| Sirah | |
| Birth Name: | Sara Elizabeth Mitchell |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Rapper, singer |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
Sara Elizabeth Mitchell[1] (born July 28, 1988), better known by her stage name Sirah,[2] is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles.[3] She collaborated with Skrillex, on "WEEKENDS!!!",[4] "Kyoto",[5] and the hit single "Bangarang".
Mitchell was born on Long Island, New York,[6] to a bluesman and an artist. Her youth included poverty, homelessness and alcoholism.[7] She was repeatedly caught creating graffiti; she stopped after being arrested for it. She moved to Washington with her father at age six, but after he died of an overdose, she ended up returning to New York. There, she was arrested several times and eventually absconded to Los Angeles rather than be placed in foster care at age fifteen. For a while, she considered Union Station her home before purchasing a Jeep Cherokee and living in it in a garage in East Los Angeles; in an interview, she stated that she lived out of her car and felt safe in doing so.
Mitchell moved from singing to rapping after her mother gave a negative review of her voice, and mentioned that the turning point for her was when she heard Big Pun's Capital Punishment.
After moving to Los Angeles, she booked her own tours in such countries as Germany and Romania, sleeping on floors and collecting money from fans.[8] Her first EP, Clean Windows Dirty Floors, was produced by DJ Hoppa.[9] Her first LP, Smile You Have Teeth, was never released. Prior to its intended release, Mitchell's manager sent her a contract demanding $30,000 from the LP's proceeds. She subsequently decided to abandon the album and start anew.
Mitchell met Skrillex after she was contacted by him on MySpace, commending her work and requesting that they work together.[10] The first track, WEEKENDS!!! was the result of Skrillex asking her to rap into his laptop the lyrics she was working on.[11] Their second collaboration, "Bangarang", happened after he called her while he was on tour and asked her to record 16 bars about the Lost Boys. She forgot to close the window before recording it, and thus birds are audible in the recording. Mitchell has also released a mixtape, C.U.L.T.: Too Young to Die. After that she released another EP, Inhale.[12]
At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Mitchell and Skrillex won the award for Best Dance Recording for their collaboration Bangarang. It is Mitchell's first Grammy win.
Mitchell is influenced by Joni Mitchell, Big Pun, WHY?, Qwel, Black Thought, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Jewel, and Cat Stevens.
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| C.U.L.T. |
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| C.U.L.T.: Too Young to Die |
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| Year | Album | Label | |
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| 2007 | Clean Windows Dirty Floors (with DJ Hoppa) | Broken Complex | |
| 2011 | Trick'd | Unsigned | |
| 2013 | Inhale | Pulse Recordings / Atlantic Records |
| "God's Grace" (with DJ Hoppa) | 2011 | ||
| "Deadbeat" (featuring Skrillex) | 2017 | ||
| "Say My Name" | |||
| "Shots" | 2018 | ||
| "Sinner" | |||
| "Room" | 2019 |
| Year | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance Digital Sales | AUS | AUT | BEL (FL) | CAN | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | ||||
| "WEEKENDS!!!" (Skrillex featuring Sirah) | 2010 | — | 25[13] | — | — | — | 93[14] | 100[15] | — | — | — | My Name is Skrillex | |
| "Bangarang" (Skrillex featuring Sirah) | 2012 | 72[18] | 7 | 4[19] | 25[20] | 9 | 26 | 55 | 14[21] | 24[22] | 24[23] | Bangarang | |
| "Speakerbox"[27] (The Juggernaut featuring Sirah) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lilies" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Sirah) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lost in the Atlantic | |
| "Visionary" (Rain Man featuring Sirah) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Memories" (KSHMR & Bassjackers featuring Sirah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Memories" (MJ featuring Sirah) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stop Me" (Wiwek featuring Sirah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Free & Rebellious | ||
| "Daddy" (Born Dirty featuring Sirah) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | HOWSLA | |
| "Text Me Back" (TQX featuring KOOL a.D & Sirah) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Global Intimacy | |
| "Stick Up" (AYERS featuring Sirah) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad Bitch" (Kiiddo_sounds. featuring Sirah) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Down To Ride" (Chip Makahl featuring Sirah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Real Shit" (Hass Hammoud featuring Sirah) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "COLD BLOODED" (GANG SIGN featuring Sirah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Turn Up" (Hass Hammoud featuring Sirah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Song | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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| US | US Dance Digital Sales | US Twit. | AUS | CAN | UK | |||||
| "Kyoto"(Skrillex featuring Sirah) | 2011 | 74 | 5 | — | 50 | 59 | 175 |
| Bangarang | |
| "Waitin' for You"(Demi Lovato featuring Sirah) | 2015 | — | — | 21[28] | — | — | — | Confident | ||
| "Kyoto" | 2011 | Skrillex | Bangarang | ||
| "Survival" | 2012 | Alvin Risk | Infinity | ||
| "Hotel Confidential" | 2015 | MAX | Ms. Anonymous | ||
| "Waitin' for You" | Demi Lovato | Confident | |||
| "Detox" | 2016 | TY1, Eamon | Hardship | ||
| "Mug Shot" | MAX | Hell's Kitchen Angel | |||
| "Up In Smoke" | Wolfgang Gartner, A-Trak | 10 Ways To Steal Home Plate | |||
| "Go Go Go" | 2017 | Verbs | The Progress EP 2: Fuck Yea Man | ||
| "Renditions" | Destruct | Rebel Minded (10 Year Anniversary Edition) | |||
| "Zoloft" | UROK | ||||
| "Love Was Never Enough" | 2018 | RILEY | Love Was Never Enough | ||
| "Bonkers" | SNAILS | SLIMEAGEDDON | |||
| "Shit Talk" | 2022 | DVRKO | Undone |