Artist description His name is Ken Williams, but in the world of Hip Hop, he’s better known as Furious Stylz. Straight out of Detroit, Furious speaks on more reality-based issues drawing upon his own opinions and experiences. Rather than focus on the materialistic lifestyle that most rappers use as their subject matter, Furious talks about things that are more commonplace. “I talk about things that people can definitely relate to. Whether it is about relationships, losing your job, family, life, love, I don’t limit myself in my subject matter. I want to say things that most rappers don’t’ say, and talk about issues that no one else comments on.” For someone who did not like rap music when he first heard it, Furious would have ever thought he would pursue a career of it. He could never identify with the constant bragging and materialistic themes rap had when he first listened to it in the mid to late 80s. Somehow though, it did manage to catch on to him, and eventually tried it himself. “When I first listened to Hip Hop & rap music I didn’t care for rap at all. I wasn’t into Run DMC’s ‘My Adidas’ or L.L. Cool J’s ‘I’m Bad’. But the song that really changed my mind about liking rap was Slick Rick’s ‘Children’s Story’. I’ve always enjoyed hearing the smooth lyrics & hypnotic beat of the track, and his whole album. Then I started diggin’ on A Tribe Called Quest & EPMD. Then I got into the West Coast rap with Ice T, Ice Cube & NWA. Then I started to write my own lyrics & practice every day after school at the end of my junior year. I did it as a hobby at first, but it just stuck with me as time went on.” Furious began rapping in his senior year in high school. He performed at various talent shows at Michigan State University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications. This is also where he received his stage name, due to his attitude and opinions that he expressed about different issues. “People always had a comment about me being mad at the world. So I decided to use those comments as my basis for my material. Then I thought of Larry Fishburne’s character in Boyz N The Hood and adopted the name.” From interning at Polygram Group Distribution to attending the Soul Train Music Awards, Furious has seen how the music business works, both on stage and behind the scenes. He has met the likes of Montell Jordan, Incognito, and Wayman Tisdale, and has worked with the very talented Randy Scott, who received national recognition for winning the talent search on Showtime At The Apollo. He has also worked with Abdul Fakir of the group Motown Syndicate, whose father is a member of the famous group, The Four Tops, and Maestro Dynasty, an up and coming group in Detroit. Currently Furious is working with Eddie “E-Note” Weathington, an extraordinary producer at the Groove Garden Sound Lab in Michigan. He is also working with Kareem Riggins, who has worked with the likes of Common, Slum Village, Erykah Badu, & Bahamadia. In addition to making music, Furious also is part owner of a website design company called E.D.E.N Internet Solutions. Some of Furious Stylz’s influences are LL Cool J, A Tribe Called Quest, Notorious B.I.G, Busta Rhymes, Public Enemy, and Lauryn Hill. He is definitely into making music that not only entertains, but also is informative and relative to today’s issues. No matter what the subject is, you can be sure that “The Fury” will no doubt have his say about it. “I like to use Hip Hop as a tool for expression & communication about any & everything. It’s a tool I use to entertain & share my thoughts, ideas, & opinions. I think music at this point in time focuses on too much materialism, imitation, & thugness. It’s good to have the finer things in life and talk about it, but does everybody have to stress that? And there’s nothing wrong with letting people know about the kind of rough environment you’ve lived in, but to glamorize violence & killing is definitely a problem. Not everyone lives in those kinds of conditions, and that is one thing I want to stress in my music, as well as the more simple joys & pains in life.”

Music Style Hip Hop

Musical Influences LL Cool J, Tribe Called Quest, Common, Snoop Dogg

Location Detroit, MI - USA

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