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Miss Eighty 6

{{short description|American rapper|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|image =

|name = Sarai

|background = solo_singer

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|23}}

|birth_name = Sarai Marie Howard

|alias = Miss Eighty 6, Miss 86, 86

|origin = Kingston, New York, United States

|genre = Hip-hop

|occupation = Emcee, songwriter, actress

|years_active = 2001–present

|label = Epic, SME, DeeTown Entertainment

}}

Sarai Marie Howard (born January 23, 1981) is an American rapper.

Biography

=2001–2004: Music=

Shortly after relocating to Atlanta, Sarai signed a record deal with Epic Records. She thus became the first white female rapper to be represented by a major U.S. label.{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/singer_300/310_sarai.html |title=Sarai Video, Pictures, Music |work=AskMen |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}} In 2001, she was prominently featured on the single "Same Ol' Same Ol' (remix)" by label-mate P.Y.T., and appeared in the group's music video,{{cite web|url=http://www.metacafe.com/watch/sy-45618832001/pyt_same_ol_same_ol_featuring_sarai_official_music_video/ |title=PYT - Same Ol' Same Ol' (featuring Sarai) (Official Music Video) - Video |publisher=Metacafe.com |date=2009-10-22 |accessdate=2013-12-30}} as well as a second remix on their album.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005KJSX |title=Pyt Down With Me: Pyt: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}} "It's Official," a track from her debut The Original, also appeared as a hidden snippet track on their debut album.

In 2002, Sarai's "Pack Ya Bags" was released to radio and as a single. It debuted on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts at #90.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278231/sarai/chart?f=367 |title=Sarai - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-02-22}} Soon after, her record label briefly dubbed her Feminem in an attempt to draw comparisons between her and fellow artist Eminem.

In 2003, "Ladies" was released as a single to radio stations, landing on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart at #28. It peaked at #19, and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks. A video of the song was also released.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SaraiVEVO |title=Kanaal van SaraiVEVO |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}}

Her song The Original was released on July 29, 2003. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at #187.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278231/sarai/chart |title=Sarai - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-02-22}} The album featured production from Ali Dee Theodore, Scott Storch, Beau Dozier, and many others. The album lacked promotion by Epic Records, causing it to go under the radar of many. A rumored follow-up single, "Black & White", was supposed to be released - but was cancelled after Sarai was released from her contract with Epic.

In 2004, Sarai began filming National Lampoon's Pledge This! starring Paris Hilton. Portraying a character named Tonya.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417056/ |title=Pledge This! (2006)|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=22 February 2015}} The film was pushed back many times before releasing in 2006.

=2005 – present: Music=

After leaving Epic, Sarai (now under the pseudonym Miss Eighty 6) joined Ali Dee Theodore and his company DeeTown Entertainment and has gone to write and perform music and soundtracks for movies and television, including Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, Bones, Supernatural, Numb3rs, Chuck, The Nine Lives of Chloe King,{{cite web|url=http://www.tunefind.com/artist/miss-eighty-6 |title=Miss Eighty 6 Music |publisher=TuneFind |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}} MTV's Cribs, Dismissed, Pimp My Ride, My Super Sweet 16, High School Stories and Date My Mom. Box office & straight to video films – Alvin and the Chipmunks, Fantastic Four, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, In the Mix, Aquamarine, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile & Beta House, spoof films Meet the Spartans, Disaster Movie, Vampires Suck, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?, For Colored Girls and most recently Little Fockers, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and What's Your Number?’’Bad Girls Club’’{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1712008/#Soundtrack|title=Sarai Howard : Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

Sarai was featured on The Baldwin Brothers Return of the Golden Rhodes on the track, "A Matter Of Time" credited under her name.{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059388XE |title=A Matter Of Time (Feat. Sarai) [Explicit]: The Baldwin Brothers: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date=2011-07-05 |accessdate=2013-12-30}} A video was also shot and released.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcvEylXMFT4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/KcvEylXMFT4 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=The Baldwin Brothers, Sarai aka Miss Eighty 6 - Matter Of Time |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-06-14 |accessdate=2013-12-30}}{{cbignore}} The song was featured in Double Down, an episode of Numb3rs.

Filmography

Discography

=Albums=

=Anthologies=

  • 2001 Epic Records: A Season of Soul and Sounds{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013AZQ5U |title=Epic Records ? A Season Of Soul And Sounds: Various: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date=2001-11-20 |accessdate=2013-12-30}} (Epic)
  • Here Comes Christmas
  • 2008 DeeTown Presents: Music from Chick Shows (Vol. 1){{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deetown2 |title=Various Artists | DeeTown Presents: Music From Chick Shows |publisher=CD Baby |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}} (DeeTown Entertainment)
  • Candy Store, Inside Outside, Ring a Ling and Till the Sun Comes Up.
  • 2009 DeeTown Presents: Music from Chick Shows (Vol. 2){{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deetown3 |title=Various Artists | DeeTown Presents: Music from Chicks Shows (Vol. 2) |publisher=CD Baby |date= |accessdate=2013-12-30}} (DeeTown Entertainment)
  • Bounce Back, Release, Ridin' and We Keeps It Real.

=Singles=

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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year

! colspan="4"|Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album

scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"| US
R&B/Hip-Hop

! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"| US
Rhyth.

! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"| AUS
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! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Sarai&titel=Ladies&cat=s|title=Sarai – Ladies|website=charts.nz|access-date=September 14, 2022}}

scope="row"| "Pack Ya Bags"

| 2002

| 90 || — || — || —

| rowspan="2"|The Original

scope="row"| "Ladies"

| 2003

| — || 28 || 60 || 33

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(*) denotes writing credit/non-performance

Notes

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External links

  • [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p555306|pure_url=yes}} Sarai] at Allmusic
  • [http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_300/310_sarai.html AskMen.com – Sarai]
  • {{IMDb name|1712008}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20030718094330/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sarai_rap_/artist.jhtml VH1 Profile] at VH1.com

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Category:21st-century American women rappers

Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:Musicians from Kingston, New York

Category:Epic Records artists

Category:21st-century American rappers

Category:Rappers from New York (state)