M.I.A.'s protege Rye Rye has opened up about her reasons for pulling out of her first major tour - she fell pregnant.
The teenage hip-hop star, real name Ryeisha Berrain, pulled out of her spring (09) tour with A-Trak without explanation and now she has taken to her blog to reveal she's pregnant.
She writes, "I was suppose (sic) to be on the A-Trak tour but because of personal reasons i was pulled in the direction of not doing it. Things happen for a reason, some happen at the the wrong point of ya life but no one knows why or for what reason only God (sic). So yes I was blessed with a child."
Rye Rye, 18, admits she considered aborting the child, adding, "My first thought was to get rid of it. I asked God for guidance and i went to the hospital 4 times and each time i had a breakdown and i knew what direction God was pulling me in... i feel as tho i had a baby and i had to much integrity to abort her.
"My mom was on the table about to have me aborted and seen (sic) my heartbeat and changed her mind. I’m young but I’m also grown and right now it's a lot on me.
"I have a lot of resect (sic) for the label for understanding and backing me and willing to work around this so we can release an amazing album."