We had the good fortune of connecting with Ced Wynez and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ced, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I was born and raised in Miami, FL. I grew up in the neighborhood of Liberty City/Brown Sub area. My upbringing wasn’t as bad far as some people coming from where I’m from but I seen a lot of good and bad times. After my mother passed away in 1994 at the age of 12 years old my grandmother kept me and my brother in the church. I can say that was the beginning of the impact my life was about to experience. I’ve spent so many years not knowing and doing a lot of questioning that I couldn’t find the answers to at that time. Getting as far away from religion as possible has impacted me till this day.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I can proudly say my music isn’t for everybody. My music centers around being anti-religious in a sense. So if I had to sum it up my musical art is about Gods, Demons, Ghouls, Goblins and some freaky stuff lol. Also real life stuff as well. I’m not afraid to push the envelope of creativity. I have a unique eye for detail and visual. And my music reflects that. Knowing myself as an artist sets me apart from everybody else.

Knowing that I can create freely, not being bound, hands tied is always excite me. That’s what I’m most proud of. Just being a creative person. Being able to create art. Being myself.

I’m here professionally by making a decision this is what I want to do. I seen myself doing this for the rest of my life. Once I seen it then I just went for it.

The challenge I would say is trying to figure out my purpose as an artist. It wasn’t easy at all. The route that I’m taking being who I am has been a challenge say the least. Trying to find your place as an recording artist especially in the hip hop genre can be difficult. But I overcome those challenges by knowing who I am, as a man and an artist. When I figured that out and not care what people thought, it made it so much easier to navigate through it all.

The only major lessons I learned is be yourself and don’t give a crap who likes it or not. If anybody out there reading this always be yourself. Nobody can be you better than you. And don’t care if people don’t like it. Always work on yourself. Work hard on yourself more than your job!.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Man, it’s few places I would take my best friend. We would get some Falcon tickets and go the Falcons game definitely. We would go to JJ’s Fish on the eastside to get some seafood. I would also catch the event Brews-n-Grooves at the Beer Brewery hosted by a good associate of mines That Boy Ren. Also I’ll take them to the Bonfire ATL as well.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Honestly, I’m going to a lot of credit to myself first and foremost. Because without me getting off my butt, going after my goals and dreams nobody was there with me in the trenches but me. But I’ll give a shoutout to my brothers Eric Wynes, Terry Sanders, Melvin Wynes, my cousin Pollock Da King and my nephew Rashad Wynes. Also my dawg Yooda. Seeing them continue to grind, make things happen inspired me to grind and hustle as well.

Website: https://www.beatsbyced.com

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CedWynez

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