Rye Rye goes “Boom Boom” on the energetic electro-hop single off her debut Go! Pop! Bang!, due May 15 on N.E.E.T. Recordings/Interscope. The Baltimore firecracker sings and raps over the fun and flirty track, which samples the familiar chorus from the Vengaboys’ ’90s hit “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!” You won’t be able to stay seated while listening to this dance floor-ready delight.

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Far East Movement crashes the party with Rye Rye in the wild video for “Jello,” the first single from the group’s upcoming album Dirty Bass. The L.A.-based group—Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, and DJ Virman—disguise themselves while attending a fancy fundraiser aimed at banning low frequency oscillating woofers, with Oprah, Obama, and Tiger Woods in attendance. But the fellas turn the place upside down, getting the uptight crowd out of their chairs, dancing, and taking jello shots. Mission accomplished.

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Far East Movement makes it jiggle on “Jello,” the first single from their second major label album, due in 2012. The electro-hop group—Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, and DJ Virman—pop more bottles with Baltimore rapper Rye Rye on the rattling club banger. They have been in the studio with hitmakers including will.i.am, David Guetta, and Bangladesh.

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JoJo lit up the red carpet in a fuchsia and red cocktail dress at the 9th Annual Teen Vogue Young Hollywood party at Paramount Studios in Hollywood last night. Her fellow 20-year-old Rye Rye brought some “Sunshine” while entertaining the chic crowd with music off her upcoming debut Go! Pop! Bang!, including her single “Never Will Be Mine.”

Solange, beaming in a yellow skirt, worked the ones and twos throughout the evening. Earlier in the day, she had a scare when she lost her bag containing her laptop and son’s passport. But she found it in time for the gig. “God is good! My bag was found at the police station! My driver left it in the parking lot!” she tweeted. “There are good people in the world!!!”

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Rye Rye made her late-night television debut on Friday’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Clad head to toe in denim, the Baltimore MC proved that big things come in small packages while performing her single “Never Will Be Mine” with Swedish singer Robyn.

Rye Rye’s debut album Go! Pop! Bang! is due this fall on M.I.A.’s N.E.E.T. Recordings/Interscope, featuring contributions from her mentor as well as Pharrell, Bangladesh, and Tyga.

L.A. fans can catch her opening for Katy Perry on the pop star’s “California Dreams” tour this weekend. Get to know more about this rising star in her interview with Rap-Up TV.

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Rye Rye laments over lost love in the video for “Never Will Be Mine,” her collaboration with pop star Robyn from the Baltimore MC’s debut album Go! Pop! Bang! In the colorful clip, M.I.A.’s protégée shows off her wild style on the Los Angeles streets, bumping into her former lover as Robyn sings a slowed down sample of her 2005 hit.

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Rye Rye got the party started in the desert. M.I.A.’s 20-year-old protégée lit up the Sahara stage at Coachella in a neon-colored top, cutoff shorts adorned with patches, and rainbow army boots as she dove into her lively set. She gave festivalgoers a taste of her debut album Go! Pop! Bang! by performing her single “Bang” and the M.I.A.-assisted “Sunshine.” Pharrell (“Shake, Twist, Drop”), Bangladesh, and Tyga have contributed to the project, due later this year.

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Rye Rye has kept fans waiting on her debut Go! Pop! Bang! since 2009, but it’s for the right reasons. M.I.A.’s protégée recently headed back into the studio with a gang of big-shot producers to record new material for her spring release.

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