SYNERGY - Juneteenth 2022

GOYRD

Story By: Jordan Blaine

I ain’t famous but my name in their mouth,” sings Goyrd, a Florida native living in Gainesville and pursuing his dreams of becoming a rapper and musician.

Born and raised in Palatka, Goyrd’s naturalborn talent started in the form of written poetry. “I had a lot of feelings that I couldn’t talk with anyone about and people always said write it down, so I did,” Goyrd explains.

“I kinda enjoyed that, I enjoyed writing, and people always told me you should start rapping.” Different in his ways, Goyrd wanted to go his own route with his artistry, “I heard Big Sean’s Paradise, and I thought maybe they are right, maybe I can do this,” he said.

Starting with humble beginnings, the artist laughed remembering how he used to record on his iPhone memos app. This was all before he decided to dive into his craft, eventually purchasing a laptop and a recording microphone to take his talent to the next level. “Woah, was I bad,” the artist said. “But I realized I was bad so I kept working on it,” he added.

Goyrd’s hard work ethic led him to take more time to work on his skills. He said he would spend a lot of his time studying rap stars like Big Sean and Lil Wayne. That was until 2018, when J. Cole dropped KOD, an album that would go on to inspire the young artist to this very day. “He was talking about things we all go through,” stated Goyrd.

“I really want to make music that is relatable to people, I just want to help people. I knew I had done well if I just helped one person,” says the up-andcoming rapper.

“Screaming Carpe Diem that means seize the day, I need to be productive so a lot on my plate,” Goyrd sings in his song Salma.

Goyrd, does have plenty on his plate as he works towards his greater goal of being a full-time artist. The road to success comes with ebbs and flows as Goyrd knows, he says when he’s not working his day job at Fresh Kitchen he is trying to bring his dream to the airwaves. “Whether it’s writing lyrics, finishing songs I’ve already written, research, or advertising on my music,” he says.

The rapper says his story is really just starting, adding that moving to Gainesville has allowed him to spend time with his sister, develop more as an artist, and undercover his passion of helping people through his lyrics.