N.E.E.T. Recordings

N.E.E.T. Recordings
N.E.E.T. Recordings
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	2008
Founder	M.I.A.
Defunct	2013; 11 years ago
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	Interscope Records
Genre	Alternative hip hop, electronica, pop, dance, punk rock, world
Country of origin	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

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^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-09-08). "M.I.A. has a fan in Kanye West". MTV. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
^ "M.I.A. launches own record label". Retrieved 2010-08-16.
^ "RYE RYE". Hearty Magazine. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
^ News, Geffin. "M.I.A. and N.E.E.T Records Interscope article". Interscope Records. Retrieved 2009-09-09. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "M.I.A. Signs BlaqStarr to N.E.E.T & 'Go Get My Gun' Remix". Retrieved 2010-08-16.
^ "MIA Signs Sleigh Bells to her N.E.E.T Records". Retrieved 2010-08-16.
^ "Jaime Martinez x N.E.E.T". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
^ Morgan, Eleanor. "Nguzunguzu". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 2010-09-25.