# Sirah (rapper)

Sara Elizabeth Mitchell (born July 28, 1988), better known by her stage name Sirah (/ˈsaɪrə/ SY-rə), is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles. She collaborated with Skrillex, on "WEEKENDS!!!", "Kyoto", and the hit single "Bangarang".

## Background

Mitchell was born on Long Island, New York, to a bluesman and an artist. Her youth included poverty, homelessness and alcoholism. She was repeatedly caught creating graffiti; she stopped after being arrested for it. She moved to Washington with her father at age six, but after he died of an overdose, she ended up returning to New York. There, she was arrested several times and eventually absconded to Los Angeles rather than be placed in foster care at age fifteen. For a while, she considered Union Station her home before purchasing a Jeep Cherokee and living in it in a garage in East Los Angeles; in an interview, she stated that she lived out of her car and felt safe in doing so.

## Career

Mitchell moved from singing to rapping after her mother gave a negative review of her voice, and mentioned that the turning point for her was when she heard Big Pun's Capital Punishment.
After moving to Los Angeles, she booked her own tours in such countries as Germany and Romania, sleeping on floors and collecting money from fans. Her first EP, Clean Windows Dirty Floors, was produced by DJ Hoppa. Her first LP, Smile You Have Teeth, was never released. Prior to its intended release, Mitchell's manager sent her a contract demanding $30,000 from the LP's proceeds. She subsequently decided to abandon the album and start anew.
Skrillex contacted her MySpace, commending her work and requesting that they work together. The first track, "WEEKENDS!!!", resulted when Skrillex asked her to rap her some lyrics she was developing into his laptop. Their second collaboration, "Bangarang", happened after he called her while he was on tour and asked her to record 16 bars about the Lost Boys. She forgot to close the window before recording it, and thus birds are audible in the recording. Sirah has also released a mixtape, C.U.L.T.: Too Young to Die. After that she released another EP, Inhale.

## Achievements

At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Mitchell and Skrillex won the award for Best Dance Recording for their collaboration Bangarang. It is Mitchell's first Grammy win.

## Influences

Mitchell is influenced by Joni Mitchell, Big Pun, WHY?, Qwel, Black Thought, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Jewel, and Cat Stevens.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| Broken Complex (with Broken Complex) | Released: October 26, 2010 Label: Broken Complex Formats: Digital download, CD |

### Mixtapes

| Title | Details | Tracks |
| C.U.L.T. | Released: March 2, 2012 Label: Pulse Recordings Formats: Digital download, CD | "Up & Down" "My City" "Motel Bible" "Blew Your Mind" "Game On" (featuring JT) "Like Me Now" "Black Eyes" "C.U.L.T." "Love You Down" |
| C.U.L.T.: Too Young to Die | Released: September 24, 2012 Label: Pulse Recordings/Atlantic Records Formats: Digital download, CD | "Up & Down" "My City" "Motel Bible" "Blew Your Mind" "Like Me Now" "Made It" "When I'm Gone" |

### EPs

| Year | Album | Label |
| 2007 | Clean Windows Dirty Floors (with DJ Hoppa) | Broken Complex |
| 2011 | Trick'd | Unsigned |
| 2013 | Inhale | Pulse Recordings / Atlantic Records |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Song | Year |
| "God's Grace" (with DJ Hoppa) | 2011 |
| "Deadbeat" (featuring Skrillex) | 2017 |
| "Say My Name" | 2017 |
| "Shots" | 2018 |
| "Sinner" | 2018 |
| "Room" | 2019 |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Song | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications | Album |
| Song | Year | US | US Dance Digital Sales | AUS | AUT | BEL (FL) | CAN | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "WEEKENDS!!!" (Skrillex featuring Sirah) | 2010 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 93 | 100 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold MC: Gold | My Name is Skrillex |
| "Bangarang" (Skrillex featuring Sirah) | 2012 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 26 | 55 | 14 | 24 | 24 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 7× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum MC: Platinum | Bangarang |
| "Speakerbox" (The Juggernaut featuring Sirah) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Lilies" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Sirah) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lost in the Atlantic |
| "Visionary" (Rain Man featuring Sirah) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Memories" (KSHMR & Bassjackers featuring Sirah) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Memories" (MJ featuring Sirah) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "Stop Me" (Wiwek featuring Sirah) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Free & Rebellious |
| "Daddy" (Born Dirty featuring Sirah) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | HOWSLA |
| "Text Me Back" (TQX featuring KOOL a.D & Sirah) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Global Intimacy |
| "Stick Up" (AYERS featuring Sirah) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "Bad Bitch" (Kiiddo_sounds. featuring Sirah) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "Down To Ride" (Chip Makahl featuring Sirah) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "Real Shit" (Hass Hammoud featuring Sirah) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "COLD BLOODED" (GANG SIGN featuring Sirah) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "Turn Up" (Hass Hammoud featuring Sirah) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |

### Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Song | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications | Album |
| Song | Year | US | US Dance Digital Sales | US Twit. | AUS | CAN | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Kyoto" (Skrillex featuring Sirah) | 2011 | 74 | 5 | — | 50 | 59 | 175 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum | Bangarang |
| "Waitin' for You" (Demi Lovato featuring Sirah) | 2015 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | | Confident |

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Kyoto" | 2011 | Skrillex | Bangarang |
| "Survival" | 2012 | Alvin Risk | Infinity |
| "Hotel Confidential" | 2015 | MAX | Ms. Anonymous |
| "Waitin' for You" | 2015 | Demi Lovato | Confident |
| "Detox" | 2016 | TY1, Eamon | Hardship |
| "Mug Shot" | 2016 | MAX | Hell's Kitchen Angel |
| "Up In Smoke" | 2016 | Wolfgang Gartner, A-Trak | 10 Ways To Steal Home Plate |
| "Go Go Go" | 2017 | Verbs | The Progress EP 2: Fuck Yea Man |
| "Renditions" | 2017 | Destruct | Rebel Minded (10 Year Anniversary Edition) |
| "Zoloft" | 2017 | | UROK |
| "Love Was Never Enough" | 2018 | RILEY | Love Was Never Enough |
| "Bonkers" | 2018 | SNAILS | SLIMEAGEDDON |
| "Shit Talk" | 2022 | DVRKO | Undone |