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M.I.A. Protege Rye Rye Speaks Out About Tour Cancellation

7/9/09, 5:16 pm EST

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When Rolling Stone wrote about Baltimore’s sauciest spitfire, 17-year-old MC Rye Rye, in our Hot Issue this year, the young rapper was getting ready to tour with A-Trak to support her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!. She recently pulled out of the jaunt without explanation, but is speaking out to explain why she made the tough decision: she’s pregnant.

On her blog, Rye Rye writes, “To all my fans,I was suppose to be on the A-Trak tour but because of personal reasons i was pulled in the direction of not doing it. Things happen for a reason some happen at the the wrong point of ya life but no one knows why or for what reason only God. So yes I was blessed with a child. At first i was teary eyed and my first thought was to get rid of it. I asked God for guidance and i went to the hospital 4 times and each time i had a breakdown and i knew what direction God was pulling me in. WHAT GOD HAS FOR YOU, NOBODY CAN TAKE!!! AND HE DOESNT GIVE YOU MORE THAN WHAT YOU CAN HANDLE. i feel as tho i had a baby and i had to much integrity to abort her my mom was on the table about to have me aborted and seen my heartbeat and changed her mind. I’m young but I’m also grown and right now its alot on me. BUT THESE THINGS DIDNT STOP ME ONLY MOTIVATED ME TO WORK 10TIMES HARDER!!!!!! And i have alot of resect for the label for understanding and backing me and willing to work around this so we can release an amazing album.”

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Fozzie Bear | 7/9/2009, 5:56 pm EST

So Mc Rye Rye is pulling out of the tour ’cause she’s pregnant? I think she learned about pulling out a little too late.

WOCKA!
WOCKA!
WOCKA!

Dr Rand Pink | 7/9/2009, 6:10 pm EST

Yo check check listen here y’all – I’m down with Rye Rye. Perhaps Rye Rye will join our Discharge Tour . I’m Dr Rand Pink/gynecologist and Dr Lara Saperstein/cardiologist are DJ OBGYN and Lil’ Labia. We represent the newest vaginal surf beat sound.

I was with M.I.A. during the Grammys just in case my polka dot.mama started to dilate. Little did the Japanese TV crews know they were talking to DJ OBGYN.

We hope to be touring with Rye Rye by this Fall. With Dr Lara Saperstein and I being associated with The David Geffen UCLA Medical Center we have a mentor that revolutionized the music industry. We are all about music and vaginas.Vaginas are the key to life and we cannot live without music so we merged the two.

Smell our vaginal surf beats. An announcement from Rick Rubin is expected before oir first studio session with him and Leonard Cohen.

We believe we are the only rapping doctors on the scene. We have a song we wrote to Eminem – Taking A Pee On Ya 313.We recently settled our East Coast v West Coast war with P Diddy. He got made because we started a cologne and perfume line called
I AM JEW. He thought we were mocking him. He was right. We still feel he has no musical talent. In Malibu our fighting words weree simple and shocking for P Diddy – ” Whatev “. The East Coast can’t handle our chill.

In closing look for DJ OBGYN and Lil’Labia on our Discharge Tour Our World Tour includes Vietnam, Capetown, Rome, London,Berlin,Sydney Paris,Madrid, Hong Kong, Kyoto,
San Paulo,Miami, New York and Chicago The Discharge Tour will kickoff in Los Angeles.

Double Take | 7/9/2009, 6:22 pm EST

Facially, a female version of Too Short.

Lyrically, a female version of Jesse Jaymes.

hui | 7/10/2009, 2:12 am EST

Fozzie Bear that was a doosey lol

win | 7/10/2009, 1:23 pm EST

Fozzie Bear is my hero

nyc | 7/10/2009, 2:20 pm EST

not a great career move rye rye

Is this foreal? | 7/10/2009, 3:12 pm EST

I don’t know where to start. She looks like a bad 80’s movie wardrobe closet threw up on her. Second, I might be getting older, but calling someone a ri ri was not a compliment, but it could explain her outfit. Anyway, good luck to you Ms. ri ri, you are going to need it.

pollywog | 7/10/2009, 6:42 pm EST

In regards to ‘NYC’s’ comments… how sad… am I to understand that a child’s life is somehow less important than a “career”? Pathetic sentiment, and one that sums up why society is in the mess that it is in….
All the respect in world to you, MC Rye Rye, for the decision you have made at this point in your life. You will be blessed beyond understanding for it…. Take it from someone who knows. You are doing the right thing.

Aaron. | 7/11/2009, 3:51 am EST

Sucks, I bought the tickets today, refound!

Not cool rye rye.

Mike. | 7/11/2009, 8:29 pm EST

I work hard to buy the tickets just to see you, now I can’t get my money back.

F you Rye Rye.

Jesus H Christ | 7/12/2009, 4:50 pm EST

Pollywog, a 17 year old gets knocked up and it’s a “blessing”?

That viewpoint is, well, you said it best yourself so allow me to copy …”Pathetic sentiment, and one that sums up why society is in the mess that it is in…”

scary, scary time we live in. Sarah Palin might actually be president one day, god knows the ideology is out there

Earnie | 7/13/2009, 1:34 pm EST

I don’t understand why being pregnant makes you pull out of a tour. With one single out and a little bit of hype how many fans are going to wait 9+ months until she’s ready to tour? Rye Rye should be working as hard as she can until the baby is born. She should take some advice from M.I.A’s actions and rap on stage 9 mos pregnant!

lol @ fozzie bear | 7/13/2009, 2:03 pm EST

wocka wocka

RealLife | 7/14/2009, 11:27 pm EST

I love God I believe in him and pray everyday HOWEVER he isn’t the reason she is pregnant…HER HORNY ASS VU JAY JAY is the reason and also the fact that she didn’t use protection OR hey here’s a theory if the condom breaks go get the morning after pill?!?
I hate hearing people say its Gods doing and God is telling me to have this baby at 17!!! God isn’t telling you that he doesn’t make you do anything – you’re supposedly a grown woman so you actually make that type of decision on your own!! Good Luck Rye Rye…

dee | 7/19/2009, 5:17 pm EST

There are no accidents.. things do happen for a reason.. Rye Rye will raise her baby with the life-long lessons that she learned and continue with her one of a kind talent in music.. Go Rye Rye!

RyeRyeByeBye | 7/21/2009, 4:54 pm EST

Destined to become a washed up teen mother. Stupid.

Jimbob | 7/21/2009, 6:06 pm EST

She’s a dumb bitch. And her name is “Rye Rye”

TACARA BERRAIN | 8/1/2009, 11:27 am EST

RYE RYE IS BLESSES & HIGHLY FAVORED….I KNO THIS B/C RYE RYE IS MY SISTER…SHE WILL PROSPER BEYOND THIS DECSION….NO SHE’S NOT A DUMB B*** SHE IS SMART..& TALENTED…DON’T JUDGE HER BY HER DECISION….ONE THING I HATE MORE THAN A LIAR & A CHEAT IS A FAKE FAN!

chris | 8/13/2009, 1:34 am EST

Show some respect, all of you!

Each one of you calling her a “stupid”, “dumb bitch” makes me love and support her even more. That’s what she needs and deserves after all!

I bet Rye Rye will soon be back with an even bigger BANG! proving all of you wrong.

Larkin Grimm | 8/23/2009, 1:35 am EST

There is a HUGE problem with sexual harassment in the Music Industry. Hello! How many young female rappers have to end their careers because of pregnancy? Rye Rye is lucky she is working with M.I.A. on a label run by a woman!!! Good luck with it, Rye Rye, and I hope you continue to make great music. I just hope it wasn’t some sleazy rap star, engineer, or producer what got you preggers. Remember, Bjork got pregnant when she was your age and she maintained a very successful career.

paris | 8/28/2009, 3:47 am EST

rye rye made a good decesion to stop the tour in take care off her baby ya’ll may call her stupid but, she is smart to take care off her chid then her music day

nebula | 9/8/2009, 3:55 pm EST

you’re stupid your name is “jimbob”

Tacara Berrain | 10/26/2009, 9:04 am EST

Thanks to everyone wh supported my sis Rye Rye through her pregnancy! she Had a healthy bby grl kennidi on Sept 30, she is now back in the studio and ready to grind!!

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