Originally from Hartford, CT, Bry’Nt began an interest in music at the age of 8. He started recording the songs he had been writing since the age of 15 in the winter of 2007 for his mixtape, “Porn Star.†Through this process, personal growth and comfort in his sexuality had been birthed. He has learned a lot about himself, and the way the world treats individuals who may be seen as different from the “norm.†Watch out for the “Hottest Homo in the Game!!!â€
What was the inspiration behind Porn Star II?
Well the first one it didn’t really have any other artist on there. And with the 2nd one I had done a lot of tracks that I finished in the time between Porn Star I with other artist so I said I’m just gonna put those songs on Porn Star II. So it was a continuation of Porn Star
What’s your cultural background? I’ve heard you throw in some Jamaican patois in a few tracks and found that interesting so where’s your family from?
Well ( laughs) the area I live in is very saturated with west Indians, I’m not west indian. I know a little bit of polish, I know Japanese, I know Spanish, I know patois. So when I rap I used those; I have one song where use polish. I’ve done Spanish on a couple songs. Me myself I’m just black.
What kinds of guys do you like or what do you look for when dating someone?
I can’t really say I mean, the list is like… I guess two important things are if they have good heart, if they have sex appeal, and if they’re a good person. And the rest should fall into place.
Turn on / Turn Offs?
People who are not driven, liars… This is a hard question. People who don’t have goals, and depending on how old you are a good job. Turn on’s, a sense of humor, someone who takes care of themselves, are quiet reserved, (really?) Me myself, I’m kind of introverted but because of me being an entertainer I can kind of come out of that. Still I can appreciate some who’s more reserved not as social because I tend to keep to myself so I can appreciate that in another person.
Are you really a prude?
At first it started out as the truth, like in the past, I can’t front I’ve had a one night stand here and there. But now a days it’s like you have to work like 10 times harder in order to “get me†You know if it’s a date, if it’s sex, whatever you have to work really hard because I’m not… my standards are really high now a days, so it’s true.
So when was your last one night stand then?
Hmmm… I can’t say, I know when it was but I don’t wanna get into that (could you give me a season? Was it in the past….) It was this year.
Hello, Goodbye is that real song or a scenario? (a song about being cheated on)
Oh no that is very real! That song is a couple of years old as a matter of fact, it was about a person I was dating about two years ago. So the song is kinda old and I actually let him hear it when I first recorded it and I didn’t think he knew I was gonna put it out but I haven’t spoken to him since (I don’t know if I’d speak to someone either after I wrote a song like that about them) I mean he was cool with it when he heard it but I think he was cool with it because he didn’t think I’d actually put it out.
Do you think monogamy is possible in a gay relationship?
I mean it’s just as hard as if you were straight, you gotta work at it. …I have been in a monogamist relationships before, I mean it can work.
Beef with Shorty Roc…?
I don’t know if it’s a beef because I don’t have any problems with him personally. We met a year ago at shade 45 studios which is a very popular XM radio series. And we were supposed to rap battle each other, but me and him never battled. I remember him saying in the green room when we met that, he was the king of gay rap and all these things so already he rubbed me the wrong way. Then later I saw some You Tube videos where he was saying some type a little things and some of my rapper peers were telling me that in some songs it sounds like he’s talking about me. So I later recorded a song on a beat he had just recorded on. I heard his version, then did mine throwing little shots at him. Then he got back at me and it turned into a whole big thing. This is still going on, but kind of died down recently. I just saw him to at a magazine party and we still don’t like each other.
Why is it important to be out in a hetero-normative industry?
My whole issue with the whole keeping it a secret thing is at least one person knows…. So my whole thing is if I’m going to be serious about this and make it a career I don’t want anyone to have that power over me to where if I got famous it would be like, “I got dirt on him, I got proof.†Why don’t I just be myself and not give a fuck about somebody worried about my sexual orientation. And be that new face that the gay community can relate to, that’s why I decided to come out. Everything you do in the dark is going to come out in the light anyway…
How come you don’t have any singers on this mixtape?
The first one I featured singers, when recording the second one the problem is it’s very, very difficult to find good singers. And it was also difficult to find singers that would work with an openly gay artist. And the songs that I did have for singers, like the song “Profits†it was supposed to be for an R&B singer so I recorded a scratch so they would know how to sing it. And I was like I sound hot singing it so I just kept myself up there and turned that into a song. It’s just hard to find an R&B singer that would work with an openly gay artist.
In the industry today it is not too often you come cross many exceptional MC’s. Nor does one encounter many fearless and forthright queer artist. Bry’Nt is the perfect combination of both, I could tell he is deeply connected to to the struggles and efforts of the community, with a world of experience to draw from. And he brings that experience to his music in a smart, smooth, and edgy way. His music does to me what Drake does to me, but in a gay way… It’s sexual, thoughtful, and progressive. If you want more from Bry’Nt I urge you to check him out @
http://www.myspace.com/bryntmusic
and follow him on twitter
And I will be e-mailing his manage men my R&B demo in the coming days ^_^ (Mr. Sykes.. Bry’Nt Callaboration?????)
interesting interview