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Jorome Elliott Roberts (born 18th April 1991) better known professionally as SsnypzZ or CT (The Care Taker) is an English Mc, Rapper, Singer and Song Writer. He gained popularity in music industry in Spring 2019 when he dropped his debut single “Opp Diddy Bop” featuring two other artists from Essex and east London in conjunction with his Bl@ckbox freestyles. Early Life SsnypzZ was born in Upney, He was raised by a single mother who immigrated from Guyana to East London at the age 15. She met his father a young deacon in St Bartholomew’s Church near Hackney. They later got married and had 3 children of which SsnypzZ was the youngest. They separated before he was born, his mum then moved Dagenham where he lived for 19 years. Dagenham was a predominantly working-class Caucasian area at the time, frequent racism would occur towards families like SsnypzZ’s that are an ethnic minority. His experiences and encounters on the streets of Dagenham and within his school gates would urge him to express and perpetuate his unique story to the world. He attended Sydney Russell Comprehensive School, Jo Richardson Sixth, he dropped out of Redbridge College and Barking College but shortly after started studying at Bexley College in Kent, the University of Greenwich then Kings College London.

Early Music SsnypzZ started Mcing with his older brother at age 8, they would perform on sets with others who were always older than him. His first Mc name was “Sparky” but then after hearing lyrics from Armor Mc a member of one of the most famous music groups in the UK “The Nasty Crew” he changed it to Lil Snypper, spelling it with a “Y” instead of and “I” to dissociated the connotation with the rifle. Armor Lyrics “Used to be a Lil Sniper, Now I’m a Big Sniper Wo Wo Wooo! Mans are getting Hyper” Whilst attending Sydney Russell Secondary school in 2002 he met two friends Snoopah who could also Mc from hackney and Boost from Tottenham who produced music, they would go to form a music/graffiti art group called The Bandits Krew/ToBeKontinued (TBK). Graffiti resulted in their name being spread swiftly to areas on the 364, 103, 5, 87, 62, 175 bus routes. However, the notoriety gained from graffiti also brought conflict from other street gangs, graffiti artists and law enforcement. They joined D-ville Swob Gang and Original Swob Gang another older Dagenham based music group after drawing their attention of the members from their street activities. SsnypzZ then went on to release more music in the Grime scene representing D-ville. He released “Walk About” in 2005 with another childhood friend and member of TBK/D-ville called Rupture the song done very well in the underground grime scene. Following this success, he produced FuckEvery1 which was released in 2006 it was his first solo track which later gained him performances at Barking Town show which he attended which his brother. SsnypzZ then stopped recording music for 6 years to pursue a career science.

Current Music

SsnypzZ was urged by not only his own passions for music but by friends who would frequently tease him and remind him that he had potential to change his circumstances because they didn’t want to see his talent go to waste. SsnypzZ then started pouring every pound he made into Stadium Studio based in Romford, Essex own by an engineer called Conz to record new music with a new inspirational message depicting his own psychological and professional transition from the streets and the clutches of the law, through the education system, the rat race to his current path of enlightenment.