N.E.E.T. Recordings Explained

N.E.E.T. Recordings
Parent:	Universal Music Group
Status:	Inactive
Founder:	M.I.A.
Distributor:	Interscope Records
Genre:	Alternative hip hop, electronica, pop, dance, punk rock, world
Country:	United States

N.E.E.T. 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.^[1] N.E.E.T. is an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment or Training".^{[2] [3]}

The first artist signed to the label was Baltimore rapper Rye Rye,^[4] while A. R. Rahman's Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack was the label's first official release.^[5] 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.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Artists

• M.I.A. (founder)
• Rye Rye
• Blaqstarr
• Sleigh Bells
• Jaime Martinez

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)

See also

• List of record labels
• List of electronic music record labels
• List of hip hop record labels

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: M.I.A.: The Billboard Cover Story . Billboard. 2010-08-16 .
2. News: Shaheem . Reid . M.I.A. has a fan in Kanye West. . . 2008-09-08 . 2008-09-12 . 2008-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080914060928/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594197/20080905/story.jhtml . dead .
3. News: M.I.A. launches own record label . 2010-08-16 .
4. News: RYE RYE . Hearty Magazine . 2009-03-28 . 2010-09-16 .
5. News: Geffin . News . M.I.A. and N.E.E.T Records Interscope article . Interscope Records. 2009-09-09 .
6. News: M.I.A. Signs BlaqStarr to N.E.E.T & 'Go Get My Gun' Remix . 2010-08-16 .
7. News: MIA Signs Sleigh Bells to her N.E.E.T Records . 2010-08-16 .
8. News: Jaime Martinez x N.E.E.T . Dazed Digital. 2010-08-16 .
9. News: Eleanor . Morgan . Nguzunguzu . Dazed Digital. 2010-09-25 .