
    The Baldwin Brothers are a Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by The Orchard after...

     featuring Sarai aka Miss Eighty 6)
    • Featured in: Numb3rs
      NUMB3RS
      Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...

  • "Now You Know"
    • Featured in: Fantastic Four
      Fantastic Four (film)
      Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. The previous attempt, a B-movie produced by Roger Corman only for the...

  • "Candy Store"
    • Featured in: American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile, Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House is a 2007 American teen comedy film released by Universal Pictures. It is the third spin-off to the American Pie film series and a sequel to the second spin-off, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile...

  • "Till The Sun Comes Up"
    • Featured in: Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...

  • "Inside Outside"
    • Featured in: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House is a 2007 American teen comedy film released by Universal Pictures. It is the third spin-off to the American Pie film series and a sequel to the second spin-off, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile...

  • "Ring-a-Ling"
    • Featured in: Supernatural
      Supernatural (TV series)
      Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...

      , Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...

      , Spring Breakdown
      Spring Breakdown
      Spring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, and Rachel Dratch. Three years after principal photography, and after the film's owner, Warner Independent Pictures, was shut down by its parent company, it was released direct-to-video in 2009.-Plot:The film begins with Gayle,...

      , Something Borrowed
      Something Borrowed (film)
      Something Borrowed is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Emily Giffin's book of the same name, directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski....

  • "Release"
    • Featured in: Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...

  • "Drive Me Crazy"
    • Featured in: Aquamarine
      Aquamarine (film)
      Aquamarine is a 2006 Australian-American teen fantasy comedy film starring Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, and Joanna "JoJo" Levesque . The film, which was made in both the United States and Australia, was released in North America on March 3, 2006...

      , For Colored Girls, Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House is a 2007 American teen comedy film released by Universal Pictures. It is the third spin-off to the American Pie film series and a sequel to the second spin-off, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile...

  • "Rebound"
    • Featured in: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House is a 2007 American teen comedy film released by Universal Pictures. It is the third spin-off to the American Pie film series and a sequel to the second spin-off, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile...

  • "Horror Story"
    • Featured in: Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...

      , Something Borrowed
      Something Borrowed (film)
      Something Borrowed is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Emily Giffin's book of the same name, directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski....

  • "What They Talkin' Bout"
    • Featured in: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
      Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
      Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son is a 2011 crime comedy film directed by John Whitesell and written by Matthew Fogel and Don Rhymer. The film is the second sequel to Big Momma's House and stars Martin Lawrence reprising his role as FBI agent Malcolm Turner...



  • "My First Wish"
    • Featured in: Vampires Suck
      Vampires Suck
      Vampires Suck is a 2010 vampire spoof film based on the Twilight film series and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. It stars Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Christopher N...

      , Something Borrowed
      Something Borrowed (film)
      Something Borrowed is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Emily Giffin's book of the same name, directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski....

  • "What Is It"
    • Featured in: Army Wives
      Army Wives
      Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...

  • "Goodie Bag"
    • Featured in: Fighting
      Fighting (film)
      Fighting is a 2009 action drama film directed by Dito Montiel, with a screenplay by Robert Munic and Montiel, and starring Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard and Luis Guzmán. It was released on April 24, 2009 in the United States by Rogue Pictures.-Plot:...

  • "Murder"
    • Featured in: Why Did I Get Married Too?
      Why Did I Get Married Too?
      Why Did I Get Married Too? is a 2010 American comedy-drama film produced by Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios and stars Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, and Tasha Smith...

  • "Ridin'" (Classic & 86)
    • Featured in: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
      Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
      Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series...

      , In the Mix
      In the Mix
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  • "Bounce Back"
    • Featured in: Marmaduke
      Marmaduke (film)
      Marmaduke is an American live action film adaptation of Brad Anderson's comic strip Marmaduke. The film centers on a rural Kansas family and their pets – a Great Dane named Marmaduke and a Balinese cat named Carlos – as the family relocates to California.-Plot:Marmaduke is a Great Dane living in...

      , Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House
      American Pie Presents: Beta House is a 2007 American teen comedy film released by Universal Pictures. It is the third spin-off to the American Pie film series and a sequel to the second spin-off, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile...

      , Meet the Spartans
      Meet the Spartans
      Meet the Spartans is a 2008 parody film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Similar to past movies, such as Scary Movie, Date Movie, and most recently Epic Movie, it directs parodies at various films. Although it references many movies, TV shows, people and pop cultural events, it...

  • "We Keeps It Real" (The Deekompressors Feat. Classic & Miss Eighty6)
    • Featured in: Fighting
      Fighting (film)
      Fighting is a 2009 action drama film directed by Dito Montiel, with a screenplay by Robert Munic and Montiel, and starring Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard and Luis Guzmán. It was released on April 24, 2009 in the United States by Rogue Pictures.-Plot:...

  • "Get Up" (The Deekompressors Feat Miss Eighty6)
    • Featured in: Spring Breakdown
      Spring Breakdown
      Spring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, and Rachel Dratch. Three years after principal photography, and after the film's owner, Warner Independent Pictures, was shut down by its parent company, it was released direct-to-video in 2009.-Plot:The film begins with Gayle,...

  • "My Girlz"
    • Featured in: Spring Breakdown
      Spring Breakdown
      Spring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, and Rachel Dratch. Three years after principal photography, and after the film's owner, Warner Independent Pictures, was shut down by its parent company, it was released direct-to-video in 2009.-Plot:The film begins with Gayle,...

  • "I Rock Hard"
    • Featured in: Aquamarine
      Aquamarine (film)
      Aquamarine is a 2006 Australian-American teen fantasy comedy film starring Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, and Joanna "JoJo" Levesque . The film, which was made in both the United States and Australia, was released in North America on March 3, 2006...

  • "Came To Party" (Sarai aka Miss Eighty 6 Feat. D-Major)
    • Featured in: Something Borrowed
      Something Borrowed (film)
      Something Borrowed is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Emily Giffin's book of the same name, directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski....

      , Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl
      Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...



External links

  • [ Sarai] at Allmusic
  • AskMen.com – Sarai
  • IMDB Profile at IMDB
  • VH1 Profile at VH1.com
    VH1
    VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

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