Xavier “EKS” Williamson was born on October 11th, 1998 and raised in Memphis, TN. He started writing music in 6th grade and has been for six years. Some of his musical influences come from Hip-Hop artists which include Nas, Jay- Z, Biggie Smalls, Drake , J. Cole and Lil Wayne. He hopes not only to change people’s thoughts on Hip-Hop, but also their thoughts on the upcoming generation. EKS believes that a musical message will be the best way to go about obtaining his goals. EKS can be heard on the site’s featured single, “Been Waiting,” from the highly anticipated compilation album, A Lyrical Disruption, set to release this fall.