“My favourite genres of music are dancehall and hip hop. They are almost mirrors of each other because they are voices for two cultures and they come from the streets; so the music relates to the common man. I sing about everything: I sing about partying, struggle, inspiration. Basically if it goes on in life, I touch on the subject in my music. I don’t limit my music to one topic because, like I said, music is life and life is limitless so my music is the same”
– Ray Sytes.
In September, Guyanese-born American Ray Sytes will release his very first Hip Hop Album entitled ‘Welcome 2 Guyana’ which focuses on an array of messages from building his birth country up to never backing down from a fight.
He is fully committed to music and considers it one of his loves, along with basketball. His main reason for the album is to put Guyana on the world map, especially when it comes to music in the hip hop and dancehall realms. He said he wants to be that symbol for Guyana, like Wyclef Jean is for Haiti.
Some of Ray’s recorded hits on the album are “Let It Go”, which is the introductory song; “GT Anthem”, a patriotic song that sends a message to Guyanese that what we have to do to is come together as a nation
