# Syd (singer)

Sydney Loren Bennett (born April 23, 1992), known professionally as Syd (formerly Syd tha Kyd), is an American singer and songwriter. She initially gained recognition as a member of the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future, and went on to co-found the band The Internet in 2011. In 2017, Bennett released her debut solo album Fin, followed by the EP Always Never Home. She released her second album, Broken Hearts Club, in 2022.

## Early life

Growing up in a musical family influenced Bennett's interest in music. Her mother once aspired to be a DJ and her uncle is Mikey Bennett, an internationally popular reggae producer and studio owner from Jamaica. As she explained, "I began wishing I could take credit for some of my favorite songs. That was when I started to make my own – I only began singing on my own songs when I really started writing." When Bennett was 14, she built a small music studio in her home and worked on sound engineering before getting into production. Her brother is Travis "Taco" Bennett.
For the first half of her high school years, Syd attended Palisades Charter High School. She felt left out and had few friends at Palisades and moved to the Hamilton Music Academy, which she considered a more open-minded school.

## Musical career

Syd began making music while she was still living with her parents. Syd's stage name was given to her by her older brother, Ty, as a kid. After growing out of it, she reclaimed the name when she joined Odd Future. Most of the group's original songs were recorded in Syd's house, also known as "The Trap". Syd acted as a DJ and producer for Odd Future. She was the only female member during the group's active years and openly identified as gay, which often put her at odds with the group’s notoriously homophobic and misogynistic lyrics. In 2011, Syd co-founded The Internet, with their debut album, Purple Naked Ladies, releasing the same year. In 2014, Syd opened for Eminem at Wembley Stadium as part of the Odd Future collective.
On January 13, 2017, Syd's debut solo single "All About Me" was released. It was produced by the Internet cohort Steve Lacy. On January 24, 2017, her second solo single "Body" was released in anticipation for her album in collaboration with Columbia Records, Fin, which was released on February 3, 2017. On May 18, 2017, Syd starred together with Korean R&B artist Dean in his music video for their collaboration "Love".
On September 7, 2017, Syd released Always Never Home, a three-track EP. It was the follow-up to her debut solo album Fin.
Syd was featured on Lil Uzi Vert's second studio album Eternal Atake on the song "Urgency", which was released on March 6, 2020. She was featured on the song "When Love's Around" on Zayn's third studio album Nobody Is Listening, which was released on January 15, 2021.
On February 12, 2021, Syd released a single titled "Missing Out" followed by "Fast Car" on July 16, 2021, and "Right Track" on August 10, 2021. Syd's single "Cybah" featuring Lucky Daye was released on March 18, 2022. She followed this release with the announcement of her 2022 Broken Hearts Club Tour with Destin Conrad as the opener.
Syd was credited on "Plastic Off the Sofa", the eighth track on Beyoncé's seventh studio album, Renaissance. Syd also appeared on Duckwrth's single "Ce Soir", which later appeared on his third EP Chrome Bull.
On April 8, 2022, Syd released her second album, Broken Hearts Club. The project began as a collection of love songs, but was completed after Syd's relationship came to an end, culminating in a mix of tracks about love and heartbreak.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/HH | US R&B |
| Fin | Released: February 3, 2017 Label: Columbia Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 75 | 32 | 11 |
| Broken Hearts Club | Released: April 8, 2022 Label: Columbia Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | EP details |
| Always Never Home | Released: September 7, 2017 Label: Columbia Format: CD, Digital download |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details :
| Title | Mixtape details |
| Raunchboots | Released: February 1, 2011 Label: Self-released Format:Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | Album |
| "All About Me" | 2017 | — | Fin |
| "Body" | 2017 | — | Fin |
| "Birthday" (with Disclosure and Kehlani) | 2020 | 81 | Energy |
| "Missing Out" | 2021 | — | Broken Hearts Club |
| "Fast Car" | 2021 | — | Broken Hearts Club |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B/HH | Album |
| "Urgency" (Lil Uzi Vert featuring Syd) | 2020 | 76 | 47 | Eternal Atake |

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Blow" | 2009 | Tyler, the Creator | Bastard |
| "Wakeupfaggot" | 2010 | Earl Sweatshirt | Earl |
| "Swag Me Out" | 2010 | Odd Future, Jasper Dolphin, Left Brain, Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, Mike G, Taco | Radical |
| "Radicals" | 2011 | Tyler, the Creator, Taco | Goblin |
| "Tron Cat" | 2011 | Tyler, the Creator | Goblin |
| "Golden" | 2011 | Tyler, the Creator | Goblin |
| "Fish" | 2011 | Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean | Goblin |
| "Analog 2" | 2012 | Odd Future, Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean | The OF Tape Vol. 2 |
| "Drain" | 2012 | Pyramid Vritra | Pyramid |
| "Answer" | 2013 | Tyler, the Creator | Wolf |
| "Tamale" | 2013 | Tyler, the Creator | Wolf |
| "In the Morning" | 2013 | Mac Miller, Thundercat | Live from Space |
| "Therapy" | 2014 | Mac Miller | Faces |
| "The Daze" | 2014 | MellowHype | I Need Some Answers |
| "Gone" | 2015 | Snakehips | Forever, Pt. 2 |
| "Pilot" | 2015 | Tyler, the Creator | Cherry Bomb |
| "Find Your Wings" | 2015 | Tyler, the Creator, Roy Ayers, Kali Uchis | Cherry Bomb |
| "Blow My Load" | 2015 | Tyler, the Creator, Wanya Morris, Dâm-Funk, Austin Feinstein | Cherry Bomb |
| "Hair Blows" | 2015 | Tyler, the Creator | Cherry Bomb |
| "Fucking Young / Perfect" | 2015 | Tyler, the Creator, Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick, Kali Uchis | Cherry Bomb |
| "A Good Feeling" | 2015 | Tay Walker | 25 Hours a Day |
| "You're the One" | 2016 | Kaytranada | 99.9% |
| "Vegetables" | 2016 | Jesse Boykins III, Willow Smith | Bartholomew |
| "Silkk da Shocka" | 2016 | Isaiah Rashad | The Sun's Tirade |
| "Red Wine" | 2016 | Common, Elena | Black America Again |
| "A Bigger Picture Called Free" | 2016 | Common, Bilal | Black America Again |
| "Shotgun" | 2016 | Little Simz | Stillness in Wonderland |
| "Dent Jusay" | 2017 | Matt Martians, Steve Lacy | The Drum Chord Theory |
| "Nothin" | 2017 | Kingdom | Tears in the Club |
| "Godess" | 2017 | Left Brain, Shann, Hodgy, Mike G | Mind Gone Volume 1 |
| "Love" | 2017 | Dean | Non-album single |
| "Gorgeous" | 2017 | Vic Mensa | The Autobiography |
| "Take Me Away" | 2017 | Daniel Caesar | Freudian |
| "Sticky Situation" | 2017 | Quiñ | Dreamgirl |
| "The Long Way Home" | 2017 | The Jet Age of Tomorrow | God's Poop or Clouds? |
| "Simple Things" | 2017 | The Cool Kids, Quiñ | Special Edition Grandmaster Deluxe |
| "Show Love" | 2018 | Richard Russell, Sampha | Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell |
| "Right Now" | 2018 | Dirty Projectors | Lamp Lit Prose |
| "Act Right" | 2018 | Tayla Parx | Tayla Made |
| "What's the Use?" | 2018 | Mac Miller, Dâm-Funk, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat | Swimming |
| "Do U Wrong" | 2018 | Leven Kali | Non-album single |
| "Getting Late" | 2019 | — | Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack |
| "Doorman" | 2019 | SebastiAn | Thirst |
| "Urgency" | 2020 | Lil Uzi Vert | Eternal Atake |
| "When Love's Around" | 2021 | Zayn | Nobody Is Listening |
| "Take Care Of You" | 2021 | Charlotte Day Wilson | Alpha |
| "Baby" | 2021 | Brittany Howard, Gitty | Jaime (Reimagined) |
| "Get Me Started" | 2022 | Kehlani | Blue Water Road |
| "For Tonight" | 2022 | Larry June | Spaceships on the Blade |
| "007" | 2022 | Tabber | Non-album single |

## Production discography
### 2009
#### Hodgy Beats – The Dena Tape

* 13. "Black Magic"

### 2010
#### Mike G – Ali

* 03. "Moracular World" (featuring Vince Staples) (produced with Left Brain)
* 04. "Stick Up" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt)
* 06. "Brown Bag ('04 FTA)"
* 08. "King"

#### Domo Genesis – Rolling Papers

* 05. "Dreams" (produced with Tyler, the Creator)

### 2011
#### Syd - Raunchboots

* 01. "The Clap"
* 02. "Teddy"
* 03. "Starfish"
* 04. "Spazzz"
* 05. "Peace & Quiet"
* 06. "Harry"
* 07. "Duhhbitch"
* 08. "As Time Goes By"
* 09. "Who Are You"
* 10. "The Quotia That Kills"

#### The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies

* 02. "They Say / Shangrila" (featuring Tay Walker) (produced with the Internet)
* 08. "Lovesong$^{−1}$"
* 10. "Web of Me"

### 2012
#### Kilo Kish - Homeschool

* 07. "You're Right"

#### The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies: 4 Bonus Songs

* 03. "Partners in Crime"

### 2013
#### Mike G - Verses

* 07. "Seasons Change" (featuring Speak)

#### The Internet - Feel Good

* 03. "Dontcha" (produced with Matt Martians, Midtown Pat, Mike Einziger, & Chad Hugo)
* 10. "Shadow Dance"
* 13. "Higher Times" (featuring Jesse Boykins III) (produced with Matt Martians, Midtown Pat, Christopher Allan Smith, & Tay Walker)

### 2015
#### Mike G - Verses II

* 04. "1pm"

#### The Internet - Ego Death

* 04. "Go With It" (featuring Vic Mensa (produced with Matt Martians, Christopher Allan Smith, & Cisco Adler)

### 2017
#### Syd – Fin

* 03. "No Complaints"
* 04. "Nothin to Somethin"
* 06. "Smile More"

### 2019
#### Mike G - Exile

* 09. "Exile (King Pt. II)"

### 2022
#### Mike G - S.O.L.S

* 11. Lights On (Blue Version)

#### Syd - Broken Hearts Club

* 02. "Tie The Knot"
* 05. "Sweet"
* 08. "Getting Late"
* 09. "Out Loud" (featuring Kehlani) (produced with G Koop)
* 13. "Missing Out"

#### Beyoncé – Renaissance

* 08. "Plastic Off the Sofa"