Sir (singer)

SiR
SiR
Birth name	Sir Darryl Farris
Born	November 8, 1986; Inglewood, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B; soul;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; record producer;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Top Dawg; RCA; Fresh Selects (former);
Associated acts	Kendrick Lamar; Anderson Paak; Jay Rock; Isaiah Rashad; Big K.R.I.T.; EarthGang; Schoolboy Q;

Sir Darryl Farris (born November 8, 1986), known mononymously as Sir (stylized as SiR), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Inglewood, California. He is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and released his debut album on the label titled November on January 19, 2018.

Early life

Sir Darryl Farris grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being gospel singers in Inglewood. He earned a degree in recording arts at the Los Angeles Film School and developed his songwriting, arranging, and production skills. His mother was a backup singer for Michael Jackson and Anita Baker, and his uncle Andrew Gouche was a bassist for Prince. He is the younger brother of rapper D Smoke.[1][2]

Musical career

2007—2014: Career beginnings

In 2007, SiR joined a songwriting group called WoodWorks with his brothers and his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who wrote songs for Jaheim and The Pussycat Dolls.[3] He landed a job engineering for Tyrese Gibson in 2012 while quietly developing his craft as a songwriter. After meeting the songwriting duo Dre & Vidal, he went on to work with Anita Baker and, from 2011 through 2015, co-wrote material for the likes of Ginuwine, Jill Scott, and Stevie Wonder.[4] In 2014, he featured on Anderson .Paak's album Venice.

2015—2018: Signing to Top Dawg Entertainment and November

On July 31, 2015, SiR released his first independent album titled Seven Sundays, which got the attention of Dave Free. He was later featured on Jay Rock's 90059 on the song "The Ways", and Isaiah Rashad's The Sun's Tirade on the song "Rope / Rosegold".[5][6] On October 6, 2016, SiR released the EP titled HER which includes a feature on "Cadillac Dreams" from Big K.R.I.T.. In January 2017, it was announced that SiR signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. On February 10, 2017, he released his first EP on the label titled HER TOO with Anderson .Paak as a guest appearance.[7] On January 18, 2018, SiR released his major label debut album November.

2019—present: Chasing Summer

On August 8, 2019, SiR announced his second album via TDE, releasing the first single off the album, "Hair Down" featuring Kendrick Lamar.[8] Chasing Summer was released on August 30, 2019, and includes guest features from Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Jill Scott, Smino, Kadhja Bonet, Sabrina Claudio, and Zacari.[9]

On April 23, 2020, as part of Top Dawg Entertainment's Fan Appreciation Week, SiR released the song Rapper Weed featuring Boogie[10]. On April 27, he released the music video for the song John Redcorn, which was inspired by the TV show, King of the Hill. [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US [12]
Seven Sundays	Released: July 31, 2015 Label: Fresh Selects Format: Digital download	—
November	Released: January 19, 2018 Label: Top Dawg Format: Digital download	—
Chasing Summer	Released: August 30, 2019[8] Label: Top Dawg, RCA Format: Digital download, streaming	64

Extended plays

Title	Album details
HER	Released: October 6, 2016 Label: Top Dawg Format: Digital download
HER TOO	Released: February 10, 2017 Label: Top Dawg Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

Title	Album details
Wooden Voodoo	Released: September 25, 2012 Format: Digital download
Long Live Dilla	Released: February 17, 2014 Format: Digital download

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Already"	2014	Anderson .Paak	Venice
"The Ways"	2015	Jay Rock	90059
"Rope / Rosegold"	2016	Isaiah Rashad	The Sun's Tirade
"Underwater"	2017	EarthGang	Robots
"Old Age"	2018	Masego	Lady Lady
"Make It Out Alive"	2018	Nao	Saturn
"Iman"[13]	2019	Rapsody, JID	Eve

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References

"SiR - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
"R&B SINGER-SONGWRITER SIR IS PROUD TO REP INGLEWOOD'S THRIVING MUSIC SCENE". LA Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
"Interview: Jill Scott, Tyrese and Bilal songwriter SiR". Fact Mag. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
"An Introduction to SiR, TDE's Soulful New Signing". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Yoh. "TDE Reveals Lance SkiiiWalker is Their "John Doe" New Artist - DJBooth Article". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
"Isaiah Rashad Taps Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock for 'The Sun's Tirade'". Rap-Up. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
"TDE Announces SiR As Latest Signing". Thefader.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Strauss, Matthew (August 8, 2019). "Kendrick Lamar Joins Top Dawg's SiR for New Song "Hair Down": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
Price, Joe. "Here's SiR's New Album 'Chasing Summer' f/ Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Smino, and More". Complex. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Shifferaw, Abel. "SiR Drops New Track "Rapper Weed" Featuring Boogie". Complex. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
Williams, Aaron (April 27, 2020). "SiR's 'John Redcorn' Video Turns Black Hippy Into 'King Of The Hill' Characters". Uproxx. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
Charts, Billboard (September 9, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2): #1, @Tool Fear Inoculum #3, @LanaDelRey Norman Fucking Rockwell! #4, @liltecca We Love You Tecca #30, @SherylCrow Threads #34, @StickFigureDub World On Fire #57, @trishayearwood Every Girl #64, @inglewoodSiR Chasing Summer". Twitter.com.
"Rapsody | Eve". Tidal. Retrieved 2019-08-24.

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[1] "SiR - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[LAWeekly-2] "R&B SINGER-SONGWRITER SIR IS PROUD TO REP INGLEWOOD'S THRIVING MUSIC SCENE". LA Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[3] "Interview: Jill Scott, Tyrese and Bilal songwriter SiR". Fact Mag. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[4] "An Introduction to SiR, TDE's Soulful New Signing". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[5] Yoh. "TDE Reveals Lance SkiiiWalker is Their "John Doe" New Artist - DJBooth Article". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[6] "Isaiah Rashad Taps Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock for 'The Sun's Tirade'". Rap-Up. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

[7] "TDE Announces SiR As Latest Signing". Thefader.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[chs-8] Strauss, Matthew (August 8, 2019). "Kendrick Lamar Joins Top Dawg's SiR for New Song "Hair Down": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[9] Price, Joe. "Here's SiR's New Album 'Chasing Summer' f/ Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Smino, and More". Complex. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[10] Shifferaw, Abel. "SiR Drops New Track "Rapper Weed" Featuring Boogie". Complex. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[11] Williams, Aaron (April 27, 2020). "SiR's 'John Redcorn' Video Turns Black Hippy Into 'King Of The Hill' Characters". Uproxx. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[12] Charts, Billboard (September 9, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2): #1, @Tool Fear Inoculum #3, @LanaDelRey Norman Fucking Rockwell! #4, @liltecca We Love You Tecca #30, @SherylCrow Threads #34, @StickFigureDub World On Fire #57, @trishayearwood Every Girl #64, @inglewoodSiR Chasing Summer". Twitter.com.

[13] "Rapsody | Eve". Tidal. Retrieved 2019-08-24.