Fivio Foreign – B.I.B.L.E.

Maxie Lee Ryles III (born March 29, 1990), known by his stage name Fivio Foreign, is an American rapper and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2019 with his single “Big Drip”, which spawned a remix with rappers Lil Baby and Quavo. He is signed to fellow New York rapper Mase’s RichFish Records and Columbia Records.

In May 2020, Ryles was featured on Drake’s song “Demons”, which charted at 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning him his first Billboard-charting single. Later that month, he collaborated with Lil Tjay and Pop Smoke on the song “Zoo York”, which peaked at 65 on the Hot 100. In August 2021, he reached further recognition through his feature on Kanye West’s single “Off the Grid”, from West’s tenth studio album Donda, which peaked at number 11 on the Hot 100. Fivio Foreign’s debut album B.I.B.L.E. was released on April 8, 2022.

Early life
Ryles 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.

Career
Ryles started gaining traction after the release of his single “Big Drip”. The song was featured on his 2019 EPs Pain and Love and 800 B.C. In November, he signed a one million Dollar record deal with Columbia Records, in conjunction with American rapper Mase’s record label RichFish Records.

In May 2020, Ryles earned his first two Billboard-charting singles, with features 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 appeared on Kanye West’s Donda on the songs “Off the Grid” alongside Playboi Carti and “Ok Ok” alongside Lil Yachty and Rouge.[8] On February 11, 2022, he released the lead single to 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.[9] 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 features artists such as A$AP Rocky, Polo G, Lil Yachty, Lil Tjay, and more, as well as the aforementioned West, Keys, and Quavo.

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