Rye Rye stays working on her fitness in the video for “Hardcore Girls,” a collaboration with women’s apparel line Dimepiece Designs. Directed by Liza Minou Morberg, the stylish clip sees M.I.A.’s 19-year-old protégée hitting the streets with bat in hand, working up a sweat as she and fellow ladies dance to the bumping beat. Go bang with the Baltimore MC.

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Rye Rye teams up with DJ Sega to bring you her first mixtape RYEotpowRR, the predecessor to her studio debut Go! Pop! Bang! M.I.A.’s 19-year-old protégée remixes some of today’s biggest pop hits including Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R,” Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.,” Ciara’s “Gimmie Dat,” and Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” for over an hour of non-stop dance music. Bang out to the free tape and watch the video for her “Party in the U.S.A.” remix below.

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Rap-Up.com exclusive! Rye Rye demands a piece of that on the first offering from her upcoming mixtape RYEot PowRR. M.I.A.’s protégée remixes Ciara’s “Gimmie Dat,” reconfiguring the booming track into an even more club-friendly banger, complete with frenetic rhythms and spoken-word breakdowns.

“Work it out like pow pow/ I’ma get it like CiCi/ Shakin’ all my goodies/ I’ma break it down now/ Can you give me that sound now?/ I’ma put on my crown now,” chants the 20-year-old Baltimore MC, who also shot a viral video for her DJ Sega-produced remix.

Pump up the volume and look out for Rye Rye’s debut album Go! Pop! Bang!, coming early this year on N.E.E.T./Interscope Records.

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Rye Rye is busting a move in the viral video for her remix to Ciara’s “Gimmie Dat.” “On the set of my Ciara ‘Gimme dat’ video… but remixed Rye Rye style!!!” tweeted M.I.A.’s 19-year-old protégée, whose debut album Go! Pop! Bang! is due this year. It will be preceded by her mixtape RYEot powRR on January 22.

In addition to a sneak peek from the video, the Baltimore femcee previously posted a clip of herself dancing to CiCi’s “Ride.” Peep her goodies below.

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The summer may be over, but Rye Rye still has some “Sunshine” to brighten your day. The 19-year-old Baltimore firecracker beams with hometown pride in the spirited video for the first single from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang!, due January 11, 2011. M.I.A. kicks it with her protégée on the B-More yard wearing a “F**k Google, ask me!” T-shirt. Get friendly with Little Miss Sunshine below.

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Baltimore native Rye Rye may be used to playing hype girl for her mentor M.I.A., but the student becomes the teacher on “Sunshine,” the feel-good first single from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang!, dropping January 11, 2011. With its squiggly beat accented by hand claps, the 19-year-old MC sass-raps in her signature high-pitched tone, rallying listeners to follow her lead: “Now it’s time, and we proceed/ Come get with me, if you know my steez.” Brighten up your day by listening below.

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Pow! Rye Rye has stars in her eyes on the colorful cover of her new M.I.A.-assisted single “Sunshine,” hitting iTunes on October 5. The Sri Lankan singer’s 19-year-old protégée is gearing up for the release of her debut album Go! Pop! Bang! in January. Catch her on the road with M.I.A. and get familiar with the Baltimore MC in Rap-Up TV’s interview.

Following her show at Terminal 5 in New York City, M.I.A. showed love to her 19-year-old protégée Rye Rye at an after-party at Greenhouse. The Baltimore MC performed material from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang!, due in January on N.E.E.T. Recordings/Interscope. The lead single, “Sunshine,” features her motherly mentor, and the disc may include collaborations with Pharrell, Tyga, Blaqstarr, Arabian Prince, Egyptian Lover, and Diplo.

“She’s very involved, like most of the decisions get made by her as well,” Rye Rye told Rap-Up TV of working with Maya. “If I do a track, M.I.A. has to be comfortable with it as well because I’m her artist.”

Catch the labelmates in a city near you on M.I.A.’s North American tour.

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