Boyd United

About Boyd United

Having seamlessly transitioned into a competent solo artist, the Atlanta based virtuoso continues his musical quest, with the intimacy of his newly released album, ‘Broken’, offering a spiritual outlook on life. Fusing elements of Hip-Hop, R&B and Country, Boyd United applies the skills he possessed as frontman of a contemporary Christian band, and projects these into a deeply personal project, whose introspection evokes a powerful listen.
Thematically, The Atlanta songwriter’s focus is razor sharp, with his intuitive lyricism intertwining with the overarching religious themes of the project. This translates over to the instrumentals, where the minimalist acoustic trap beats provide the emotional and melancholic backdrop which has been associated with many impactful SoundCloud rap projects. This style can be heard most prominently on ‘Your Love’, where United’s rasping vocals project a heartfelt chorus whose country inflections produce a catchy refrain. There’s no way around it: Child custody battles are intense, emotionally charged affairs. As a parent you are relentlessly scrutinized by attorneys, lawyers, and the system itself. It’s an expensive and grueling process, with parent-child relationships on the line and fathers under particular pressure to watch what they say and how they behave during the process.
As an alienated parent, fighting for custody, this is a scenario, artist Boyd United knows full well. A nasty divorce in 2015 left him longing for his estranged son and now he is fighting for his custody. His attorney is going to cost $45,000 and going through such a difficult situation, he has decided to use music as a way to express his emotions and gather the strength to fight this battle.
Talking about his son, Boyd United says, “I became a father in 2012, and my son and I were best friends and inseparable until a nasty divorce in 2015. In 2017 I was told I needed a certain amount of money to obtain full custody and the amount is unreachable in my line of work. I prayed to God to help me and ever since then I have written over 1000 songs and have a purpose in my life.”