SYRE

2017 debut studio album by rapper Jaden Smith. The album debuted at #24 on the US Billboard 200. Talking to Vanity Fair, Smith said that Syre was inspired by Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Frank Ocean's Blonde. Syre has been compared to a musical with multiple characters with the main character Syre being played by Jaden Smith as Syre experiences sadness, anger and regret following the breakdown of a relationship with references to Adam and Eve and the myth of Icarus. The album chronicles the coming of age of the character, Syre.