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| Birth name | Maxie Lee Ryles III |
| Also known as | Lite Fivio |
| Born | March 29, 1990 New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Maxie Lee Ryles III (born March 29, 1990), known by his stage name Fivio Foreign, is an American rapper from New York. He rose to fame in 2019 with his single "Big Drip," which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned a remix featuring Lil Baby and Quavo. The same year, he signed to fellow New York rapper Mase's RichFish Records in a joint venture with Columbia Records.
In May 2020, Ryles received his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 for his guest appearance on Drake's song "Demons." Later that month, he guest performed alongside Pop Smoke on Lil Tjay's song "Zoo York," which peaked at 65 number on the chart. In August 2021, Ryles reached further recognition for his appearance alongside Playboi Carti on Kanye West's single "Off the Grid," which remains his highest charting song at number 11. His debut album, B.I.B.L.E. (2022) reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 upon release.
Ryles was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2022 BET Awards.
Early life
Ryles was born and raised in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. In his youth, he was sent to Connecticut during the summer as part of the Fresh Air Fund. 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.
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$5,000 cash advance brought forth by the rapper. The deal was in a joint venture with Columbia Records.
In May 2020, Ryles earned his first two Billboard Hot 100 entries with his guest appearances on "Demons" by Drake and "Zoo York" by Lil Tjay. The same month, Ryles launched the non-profit organization Foreignside Foundation, "geared towards providing beneficial resources and programs for at-risk youth, the homeless, current and former gang-affiliated individuals, incarcerated individuals".
On August 11, 2020, Ryles was included on XXL's 2020 Freshman Class. Throughout the rest 2020, he appeared on a number of songs by other artists, including Nas' "Spicy", Tory Lanez's "K Lo K", French Montana's "That's a Fact (Remix)", and King Von's " I Am What I Am". In November 2020, he released the single "Trust." He also released the Christmas song "Baddie on My Wish List" on December 3, as part of Apple Music's holiday project Carols Covered.
In 2021, he guest performed alongside Playboi Carti on Kanye West's single "Off the Grid," from the latter's tenth album Donda.
On February 11, 2022, he released the lead single for his debut album B.I.B.L.E.: "City of Gods" (with Kanye West and Alicia Keys), which was dedicated to his late friend T-Dott Woo. On the same day, the release date for his album B.I.B.L.E. was revealed to be March 25, 2022, but was eventually pushed back to April 8, 2022. On March 18, he released the second single for the album, "Magic City" (featuring Quavo). On April 8, B.I.B.L.E. was released and debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, with 29,000 equivalent album units derived from 37.75 million streams, but only 1,000 pure album sales. The album contained guest appearances from A$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 4 on the same chart but dropped to number 60 the next week. Later that year, the album spawned the single "Paris to Tokyo" (with the Kid Laroi).
Personal life
In 2016, Ryles's mother died from a stroke. Ryles has two kids with his ex-girlfriend and an additional son with another woman. 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.
In 2022, a Florida rapper known as Mellow Rackz revealed that Fivio and herself are in a romantic relationship just weeks after Fivio broke up with his longtime girlfriend Jasmine.
Discography
- B.I.B.L.E. (2022)
Awards and nominations
| Organisation | Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| BET Hip Hop Awards | 2022 | Best New Hip Hop Artist | Himself | Nominated | |
| Impact Track | "City of Gods" | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Fivio Foreign para niños
