Note: This episode originally aired March 17, 2019
Shy’an G’s music is like listening to an open diary entry.
Shy’an, an East Bay native, says her style of writing dates back to the time she stole her sister’s copy of Tupac’s All Eyez on Me.
The short version is that she sat under the jungle gym on the playground while listening to the album on a Discman, penning her own rhymes, and she hasn’t stopped since.
The longer, more nuanced version is the story of a young woman who honed her craft and has used it to navigate all that life has thrown at her, from educational hurdles to unsavory roommates.
