Michael Williams, known professionally as Sheff G 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 and aamer29o. Williams is widely known as one of the vanguards of the Brooklyn Drill movement.

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.

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.

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