Biography

It is said that artists are most inspired after experiencing trauma or ecstasy. A thin line between the two, both conjure up emotions that for the creative pushing them to paint their “Mona Lisa,” compose their “Bitches Brew,” or for Maryland emcee Ryda pen his latest opus, Tales From The Whip Imagine your ordinary trip to see your brother almost escorted you to your Maker. Somehow, between the Jay-Z blasting on the radio or reciting your own rhymes in your head, you lose control of the vehicle. A stark total of three times it flips over. Foolishly, you have no seatbelt on as the car smashes down. Your eyes open and you are alive. You can hear your heart race like thumping 808s, there is a melody in your breathing and you still hear the car radio playing a random ass top 40 hit. The music never stopped. It was like God was scooping you into his bosom just to breathe a new anointing of life into your body and the angels are writing a strange melody in your head that reminds you —it is not time for the music to stop. And for Ryda it never stopped …After surviving such a life-changing event, the “Introvert” rapper took pen to pad and simply poured out his best work yet. With 13 tracks, TFTW proves to be an urgent piece of lyricism that unpacks the gift of a second chance in the majestic manifestation of song. It is what the vibration of a masterpiece feels like. It is what triumph sounds like. It is the purpose-driven syncopation of the music that never stopped playing.