Sunshine (Rye Rye song)
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"Sunshine" is a song and single by rapper/dancer Rye Rye
Rye Rye
Rye Rye is the stage name of Ryeisha Berrain, an American rapper and dancer from Baltimore, Maryland, United States signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings. She is currently finishing work on her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!, slated to be released some time in 2012.-Early career:Rye Rye began performing at...

 featuring M.I.A.
M.I.A. (artist)
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...

. It was recorded in 2008 and released in 2010 and serves as the first single from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang!
Go! Pop! Bang!
Go! Pop! Bang! is the upcoming début studio album by American rapper Rye Rye. It is to be released on N.E.E.T. Recordings, an imprint of Interscope Records. The album was originally scheduled for release in 2009, however has since been delayed several times....

. The release on N.E.E.T. Recordings (via Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...

) was followed by an extended play of remixes, including work by The Cataracs
The Cataracs
The Cataracs are an American hip hop indie-pop duo formed in Berkeley, California, consisting of David “Campa” Benjamin Singer-Vine, a songwriter and vocalist and Niles “Cyrano” Hollowell-Dhar, a songwriter, vocalist, and producer. The duo started out as an independent group, during their years at...

, 12th Planet
12th Planet (musician)
John Dadzie, better known by his musical alias 12th Planet, is a Los Angeles based dubstep producer and DJ.-Biography:12th Planet, born John Dadzie, grew up in Los Angeles and was first introduced to the electronic music scene in high school when he regularly attended raves and jungle parties...

, MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P formerly of the Mississauga, Ontario electropop group Girlsareshort...

, and L.A. Riots. The song also appeared in the episode "While You Weren't Sleeping" of the TV-series 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...

.

Music video

'The clip celebrates Rye Rye's urban upbringing, with b-girl dance moves, double dutching, and pick-up games. The video is the second video of Rye Rye's to feature M.I.A., after her debut video "Bang
Bang (Rye Rye song)
"Bang" is a song and single by rapper/dancer Rye Rye featuring M.I.A.. It was recorded in 2008 and is possibly set to appear on her 2011 album Go! Pop! Bang!. It was released in 2009 on N.E.E.T. Recordings and Interscope Records. The single was released first, followed by an EP of remixes, Bang –...

". Contrary to sources' claims, the video was not shot in Rye Rye's hometown of Baltimore instead the video was shot by director Jess Holzworth, in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn, NY.

'Sunshine (The Remixes) [feat. M.I.A.] - EP'

  1. Sunshine (JFK of MSTRKRFT Remix) [feat. M.I.A.] - 03:57
  2. Sunshine (12th Planet Remix) [feat. M.I.A.] - 03:12
  3. Sunshine (L.A. Riots Remix) [feat. M.I.A.] - 07:15
  4. Sunshine (The Cataracs Remix) [feat. M.I.A.] - 02:50

External links

  • Rye Rye at MySpace
    MySpace
    Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

  • Rye Rye official website
  • Rye Rye at Interscope
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