CYNE | |
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Origin | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
Genres | Alternative hip hop, experimental |
Years active | 1999-present |
Labels | Botanica Del Jibaro, Hometapes, City Centre Offices |
Associated acts | Nujabes, Four Tet |
Website | www |
Members | Clyde "Cise Starr" Graham David "Enoch" Newell Michael "Speck" Gersten |
Past members | Akin Yai |
Cyne, often stylized as CYNE ("Cultivating Your New Experience"; pronounced "sign"), is an American alternative hip hop group originating from Gainesville, Florida. The group consists of MCs Akin Yai and Clyde "Cise Starr" Graham, and producers David "Enoch" Newell and Michael "Speck" Gersten, and are currently signed to Hometapes.
CYNE's 2005 release Evolution Fight was named Album of the Week at Stylus Magazine for the week of August 29 – September 3, 2005. In 2007, CYNE released the Grey Matter EP on their website to be downloaded, free of charge. In 2014, the group released a studio album, All My Angles Are Right, on Hometapes.
Their often socio-politically charged, culturally introspective, and motivational lyrics find influence rooted in blues, jazz, highlife, activism, humanities and philosophy.