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Background information
Birth nameMaxie Lee Ryles III
Also known asLite Fivio
Born (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 (age 33) [1]
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
Labels
Children3
Website fivioforeign.com

Maxie Lee Ryles III (born March 29, 1990), known by his stage name Fivio Foreign, is an American rapper from New York. He first saw mainstream recognition for his 2019 single "Big Drip", which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned a remix featuring Lil Baby and Quavo. That same year, he signed with fellow New York rapper Mase's RichFish Records, in a joint venture with Columbia Records. [2] [3] [4]

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Ryles saw his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100 for his guest appearances on the 2020 songs "Demons" by Drake and "Zoo York" by Lil Tjay—alongside Pop Smoke. He saw his furthest recognition for his appearance alongside Playboi Carti on Kanye West's 2021 single "Off the Grid", which peaked at number 11 on the chart and remains his highest charting song. His debut studio album, B.I.B.L.E. (2022) was met with generally positive critical reception and peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200, supported by the lead single "City of Gods" (with Kanye West and Alicia Keys).

Ryles was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2022 BET Awards.

Early life

Ryles was born and raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. In his youth, he was sent to Connecticut during the summer as part of the Fresh Air Fund. [5] He started rapping under the name "Lite Fivio" in 2011. In 2013, he changed his name to Fivio Foreign and formed a music collective with his friends under the name 800 Foreign Side. [6]

After Ryles's mother died, Ryles lived on the streets or with some friends and family members.

Career

Ryles first gained attention following the release of his single "Big Drip". The song received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was included on his extended plays Pain and Love (2019) and 800 B.C. (2020). In November 2019, he signed to hometown native rapper Mase's record label RichFish Records, following a US$5,000 cash advance brought forth by the rapper. [7] [3] [5] The deal was in a joint venture with Columbia Records.

In May 2020, Ryles earned his first two Billboard Hot 100 entries with his guest appearances on "Demons" by Drake and "Zoo York" by Lil Tjay. The same month, Ryles launched the non-profit organization Foreignside Foundation, "geared towards providing beneficial resources and programs for at-risk youth, the homeless, current and former gang-affiliated individuals, incarcerated individuals". [8]

On August 11, 2020, Ryles was included on XXL 's 2020 Freshman Class. [9] Throughout the rest 2020, he appeared on a number of songs by other artists, including Nas' "Spicy", DreamDoll's “Ah Ah Ah”, Tory Lanez's "K Lo K", French Montana's "That's a Fact (Remix)", and  King Von's "I Am What I Am". [10] In November 2020, he released the single "Trust". [10] He also released the Christmas song "Baddie on My Wish List" on December 3, as part of Apple Music's holiday project Carols Covered. [10]

In 2021, he guest performed alongside Playboi Carti on Kanye West's single "Off the Grid", from the latter's tenth album Donda . [11]

On February 11, 2022, he released the lead single for his debut album B.I.B.L.E. : "City of Gods" (with Kanye West and Alicia Keys), which was dedicated to his late friend T-Dott Woo. [12] On the same day, the release date for his album B.I.B.L.E. was revealed to be March 25, 2022, but was eventually pushed back to April 8, 2022. [12] On March 18, he released the second single for the album, "Magic City" (featuring Quavo). On April 8, B.I.B.L.E. was released and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, with 29,000 equivalent album units derived from 37.75 million streams, but only 1,000 pure album sales. The album contained guest appearances from A$AP Rocky, Polo G, Lil Yachty, Quavo, DJ Khaled, Ne-Yo, Queen Naija, and Lil Tjay, among others. Ryles and fellow Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine took to social media, comparing Ryles's B.I.B.L.E. with 6ix9ine's TattleTales album from 2020, which hit number four on the same chart but dropped to number 60 the next week. [13] Later that year, the album spawned the single "Paris to Tokyo" (with the Kid Laroi). [14] In December 2023, released the single "Teach Me How to Drill" (with Lil Mabu). [15]

He co-wrote the track "Hoodrat" from ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) album Vultures 1 , released on 10 February 2024.

Personal life

In 2016, Ryles's mother died from a stroke. [16]

Ryles has two children with his ex-girlfriend and an additional son with another woman. [17] [18]

Ryles was friends with the late Pop Smoke and King Von who were both murdered in 2020. He was also close friends with T-Dott Woo, who was murdered on February 1, 2022. Ryles would post a memorial to on instagram following his passing. [19] [20]

In 2022, a Florida rapper known as Mellow Rackz revealed that Fivio and herself are in a romantic relationship just weeks after Fivio’s separation with his longtime girlfriend Jasmine. [21]

Discography

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Fivio Foreign
OrganizationYearAwardWorkResultRef.
BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 Best New Hip Hop ArtistHimselfNominated [22]
Impact Track"City of Gods"Nominated

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