N.E.E.T. Recordings
Record label
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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]
| N.E.E.T. Recordings | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | M.I.A. |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Status | Inactive |
| Distributor | Interscope Records |
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, electronica, pop, dance, punk rock, world |
| Country of origin | United States |
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)