Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold sleeve. 2017 debut studio album by rapper Jaden Smith. Talking to Vanity Fair, Smith said that Syre was inspired by Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Frank Ocean's Blonde. Syre has been compared to a musical with multiple characters with the main character Syre being played by Jaden Smith as Syre experiences sadness, anger and regret following the breakdown of a relationship with references to Adam and Eve and the myth of Icarus. The album chronicles the coming of age of the character, Syre.