When the unabashed realism and true poetic license of the golden era meets the appeal of the new. In short...the return of "ill."



6 MP3 Songs in this album (19:14) !
Related styles: Hip-Hop/Rap: Alternative Hip Hop, Hip-Hop/Rap: Southern Style, Solo Male Artist

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Standing alone isn't just routine, it's become necessity. {Enter} Evan Shackelford. I hail from Acres Homes, one of the largest neighborhoods on the north side of Houston, Texas. Here, reality met me and swiftly fashioned my understanding of life and the world. From that, and early influences consisting of B.I.G, DMX, Method Man and Nirvana, grew my fondness with unearthed wisdom and true artistic expression. Free-styling begat Scribbling. Scribbling begat Verse. Verse begat Song. And Song, in all confidence, coined the pseudonym "Syntry."

Now, with that s**t out of the way, I can speak a little bit about my rhyme history. My introduction into this industry was with an underground "Wu-Tang-esque" group of MCs who referred to themselves as the "Invadaz."
That was short-lived. Coming out of that situation, I invested all of my time into the development of a well-rounded MC. Now, don't get me wrong, I was nice back then, but there was no sting. No punch. No...defining factor. The change came when I took the poetry that was so dear to me; the rhymes that entertained me, and... spawned a co-existence. My intensity grew, as did my skill level. Soon after that, I linked up with a couple my friends and founded a group called "Ahthenik." Though an album was setup, with two singles under our belt and offers from indie labels, the power-house fell apart due to personal conflicts within the group. Fresh from that disappointment, I brewed up the idea for an original mixtape. "Day of" dropped in the spring of 2005. Receiving nods for both lyrical ability and song creation, I decided to keep the wheels moving. I've continued to create with the understanding that it's the message, not the messenger; the work of art, not the artist; the philosophy, not the philosopher, that draws the masses and feeds the intrigue.