Cydney Lee

Cydney Lee

Cydney Lee is a contributor to GRAMMY.com

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Rap Duo PARTYOF2 Talk Musical Evolution, Friendship & Keeping Their Eye On The Prize

Before PARTYOF2 stepped out as a rap duo, and before they were signed to Def Jam, they were a party of four. At the time, Jadagrace and SWIM were half of Grouptherapy., a friend group-turned-music collective formed in 2019 alongside TJOnline (Tyrel Jackson Williams) and RHEA (Elijah Rhea Johnson). After RHEA left the group in 2020, the trio continued to…

On ‘Heavy,’ SiR Wants People To See The Weight Of His Humanity

On ‘Heavy,’ SiR Wants People To See The Weight Of His Humanity

SiR admits that a good chunk of his past five years were a blur. Following the release of his last album, 2019’s Chasing Summer, the singer fell into a deep depression. To cope, he began to "self-medicate," which ultimately spiraled into addiction. The Inglewood, California native isn’t the first artist under L.A. powerhouse label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) to struggle…

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