Background
Cyrus was born on November 22, 1979 in Leytonstone, East London.
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Career
He relocated to south London in his late teens. Initially a battle rapper, Cyrus competed in various local competitions and open mic events. His debut album "what do you know about Cyrus" was released in 1999 and funded by The Prince"s Trust.
This album was produced by "J crux" at a time when underground United Kingdom hip hop artists were rare.
The album was critically acclaimed and received airplay and reviews from major radio stations and music journals including Tim Westwood (British Broadcasting Corporation radio 1) and Hip Hop Connection magazine (HHC), which described it as "innovative". The Prince"s Trust also helped Cyrus complete a music technology diploma and set up an independent record label, Cy-Forza Italia Recordings.
The follow up album "Eclipse" was released in 2004 and advertised and distributed online. 4 years later Cyrus released his third album "29 years in the making" in 2008.
This album, unlike the previous two, had several producers with different styles.
lieutenant featured fellow United Kingdom hip hop singers "Sir Ster" and "Magnetic Resonance North". Cyrus also teamed up with soul singer-songwriter "Tamsin Soul". In 2012, Cyrus released "The spliff Tapes" mixtape.
The project was a joint venture with French hip hop artist Ichelmee".
They worked alongside Kulture Black" who recorded and engineered the mixtape. lieutenant was featured and reviewed by hip hop blogs such as "The Grime Report", datpiff, Hip Hop DX, hiphoplifeandtimes.com, 2dopeboyz, Suspect Packages, United Kingdom All Day and UKHh.com.
The videos were directed and produced by "Toxic television" and "Rap City television". The remix of Pharoahe Monch & Styles P"s smash hit "The Life" (My life) video received over 230,000 views on YouTube.
The Spliff Tapes (2012).
