The Reason I Rhyme: Ceraadi

In this epsiode of The Reason I Rhyme we meet Ceraadi, made up of sisters Emaza and Saiyr Gibson. They're singers, dancers, influencers and all-around entertainers. Learn about their journey, their inspirations, the challenges they've faced and what keeps them going. Take a look:
The Reason I Rhyme: Ceraadi

Who they are:

Emaza: We are a sister duo girl group signed to Roc Nation. We're also YouTube influencers and we love to entertain people in R&B, Pop, Hip hop, scene rap, and dance. A lot of people mix us up as like, are they best friends? or are they sisters? We're actually both. I think the advantage is having someone you can trust and you know is on the same wavelength and mind frame. We're like this.
Saiyr: We were always the girls dancing at family reunions. And our mom started to record us on YouTube. We started doing like singing videos, dancing videos, and we started to get traction.
Emaza: And moving out to California, it was just the place to be just gaining that, you know, that hood love and you know being around the city. I feel like we've made it this far and it's still relevant, people are interested in us, I think it's just our calling and we just like to do it.

Inspiration to—and from—fans:

Emaza: We love to choose records that make us get up and dance. We're like the energetic you know, uptempo, usually. Being a young woman you know, growing up, you go through so many relationships and you have so many stories, you get your heart broken then you're just like me, as a female, I can only imagine how many other females could connect to this record.
Saiyr: It's important that young women have like some type of song to listen to that's going to get them through what they need to get through.
Emaza: We tried to just go out in the world and treat people the way we want to be treated to keep on fighting and to, you know, be soldiers. It could be a cold world, just really empowering to people.
Saiyr: We always tell our fans be the light you wish to see in the world. As long as you're happy and you're working to succeed, the only person you can let down is yourself.

On fame:

Saiyr: When people tell us we're famous or we're celebrities, we're like, "what? we're still your everyday girls." When people come up to us like, "Oh my God." We still can't believe it. So, for us to have the "Secure The Bag" single is like, "Oh, my God, we really did that." We didn't know how people were going to going to take it.
Emaza: Yeah, Cause it was like the first record we were actually pressing. But I feel like, it was a record needed for us and just even for girls that, you know, been hustling hard they just need a little anthem for them to, you know keep them going or just like having that moment, like, "Yeah, I really secured the bags."
Saiyr: Yeah, just because you're humble, you can still have your cocky confident moment, It's highly needed.

Their creative process:

Emaza: As far as the process, we just like you just like to get really creative. And then we also have to tie in like what our fans want.
Saiyr: We make it our own little twist. We hear a beat and all of a sudden it triggers some type of emotion to where like, this is what we wanna talk about or here's a list of things I'm feeling and then we'll choose one together. Sometimes too, we're like, okay, we're going to write in separate rooms but then come back in the same room and be like, this is the topic and we'll have the same ideas, it's crazy.
Emaza: But sometimes I'll do the assisting and Saiyr slams dunks.
Saiyr: And sometimes it's the other way around

The challenges:

Saiyr: I feel like one of the biggest challenges that we had was people trying to change us and what they want us to be or what type of music they want us to make. Whether it's at a young age, being over sexual, now that we are owning our body and we're young women, I'm 25, 22 and now that we want to step into that and be confident, it's kind of like hard.
Emaza: We have this whole algorithm for Ceraadi that just needs to be elevated. You got people that want to like, you know try to control it or trying to change it. And it's like, you don't wanna lose the essence of why people mess with Ceraadi.
Both: Is Ceraadi black?
Emaza: We're mixed, we took a DNA test. And just even before that, people would just look at us like, "Oh, you guys are light skinned." or, "You're not black enough." "You're not Asian enough." "You're not white enough." "You guys are not allowed to say this."
Saiyr: We're being told, "This isn't you guys' fight you guys aren't black." And we're like, "We're trying to help." We've been through the struggle though. We're able to see every aspect because we are a part of all those cultures.

The reason they rhyme:

Emaza: I feel like music and just entertainment and influencing can have a really big impact on someone's lives. Like our fans have told us like, "Hey, I had a tumor and I was getting surgery and I watch you guys' videos to get over that." Or, "I wanted to commit suicide and watching your guys' videos of how to love myself and not be insecure, really just empowered me to, you know, wanna live another day."
Saiyr: Definitely a movement of always striving to be a better you and not worrying about what people think about you.
Emaza: Yeah, definitely like unapologetically you. I feel like we're all put on this earth, We're born to do something. It's more than just the fame. It's more than just the music, we enjoy making people happy. So this is a reason why we rhyme.
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