Syd (singer)
{{Short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Syd
| image = Syd tha Kid Toronto 2011.jpg
| caption = Syd in 2011
| birth_name = Sydney Loren Bennett
| alias = {{hlist|Syd tha Kyd|Frisco}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|04|23}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative R&B|neo soul|hip hop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|DJ|record producer}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{hlist|Columbia|Odd Future}}
| current_member_of = The Internet
| past_member_of = Odd Future
| spouse = {{marriage|Ariana Simone|2022}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Odd Future|the Internet|Dean|Daniel Caesar|Mac Miller|KAYTRANADA}}
}}
Sydney Loren Bennett (born April 23, 1992),[http://sibatmedia.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/the-odd-future-wolf-gang-bible/ The Odd Future Wolfgang Bible]. Sibat Media. March 1, 2012. known professionally as Syd (formerly Syd tha Kyd), is an American singer and songwriter. She initially gained recognition as a member of the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future, and went on to co-found the band The Internet in 2011. In 2017, Bennett released her debut solo album Fin, followed by the EP Always Never Home. She released her second album, Broken Hearts Club, in 2022.
Early life
Growing up in a musical family influenced Bennett's interest in music. Her mother once aspired to be a DJ and her uncle is Mikey Bennett, an internationally popular reggae producer and studio owner from Jamaica.{{Cite news|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101210/ent/ent2.html|title=Mikey Bennett 'Pencils Out' Songwriting Career|last=Cooke|first=Mel|date=December 10, 2010|work=The Gleaner|access-date=October 2, 2020}} As she explained, "I began wishing I could take credit for some of my favorite songs. That was when I started to make my own – I only began singing on my own songs when I really started writing."{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Kazemi| url=http://www.thesupersuper.com/featured/syd-tha-kid-interview/|title=MUSIC: SYD THA KID|publisher=SuperSuper!|access-date=September 25, 2012}} When Bennett was 14, she built a small music studio in her home and worked on sound engineering before getting into production. Her brother is Travis "Taco" Bennett.
For the first half of her high school years, Syd attended Palisades Charter High School.{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Zanyra|url=http://massappeal.com/odd-futures-syd-the-kyd-talks-music-identity-and-the-internet-11146/|title=Odd Future's Syd the Kyd Talks Music, Identity and The Internet|publisher=Massappeal.com|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2012|page=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922065011/http://massappeal.com/odd-futures-syd-the-kyd-talks-music-identity-and-the-internet-11146/|archive-date=September 22, 2012}} She felt left out and had few friends at Palisades and moved to the Hamilton Music Academy, which she considered a more open-minded school.
Musical career
Syd began making music while she was still living with her parents.{{cite web|last=Rathe|first=Adam|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/02/13/syd-kyd-could-be-hip-hops-next-lesbian-icon|title=Syd the Kyd Could Be Hip-Hop's Next Lesbian Icon|publisher=Out Magazine|date=February 13, 2012|access-date=September 30, 2012}} Syd's stage name was given to her by her older brother, Ty, as a kid. After growing out of it, she reclaimed the name when she joined Odd Future.{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/syd-the-kyd|title=Syd the Kyd| date=October 23, 2011 |publisher=Interview Magazine|access-date=September 25, 2012}} Most of the group's original songs were recorded in Syd's house, also known as "The Trap". Syd acted as a DJ and producer for Odd Future. She was the only female member during the group's active years and openly identified as gay, which often put her at odds with the group’s notoriously homophobic and misogynistic lyrics. In 2011, Syd co-founded The Internet, with their debut album, Purple Naked Ladies, releasing the same year.{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Tara |title=The Internet's Syd: 'I'm the only person like me that I know |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/syd-the-internet-odd-future-interview-hive-mind#:~:text=That's%20how%20I%20met%20Odd,formed%20the%20Internet%20with%20Martians. |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=13 April 2019}} In 2014, Syd opened for Eminem at Wembley Stadium as part of the Odd Future collective.{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Leonie |title=Odd Future to support Eminem at Wembley Stadium |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/odd-future-16-1240704#:~:text=Odd%20Future%20are%20set%20to,at%20the%20massive%20London%20venue. |access-date=April 15, 2022 |publisher=NME |date=May 16, 2014}}
On January 13, 2017, Syd's debut solo single "All About Me" was released. It was produced by the Internet cohort Steve Lacy. On January 24, 2017, her second solo single "Body" was released in anticipation for her album in collaboration with Columbia Records, Fin, which was released on February 3, 2017. On May 18, 2017, Syd starred together with Korean R&B artist Dean in his music video for their collaboration "Love".{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7801105/dean-syd-love-video|title=Dean & Syd Release Groovy 'love' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 7, 2017}}
On September 7, 2017, Syd released Always Never Home, a three-track EP. It was the follow-up to her debut solo album Fin.{{cite news |last1=Rettig |first1=James |title=Stream Syd Always Never Home EP |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1961355/stream-syd-always-never-home-ep/music/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |publisher=Stereogum |date=September 7, 2017}}
Syd was featured on Lil Uzi Vert's second studio album Eternal Atake on the song "Urgency", which was released on March 6, 2020. She was featured on the song "When Love's Around" on Zayn's third studio album Nobody Is Listening, which was released on January 15, 2021.
On February 12, 2021, Syd released a single titled "Missing Out" followed by "Fast Car" on July 16, 2021, and "Right Track" on August 10, 2021. Syd's single "Cybah" featuring Lucky Daye was released on March 18, 2022. She followed this release with the announcement of her 2022 Broken Hearts Club Tour with Destin Conrad as the opener.
Syd was credited on "Plastic Off the Sofa", the eighth track on Beyoncé's seventh studio album, Renaissance.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-renaissance-collaborators-drake-jay-z-skrillex-1235116528/ | title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Credits Appear to Include Drake, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Pharrell & More | magazine=Billboard }} Syd also appeared on Duckwrth's single "Ce Soir", which later appeared on his third EP Chrome Bull.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ce-soir-single/1634516337|title=Duckwrth & Syd - Ce Soir - Single|website=Apple Music|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022}}
On April 8, 2022, Syd released her second album, Broken Hearts Club. The project began as a collection of love songs, but was completed after Syd's relationship came to an end, culminating in a mix of tracks about love and heartbreak.{{Cite web |last=Balram |first=Dhruva |date=2022-04-07 |title=Syd – Broken Hearts Club' review: arguably the R&B star's strongest project to date |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/syd-broken-hearts-club-review-3200150 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | EP details |
| scope="row" | Always Never Home
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|---|
= Mixtapes =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Mixtape details |
| scope="row" | Raunchboots
|
|
|---|
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
== As featured artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ ! rowspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Urgency" {{Small|(Lil Uzi Vert featuring Syd)}} |2020 |76 |47 |
= Guest appearances =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Blow"
| 2009 | Bastard |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Wakeupfaggot"
| rowspan="2" | 2010 | Earl |
| scope="row" | "Swag Me Out"
| Odd Future, Jasper Dolphin, Left Brain, Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, Mike G, Taco | Radical |
| scope="row" | "Radicals"
| rowspan="4" | 2011 | Tyler, the Creator, Taco | rowspan="4" | Goblin |
| scope="row" | "Tron Cat"
| rowspan="2" | Tyler, the Creator |
| scope="row" | "Golden" |
| scope="row" | "Fish"
| Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean |
| scope="row" | "Analog 2"
| rowspan="2" | 2012 | Odd Future, Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean |
| scope="row" | "Drain"
| Pyramid |
| scope="row" | "Answer"
| rowspan="3" | 2013 | Tyler, the Creator | Wolf |
| scope="row" | "Tamale"
| Tyler, the Creator | Wolf |
| scope="row" | "In the Morning" |
| scope="row" | "Therapy"
| rowspan="2" | 2014 | Mac Miller | Faces |
| scope="row" | "The Daze"
| I Need Some Answers |
| scope="row" | "Gone"
| rowspan="7" | 2015 | Forever, Pt. 2 |
| scope="row" | "Pilot"
| Tyler, the Creator | rowspan="5" | Cherry Bomb |
| scope="row" | "Find Your Wings"
| Tyler, the Creator, Roy Ayers, Kali Uchis |
| scope="row" | "Blow My Load"
| Tyler, the Creator, Wanya Morris, Dâm-Funk, Austin Feinstein |
| scope="row" | "Hair Blows"
| Tyler, the Creator |
| scope="row" | "Fucking Young / Perfect"
| Tyler, the Creator, Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick, Kali Uchis |
| scope="row" | "A Good Feeling"
| 25 Hours a Day |
| scope="row" | "You're the One"
| rowspan="6" | 2016 | 99.9% |
| scope="row" | "Vegetables"
| Jesse Boykins III, Willow Smith | Bartholomew |
| scope="row" | "Silkk da Shocka" |
| scope="row" | "Red Wine"
| Common, Elena | rowspan="2" | Black America Again |
| scope="row" | "A Bigger Picture Called Free"
| Common, Bilal |
| scope="row" | "Shotgun"
| Stillness in Wonderland |
| scope="row" | "Dent Jusay"
| rowspan="9" | 2017 |
| scope="row" | "Nothin"
| Kingdom | Tears in the Club |
| scope="row" | "Godess"
| Left Brain, Shann, Hodgy, Mike G | Mind Gone Volume 1 |
| scope="row" | "Love"
| Dean | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Gorgeous" |
| scope="row" | "Take Me Away"
| Freudian |
| scope="row" | "Sticky Situation"
| Quiñ | Dreamgirl |
| scope="row" | "The Long Way Home"
| God's Poop or Clouds? |
| scope="row" | "Simple Things"
| The Cool Kids, Quiñ | Special Edition Grandmaster Deluxe |
| scope="row" | "Show Love"
| rowspan="5" | 2018 |
| scope="row" | "Right Now" |
| scope="row" | "Act Right"
| Tayla Made |
| scope="row" | "What's the Use?"
| Mac Miller, Dâm-Funk, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat | Swimming |
| scope="row" | "Do U Wrong"
| Leven Kali | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Getting Late"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/queen-slim-the-soundtrack/1484416236|title=Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack by Various Artists|work=Apple Music|access-date=March 7, 2020}}
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | {{N/A}} | Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack |
| scope="row"|"Doorman"
|Thirst |
| scope="row" | "Urgency"{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lil-uzi-vert-shares-tracklist-for-new-album-eternal-atake/|title=Lil Uzi Vert Shares Tracklist for New Album Eternal Atake|website=Pitchfork| date=March 6, 2020 |language=en|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
| 2020 |
| scope="row" | "When Love's Around"
| rowspan="3" | 2021 | Zayn |
| scope="row" | "Take Care Of You" |
| scope="row"|"Baby" |
| scope="row" | "Get Me Started"
| rowspan="3" | 2022 | Kehlani |
| scope="row" | "For Tonight"
| Spaceships on the Blade |
| scope="row" | "007"
| Tabber | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
Production discography
= 2009 =
- 13. "Black Magic"
= 2010 =
- 03. "Moracular World" (featuring Vince Staples) {{small|(produced with Left Brain)}}
- 04. "Stick Up" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt)
- 06. "Brown Bag ('04 FTA)"
- 08. "King"
; Domo Genesis – Rolling Papers
- 05. "Dreams" {{small|(produced with Tyler, the Creator)}}
= 2011 =
; Syd - Raunchboots
- 01. "The Clap"
- 02. "Teddy"
- 03. "Starfish"
- 04. "Spazzz"
- 05. "Peace & Quiet"
- 06. "Harry"
- 07. "Duhhbitch"
- 08. "As Time Goes By"
- 09. "Who Are You"
- 10. "The Quotia That Kills"
; The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies
- 02. "They Say / Shangrila" (featuring Tay Walker) {{small|(produced with the Internet)}}
- 08. "Lovesong−1"
- 10. "Web of Me"
= 2012 =
; Kilo Kish - Homeschool
- 07. "You're Right"
; The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies: 4 Bonus Songs
- 03. "Partners in Crime"
= 2013 =
; Mike G - Verses
- 07. "Seasons Change" (featuring Speak)
; The Internet - Feel Good
- 03. "Dontcha" {{small|(produced with Matt Martians, Midtown Pat, Mike Einziger, & Chad Hugo)}}
- 10. "Shadow Dance"
- 13. "Higher Times" (featuring Jesse Boykins III) {{small|(produced with Matt Martians, Midtown Pat, Christopher Allan Smith, & Tay Walker)}}
= 2015 =
= 2017 =
; Syd – Fin
- 03. "No Complaints"
- 04. "Nothin to Somethin"
- 06. "Smile More"
= 2019 =
; Mike G - Exile
- 09. "Exile (King Pt. II)"
= 2022 =
; Mike G - S.O.L.S
- 11. Lights On (Blue Version)
; Syd - Broken Hearts Club
- 02. "Tie The Knot"
- 05. "Sweet"
- 08. "Getting Late"
- 09. "Out Loud" (featuring Kehlani) {{small|(produced with G Koop)}}
- 13. "Missing Out"
; Beyoncé – Renaissance
- 08. "Plastic Off the Sofa"
References
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