User talk:Pshyn

P-Shyn (born Piers Henmore Shaiyen) is a Nigerian-American Hip-hop and Afro beats artist, businessman and philanthropist. He began his music career writing poetry but was taught by his uncle to convert his poems to raps at the age 11. He released his first single “Girl” and “Do Your Thing” at the age of 16, which saw him get radio play and over 200,000 plays on his myspace (www.myspace.com/pshyn). He started performing concerts and would freestyle on stage to further solidify his creativity and talent. He is now known to his fans as one of the most versatile artists in the game due to his constant listening and studying of hip-hop and many other genres that are dominant in Nigeria. P-Shyn went to the U.S to gain some recognition and since his arrival has done several performances around the country and has won the Showtime at the Apollo Award for “Hip-hop Champion 2010”. Recently, he has release his debut mixtape "Straight Out the Motherland Vol. 1" and "Blood in My Mouth Vol. 1" which have seen over 15,000 downloads as reported by limelinx. He has also begun his highly anticipated "The Awakening" Tour which has included names like Mac Miller (Rostrum Records), Primary Element and OG da Arsonist (Firing Inc Squad). His label has stated that his next mixtape "Straight out the Motherland Vol. 2" is set to be released on his birthday, December 1st, 2010.

Personal Life He was born in Cheverly, Maryland, US, (December 1st, 1988) but lived in Lagos, Nigeria until the age of 17 when he moved permanently to State College, PA. During his time in college (Penn State University) for three years, he began to understand another side to his music abilities and developed an appreciation for his musical background heavily influenced by his Uncle Nori Nkeaka, a well known singer of Tri-Cities Opera and Savoyard “Mikado” fame. He was later taught by his Uncle Francis Shaiyen how to change his poems to rap songs which was easy due to the amount of metaphors and word play contained in his poems and his exposure to various hip hop artists at the time with his favorites being The Notorious BIG, Tupac and Rakim.

Due to the nature of Nigerian music, which includes a lot of singing, he started singing as well and became a fan of the great Fela Kuti. A legendary Nigerian singer and philanthropist who he respected and listened to in order to incorporate his vision into his music. This saw him grow as an artist and was respected by fans and others due to his ability to blend various cultures into his music.

P-Shyn founded Motherland Records in September 2006 and took 3 years to further discover his sound and uniqueness while pursuing a degree in Economics and Information Technology at Pennsylvania State University! To fund the start of his career, he also founded MLR Productions, where he made beats and sold them online for profit which later helped buy his home studio equipment. Throughout 2009, P-Shyn juggled making beats, getting familiar with studio equipments and perfecting his style. Some who had already recognized his talent started booking him for shows mainly in PA and DC.

In 2010, P-Shyn pushed his career harder than previous years and went on to start the flood, were he released a track a day from the month of march till may of that year. He also performed at the Showtime At the Apollo and was awarded the "2010 Hiphop Champion" which saw a rise in P-Shyn's demand. In September of that year, he released "Straight Out the Motherland Vol. 1", P-Shyn's debut mixtape which saw over 5,000 downloads in its first week. P-Shyn says "the 1st series of each mixtape is just a warm up of what is to come. Appetisers before the master piece, you get?" . He also released "Blood in My Mouth Vol. 1" on the 1st of October which had over 7,500 downloads in its first week using numbers generated from limelinx.

High demands from club managers, artist managers and fans saw the creation of "The Awakening" tour where P-Shyn will tour accross the country till January of next year. "I feel like it's all happening too fast but at the same time feel.....it's about time" said P-Shyn in an interview with B94.7 PA. The "Straight out the Motherland Vol. 2" mixtape is set to be released on his birthday, December 1st, 2010 and is said to be P-Shyn's best project yet.

P-Shyn is best known for his aggressive and commanding yet charismatic and unique flow as well as his 'electric' stage presence and loyalty to his home country which is his primary subject. His intelligent lyrics are often overshadowed by his overwhelming flow and on a poll done previously on his website, fans chose "Uniqueness of each tracks and flow" as the best attributes of P-Shyn's music. He has also said he will be releasing the highly anticipated "The American African" mixtape series next and promises to reveal to fans more about himself and sophistication on each project.

Discography Studio Albums 2011: AMERICAN AFRICAN- TBA

Official Mixtapes 2010: STRAIGHT OUT THE MOTHERLAND VOL. 1 (Global Dwnld)- 1st September, 2010 2010: BLOOD IN MY MOUTH VOL. 1- 1st October, 2010 2010: STRAIGHT OUT THE MOTHERLAND VOL. 2 (Global Dwnld)- 1st December, 2010 2010: BLOOD IN MY MOUTH VOL. 1- 15th December, 2010

Collaboration Mixtapes TBA: P-Shyn and OG TBA: MILE HIGH (with Young H)

Awards and Nominations Showtime at the Apollo Award 2010: “Hiphop Champion Award 2010”- [Won] References www.pshyn.com www.myspace.com/pshyn www.reverbnation.com/pshyn Nori Nkeaka and the “Calaloo” Project- (http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2002/01-25/arts.html)