N.E.E.T. Recordings
Recordings was a vanity record label of Sri Lankan English hip hop recording artist M.I.A. as an imprint of Interscope Records in 2008. N.E.E.T. is an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment or Training". The first artist signed to the label was Baltimore rapper Rye Rye, while A. Rahman's Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack was the label's first official release.
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N.E.E.T. Recordings
- Name
- N.E.E.T.
- Founded
- 2008
- Founder
- M.I.A.
- Headquarters
- United States
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Recordings was a vanity record label of Sri Lankan English hip hop recording artist M.I.A. as an imprint of Interscope Records in 2008. N.E.E.T. is an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment or Training". The first artist signed to the label was Baltimore rapper Rye Rye, while A. Rahman's Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack was the label's first official release.
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Seeking to expose new, underground music, M.I.A. signed Baltimore musician Blaqstarr, indie rock band Sleigh Bells and visual artist Jaime Martinez in 2009.
Key facts
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• Name — N.E.E.T. Recordings • Parent — Universal Music Group • Founded — 2008 • Status — Inactive • Founder — M.I.A. • Distributor — Interscope Records • Genre — Alternative hip hop, electronica, pop, dance, punk rock, world • Country — United States
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• M.I.A. (founder) • Rye Rye • Blaqstarr • Sleigh Bells • Jaime Martinez
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- United States
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Discography
• M.I.A. - Matangi (2013) • Blaqstarr - Here We Are (2013) • Rye Rye - Go! Pop! Bang! (2012) • Blaqstarr - The Divine EP (2011) • M.I.A. - Maya (2010) • M.I.A. - XXXO/XXXO The Remixes/XXXO The Remixes: Part 2 (2010) • Sleigh Bells - Treats (2010) • Rye Rye - Never Will Be Mine - The Remixes (2011) • Rye Rye - Sunshine - The Remixes (2011) • Rye Rye - "Bang"/Bang - The Remixes (2009) • A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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- 1.M.I.A.: The Billboard Cover Story. Billboard.
- 2.Reid, Shaheem. M.I.A. has a fan in Kanye West. MTV. 2008-09-08.
- 3.M.I.A. launches own record label.
- 4.RYE RYE. Hearty Magazine. 2009-03-28.
- 5.News, Geffin. M.I.A. and N.E.E.T Records Interscope article. Interscope Records.
- 6.M.I.A. Signs BlaqStarr to N.E.E.T & 'Go Get My Gun' Remix.
- 7.MIA Signs Sleigh Bells to her N.E.E.T Records.
- 8.Jaime Martinez x N.E.E.T. Dazed Digital.
- 9.Morgan, Eleanor. Nguzunguzu. Dazed Digital.
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