IAMTHEINFLUENC: Who is Syn,zere?
Syn'zere: I call myself Syn’Zere because of the sincerity I have for
everything. Whether its from the love I have in my heart or my passion in what
I do. I believe that whatever an individual decides to do then they should do
it with their hearts in it. Syn’Zere was the perfect name for an artist such as
myself because you can see the pictures I paint and the stories I tell with
such sincerity in them. I chose to spell it differently because as I tried to
research the name I saw they’re so many artist who spell their names exactly
like I was so my manager Darrold Johnson and I decided to place a “Y” instead
of an “I” and a “Z” instead of a “C” to make the name stand out from everyone else.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: At what point in your life did you realize yo
wanted to make music?
Syn'zere: I wanted to start after I heard my oldest brother
freestylin in the car one night in Baton Rouge, LA with a few of his friends.
I was only about 11 at the time but it was a moment I never forgot because
everyone was in the car just clowning around but that one moment where they
told me to spit something was a moment I never forgot.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: What were some things that influenced you to
start rapping?
Syn'zere: Honestly I grew tired of hearing the same thing on the
radio. Hip hop isn’t like it was back in the 90’s and the early 00’s. Music
just doesn’t have meaning anymore. Everyone I listen to, even local artist only
talk about gang banging, having sexual relations with women, money, and the
amount of drugs they sell and do. I got tired of hearing it so I decided to
make something with meaning in it. Have of the so called “rappers” today don’t
even have “bars”, they only have a nice ass beat and lyrics that don’t even
make sense, they just sound good. What most artist don’t know is that most of
their listeners follow their footsteps. I’m tired of seeing young die from
getting shot and I’m tired of losing young people to the drug game. God is not
blessing the trap if people are dying in it. I make music about the streets but
I’m not in the streets. I tell stories that make people think about what
actually goes on in the world or right outside their front doors, I don’t just
make a bunch of words up and throw them together and call it good music. I’m an
Artist not a rapper. Yes I am an entertainer and yes I feed the people but I
would rather feed the minds then bleed the mind of knowledge they should be
aware of and embracing.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: What is the biggest obstacle or struggle that
you have had to overcome in your journey?
Syn'zere: One of the worst experiences I have faced as an artist had
to be when I learned to make a single. I literally have so many bars that it
was very difficult for me to create a single for the radio. It actually
surprised me because the fact that I can make 18 tracks but can’t create a
single was beyond me but I got through it with the help and motivation of my
manager Darrold Johnson.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: Who is your favorite artist and who is someone
you would love to work with?
My favorite artist has to be J Cole simply because of his
amazing storytelling skills. In my opinion no one is matching up to him. One
artist I have always wanted to work with was Ace Hood. Ace’s music is about the
streets and what goes on it but as far as who he seems to be as an individual
is completely different. His music is very distinctive from other various
artist that I listen to. I feel the way I
write music almost matches up to his because in a lot of my fast paced songs I idolize
his flow.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: Who are some of your role models?
Syn'zere:
2. Nas
3. Ace hood
Syn'zere: All of these artist inspired me from the way they tell stories about the hood, politics, vices, etc. The way you can close your eyes and see their stories and every word they say. To me that is inspiring because I want to be able to tell a story just like them and have someone see my story with their eyes closed too.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: In the next 10yrs where do you see yourself?
Syn'zere: I will be the talk of the south. I am greatness I the making
and so is the music. I can’t predict the future, but my hustle and my grind
will never stop so I expect nothing less than greatness for the next couple of
years. I’m expanding and there is no doubt I have what it takes to make it. I
will be on the XXL freshman class and I will be your favorite artist.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: What is the dopest rhyme you ever heard?
I actually have 3 rhymes I love to quote.
- “ I swear if ni**as put half into what they put in chasing ass into a craft by now you would be famous and rich” – J Cole
- “Sometimes sunshine turns to rain my nigga, the same ones you love will bring you pain my nigga” – J Cole
- “When I die, fuck it I wanna go to hell Cause I'm a piece of shit, it ain't hard to fuckin' tell It don't make sense, goin' to heaven with the goodie-goodies Dressed in white, I like black Tims and black hoodies God will probably have me on some real strict shit No sleepin' all day, no gettin my dick licked Hangin' with the goodie-goodies loungin' in paradise Fuck that shit, I wanna tote guns and shoot dice.” – Notorious B.I.G
IAMTHEINFLUENC: Describe the feeling you had when you 1st
heard your voice over a track?
Syn'zere: Man it was crazy, I recorded it when I was about 12 years
old over jayz’s “DOA” and I was like man that’s hot! Honestly it was one of the
greatest feelings in the world to me. I’ve never felt anything like it since.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: What is your thoughts on the industry today?
Syn'zere: I think the industry today is a joke. They play
the same songs on the radio over and over again. What happened to hearing
stories like “If I Ruled The World” by Nas or “Hustla Musik” by Lil Wayne? I
miss when music had meaning to it and you could feel what the artist is saying.
Music where you can vibe to. Now you have artist wearing skinny jeans and
acting like complete idiots making a mockery of what artist like Big Pun, Nate
Dog, 2pac, Biggie, & Mac Dre died building up for years. The industry doesn’t
even have artist anymore, all they have are “entertainers”, someone who sounds
good on the radio on a sick beat but have no bars at all.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: What was your inspiration behind Reflections?
Syn'zere: “Relfections” is my first project ever and
in my personal opinion it is the hardest mixtape out because it is different
from everyone else’s. The tape talks about the things that go on in the world
around us that we ignore. I speak on the way the industry is letting in artist
that don’t speak about anything, guys being insecure and cheating on women,
myself being cheated on and being the cheater, getting heartbroken, and more.
The project is 18 tracks of straight fire story telling. There are no features
on it at all, it’s all me. The project is amazing and will forever be a
classic, I advise all of the readers and followers to go listen and see for
yourself then judge it on your own.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: What events or projects do you have upcoming
that the fans and viewers should look out for?
Syn'zere: I’m actually setting up a tour where I will be headlining in
10 different cities. The tour so far is being set for Fall 2018. I will most
likely have another tape out by then because I am in the process of working on
something better than my last project if that’s even possible. Also I will be
on the cover of Hype World Magazine in the month of May so be on the lookout
for that. Of course I will always have singles dropping but my main focus in
2016 is continuing to brand myself and get my name more attention than it has.
My follow crowd as of 2016 is relatively big but I’m always trying to reach out
and touch more individuals.
IAMTHEINFLUENC: Give some advice to all the other up n coming artist out here trying to make it?
Syn'zere: Never give up on your dreams, you’re in charge
of whether you make it or you don’t. Follow your heart and don’t let anyone
tear you from what you believe in. Negative people will always get in your ear
but never allow them to dictate to you on what you can and can’t do. Kevin
Gates said “Negativity is a thief that steals happiness”, and I find that to be
completely true. Stay true to yourself and everything will work out in your
favor.
CHECK OUT SYN'ZERE ON HIS MEDIA OUTLETS:
http://www.datpiff.com/Synzere-Reflections-mixtape
http://www.audiomack.com/album/synzere/reflections-hosted-by-dj-yaboyearl-1
CHECK OUT SYN'ZERE ON HIS MEDIA OUTLETS:
http://www.datpiff.com/Synzere-Reflections-mixtape
http://www.audiomack.com/album/synzere/reflections-hosted-by-dj-yaboyearl-1
