Bio

I was born December 16,1972 in a very small town called Palatka, Florida. My dad, Harold D. Bryant Sr, was a retired US Army veteran of 42 years. He ran his own business as a landfill contractor. My mother was a farmer and also a registered nurse. She owned and farmed about 75 acres. My mom and dad had two boys: me and my brother, Damon. I was the oldest by only 11 months. As time passed, I grew fond of music, listening to greats like Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Prince and Micheal Jackson, just to name a few. They were very inspirational artists - then along came rap. I said to myself: “Wow! Now that’s what I want to do\". My favorite music was by the Sugar Hill Gang, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Queen Latifa, Eric B, and Rakim and, last but not least, Too Live Crew out of Florida. They help mold me into the artist I am today. As a freshman at Palatka High School, I began writing songs, spitting lyrics untouched by most. I had about 10 beat boxing and rapping championships. One of the dopest songs I ever wrote was The Superstitions Of Cyris. After I graduated from high school in 1990, I was off to serve in the U.S Army at 17yrs old. That was fun until the thoughts of being sent to Saudi Arabia changed all of that. Being stationed in Ft. Ord California, I met a lot of people that shared the same passion for music as I did. I met a very good friend in the same unit called Mark Loving (a.k.a. General Phlint). He taught me how to work the techniques and it was on from there. During that time, I met the love of my life Ralphalita, an aspiring model and upcoming R&B singer in the bay area. She tried to instill the dedication part of music in me but my love for her was stronger. One day I joined a talent show at her college, Hartnell in Salinas. I chose to spit some lyrics over a track from the animated movie Cool World and got booed; I felt really bad because I didn’t represent for her, and she said something that stuck with me to this day. She said, “T Bone, they’re just not ready for you yet”, and she was right. In 1991, I was skilled before my time. Thanks Ralph! Later on in my military career, there were events that changed my life forever that left me scared: After my dad got sick, I had to leave the woman I loved, I left the coast that I loved the most, and I left my close friends. I did this to be closer to my farther. Shortly after returning to Florida, he had a stroke on my birthday, and I lost him too. I began to lose the people and things I loved dearly; this unleashed a monster Tyshawn Da Dawn, A cold-hearted lyrical assassin. I had a fire inside of me that could not be contained. I became a self-made entrepreneur, and we all know what that meant - living life on the edge. I started managing a group named Just 4 You. We did lots of shows and auditioned for Star Search in 1994 to top it off. With the potential to be the next Boyz 2 Men by making the cut, we unfortunately were beaten by a seven-girl dance routine in cheerleading uniforms. Shortly thereafter, the group fell apart. In 1995, I moved to the home of the Florida Gators in Gainesville, Florida and started a rap group called Southern Spice Flavor. The University of Florida asked us to do a fight song for the football team in 1997. However, we didn\'t get a chance to record the song because I was forced to go on a free vacation, compliments of the Department of Justice. Shortly after the trip, I got back together with the group. Weopened for Trick Daddy, J.T. Money and the Poison Clan in front of a crowd of 5,000 people, and we rocked it. The fame lasted for about 2 months, and we loved every minute of it. Shortly after that, we joined a Rock-N-Roll band named Kitchens Of Soul. Now that was something serious. We performed all over Florida from Tallahassee to South Beach with artists like Sister Hazel, Creed, Seven Dust, One Drop, The Roots, James Brown, and a show for Playboy. We became stars, but along with that came the drugs; the more we did, the deeper I got. In 1999, I clocked out of the game for minute to refocus. In 2003, I relocated to Orlando where the King was born and reunited with the second love of my life: Music. I joined ReverbNation in the month of March, and it took me 1 month to get in the Top 20. Three months later, I was #1 and started my own label called Another Spice Production. I have four great artists on my roster. Divine Charlenee is ranked #6 in the nation in the R&B Soul category from the Ole Skool in Converse, Texas She\'s definitely a real hiphop chic. Mack Mirage is ranked #6 locally in Memphis, Tennessee. He truely brings new meaning to the phrase Big Bad Boy. Lyrik The Vocalist is ranked #70 in the nation also in R&B Soul category with a very strong voice that puts you in the mind of Mary J in the 90\'s. Flex G is ranked #10 in the Big O, learning hiphop in the foot steps of King Cyris. He’s a young gun like Billy The Kid - quick on the draw and ready for war. With this roster, I plan to shock the world representing from coast to coast and sea to sea, for you and me. I see myself as a realist. I try to keep it real as possible, so to the world I give you all King Cyris.