Dru4rumthaIllyboyz

Andrew (Dru) Williams, also known professionally as Dru4rumThaIllyboyz, Is an American rapper based out of Tallahassee, Florida. He is The CEO of Tha Illyboyz —Thatz Illy ENT is a group formed jointly with his younger brother Illyboy Pope. Williams was rebellious when it came to school, dropping out of school at 15 and getting involved in the streets. Originally, Tha Illyboyz were a numerous group, consisting of members close to the size of the Wu-Tang Clan. But as the streets began to infest the dreams of their musical career, a lot of members started becoming incarcerated or trapped in the street lifestyle. Which in-turn put Tha Illyboyz on the back-burner as a group. Although individually, Williams maintained his foot-in-the-door with production credits and a couple of features with local artists. He decided to pursue music with Tha Illyboyz full-time around age 19. Williams grew up watching Michael Jackson tapes that his grandfather video recorded for him. He also tuned into Yo MTV Raps and everything on BET which pushed him towards the hip hop music and culture. His favorite artists are Michael Jackson and Tupac. He is influenced by a plethora of time periods, everything from the late 80's going on to the 90's and early 2000's of Hip Hop, and even dive as far back as the R&B, soul and pop music from the 60's and 70's. However, the main core and foundation of his production ability is derived from Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, and Dr. Dre.