Sheff G

Michael Kyle Williams, known professionally as Sheff G (born September 23, 1998) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. He rose to fame with his single “No Suburban” in 2017 which was a response to the song “Suburban” by 22Gz popularised Sheff G. Williams is widely known as one of the vanguards of the Brooklyn Drill movement.

Early life
Michael Williams was born on September 23, 1998 in Brooklyn, New York to a Trinidadian mother and Haitian father. He was raised in Flatbush section of Brooklyn. He was influenced and inspired to rap by listening to 50 Cent, Notorious B.I.G. and Chicago drill rappers like Lil Bibby and Chief Keef. Sheff G, before getting into music, joined the 83 (Eight Tray) Gangsta Crips at 12, and was locked up for 2 years for a felony gun charge and robbery in 2015 at 17 before getting released in 2017. Sheff, when asked about his childhood before rap said: "Growing up, all I was around was violence, in school, or hanging with my niccas, it was rough in the streets. I had to be protected out there, so I rolled with the 83s, we was in Flatbush especially on my block, I was a block baby you heard like niccas know my body. I would never think rapping would be n my future. I remember in 2014, at 15, we was growing up watching GS9 the G-Stone Crips get big, and they from the 90s on the East side, and I would be like 'damn, imagine I'm like that.' But it was a dream then."

Music career
Williams was influenced by Chicago Drill rappers Chief Keef, Lil Bibby and G Herbo. In 2017, his single "No Suburban (produced by AXL Beats)" went viral and he was credited as one of the pioneers of the Brooklyn drill music movement. He made a remix of “No Suburban” with GS9 affiliate rapper Corey Finesse.

Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow and Corey Finesse were previously managed by former NFL football player, Junior Galette’s NuLa Entertainment.

In 2019, he released his mixtape called the Unluccy Luccy Kid on Winners Circle music label.

In May 2020, he released his album called One and Only. His single "No Suburban 2" went viral with over 21 million streams.

In August 2020, Sheff G along with rap colleague Sleepy Hallow through Winners Circle Entertainment signed a partnership deal with RCA Music. Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow released the single “Tip Toe” produced by Great John and using a sample of Tiny Tim's version of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".

Legal controversy
In high school, he was arrested and went on probation after firing gunshots at Brooklyn’s Kings Plaza. One week before Sheff turned 16, in 2014, he was arrested for the first time and booked in for Fighting.

November 19, 2015 Sheff G was locked up for a 1 and 4 months in jail for a felony gun charge and robbery. Sheff also stated last time he did time was in October 2017 to January 2018 a brief stint, which he explains was the reason for his break on music.