Early years (1994–2004) After making some pre-Ryu demos on a 4-track cassette recorder, Styles of Beyond started making appearances on
Sway & King Tech's
The Wake Up Show, a hip hop radio program featuring established and up-and-coming rappers. In the late 1990s, the group met longtime collaborator and friend
Mike Shinoda, who would later become the co-creator and co-vocalist of
Linkin Park. The group eventually released two independent studio albums,
2000 Fold (1998), and
Megadef (2003).
Machine Shop/Warner Bros. era (2005–2008) Styles of Beyond was later announced by Shinoda to feature on his solo hip hop record under the name
Fort Minor,
The Rising Tied, which was released on November 22, 2005. The group appeared on seven songs on the album, and appeared on the album's singles "
Remember the Name" and "
Believe Me". The group joined Fort Minor on tour in promotion of the album. Since 2008, Ryu, Apathy and Scoop DeVille formed a new rap group by the name of the "
Get Busy Committee". they released their first album "
Uzi Does It" on October 27, 2009. Tak has also formed a solo group along with singer Josy B called "Ribkat" (which is "Takbir" spelled backwards, Takbir Bashir being Tak's real name). They plan on releasing an album entitled
Theory of Addicts in December 2009. Ryu stated recently in an interview with LPLive that the current status of Styles of Beyond is unknown. in the interview he stated "The Warner thing I think mentally exhausted everybody, I think it was just time to do something fresh and new. Business wise and creatively. The status of the group is unknown at this point. It just felt like we were beating a dead horse after a while."
Reseda Beach and inactivity (2012–present) Recently, during a fan chat, Ryu revealed that a completed version of
Reseda Beach exists. The first track from
Reseda Beach leaked in early September 2012, named "Damn" and featuring guest vocals from fellow Warner Bros. recording artist
Michael Bublé.
Reseda Beach was eventually available for pre-order on the Demigodz store in the same month, including the track "The Pirate Song" on
SoundCloud. In November 2014, Ryu tweeted that Styles of Beyond is still active and, along with
Divine Styler, will be undertaking a Canadian tour. In 2015, Fort Minor released a new single entitled "
Welcome" in which Ryu has a cameo appearance in the music video. In November 2017, Ryu tweeted a screenshot of a conversation with Tak with the duo planning another album. The album never materialized, however, and the group has made no further announcements of any kind. ==Appearances/remixes==