LuniCydal

I began my verbal assault at the young age of 8 years old. As a native of Colorado, there weren’t any artist on the home team so I idolized world renowned artists such as the late great’s Tupac Shakur and Christopher “B.I.G” Wallace, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Snoop (Back when he was young and hungry), and Ice Cube. I also developed a love for R & B along the way, listening to such artists as Boyz 2 Men, Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Luther Vandross. The first “rhymes” I ever wrote were actually p...

I began my verbal assault at the young age of 8 years old. As a native of Colorado, there weren’t any artist on the home team so I idolized world renowned artists such as the late great’s Tupac Shakur and Christopher “B.I.G” Wallace, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Snoop (Back when he was young and hungry), and Ice Cube. I also developed a love for R & B along the way, listening to such artists as Boyz 2 Men, Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Luther Vandross. The first “rhymes” I ever wrote were actually poetry turned music. I knew that it was bound to happen because when I would recite the poem, instead of “reading” it I would “Flow” it. The topics I chose to write about when I was younger surprised most of my elders because even then I touched on vital and important issues effecting the masses. Some teachers were even afraid because the knowledge I had developed and my passion for my beliefs was undeniable. I could capture an audience when I spoke and because of that I had more power than even I knew at the time. Even in my adolescence I was very critical in my work and very conscience about what I wanted to say and how I wanted it to be said, especially musically. I began writing actual lyrics when I turned 11 years old. I got so caught up in the music and the culture, and I had so much to say that I would write 2 to 3 different verses per day, all touching on different issues. Being as critical as I was about my music if I didn’t like the way something sounded, the way I was able to deliver or if I just wasn’t feeling myself I would discard the whole song completely. A lot of my childhood peers couldn’t understand why I would literally throw away so much of my work due to a little inconsistency but then again, I don’t feel they ever completely understood my passion for music and my pursuit for perfection. If I couldn’t feel my own work, it had no business staying in my rotation. The first group I ever formed we called ourselves “Diamondz N Da’ Ruff”. It was a 3 person crew which included childhood friend Chris “Rigal” Russell, Lewie “Craze” Garaci and myself (Then known as “Siriuz”). We would mostly freestyle to a cassette tape of instrumentals but we also did write a few collaborating cuts as well. Young and nieve, we felt we knew what we had to do to make it the music industry, actually not knowing anything at all. Conflicts between the crew and geographical differences eventually caused dismemberment and out the 3 I am the only one currently pursuing music.Freshmen year in highschool I met an aspiring emcee by the name of Rex “Anile” Hewitt at Golden Highschool in Golden, Co. He hadn’t been pursuing music as seriously as I was at the time but did share the same vision as I did musically. We formed a duo group called “Slaya’z” and began writing full length longs together and attending local hip hop shows, and this is when I adopted the name LuniCydal (Cydal). We collaborated with a few other aspiring emcees on local mixtapes but never anything more than that. In 2000, I left Golden and with that came separation from all of the people I had been affiliated with while residing there.ENTER THE ABYSS: In 2001, I began attending East High School in Denver and I consider this the TRUE beginning of LuniCydal. At this point, I was writing more than ever (2 to 3 full songs per day) and had polished my skills substantially. By the time I got to East High School I had developed a unique style all my own and had a deep understanding of what it meant to “Spit”. Among my peers, I stood out not only because of my lyrical skill set but my racial background as well. The people I associated myself with were able to relate to my music and vica versa so finding a crew to run with was never a problem. East High School is also where I met my ‘Partner In Rhyme’ Yung Scribe Aka CB. Though we were all into making money by any means necessary, (Slanging, Robbing, Dice Games, Ect.) freestyle sessions and smoking weed was our main pastime. We would hold daily freestyle sessions lasting well over an hour at some times but we would also sit and write music as well. East High School hosted a freestyle battle competition in which I took part in. It was a 3 round elimination bracket and with my skills I was able to make it to the final round, however, I would never get to participate in the finals. During the Semi Final round following my performance, the 2 contestants took the battle to heart and got into on it on a physical level causing them to cancel the final round. As a high school dropout, I spent a lot of my time downtown on 16th Street Mall hooking up with numerous different artists and crews one of which being “C’kret Society Ent.” who then consisted of Billy Wanka (Formally Known As Baliztic), Da’ze and Skrilla Skratch. The day after meeting Billy Wanka, he had me in the studio with him at ‘The Spot’ where I created my 1st professional record. I featured on a version of Billy Wanka’s “Gangsta” which was to be on his album, however, our version of the song was never released. I remained a part of the “C’kret Society” street team for awhile and during that time took part in an event that ‘The Spot’ held for local emcees (Block Party). I was a walk on performer so I really had no material ready and I did a freestyle for about 5 minutes. Though very small, this is where I had the opportunity for the 1st time to perform in front of a live crowd.In 2004 I met up with a local female artist by the name of Prophecy and together with Yung Scribe and Venni The Venomous we created DCR (Denver City Rydah’z). We tried to recruit other artists into the group but nobody seemed to quite fit the role we were looking for so we eventually kept the group at 4 members. I recorded my 1st demo with DCR titled LXE: Tha MixTape, which also featured TRU Dub on track titled “2nd Guessin’” Yung Scribe was absent form the project due to legal troubles at the time the demo was recorded. The demo consisted of 4 tracks with the last track being a solo of mine titled “Gettin’ Off”. We pushed a couple hundred units locally and I had the opportunity to push even more units out in Illinois as well. As it would seen, we were well on our way but as fate would have it, we had our differences and went our separate ways.In 2006, Yung Scribe was released and we immediately got into the studio together to pick up where we had left off. We collaborated with Half Breed of EDH/Expect More Records to record our 1st single as a unit titled “We Back”. While recording this track, we realized for the 1st time just how creative we were when working together musically and decided to pursue music seriously as a unit. The next year, 2007, we connected with ‘80 Generations’ and recorded 2 tracks titled “Style Ain’t Free” which was a collaboration and “Me Against Tha World” which was a solo of mine. We also had the opportunity to audition for Warner Bros and Sony Music Group but due to poor management never got to fully pursue that opportunity. After a fallout with the management of ‘80 Generations’, we made the decision to continue on with our careers independently. Since then, I have recorded numerous different solo and collaboration tracks for my debut album LuniCydal; Tha Prodigy as well as work on the “Rogue Scripts Vol. 1 with Yung Scribe. I also participated in the PMP Presents “Battle Of The Bands”. Now, at 22 years of age I’m more ready than ever to take this game to the next level and I continue to bring fire on every track I get on as hip hops next prodigy