In the summer of 2000, Vince Howard (Vin-Su) and Andy Wankin (Smurfalus) out of their love for all genres of music formed a group called "FuturesStyles". This was because of their relentless quest to find all the "latest Styles" of music, and thus the name "FutureStyles"

That is dependent on what type of deal we are offered.

FutureStyles began to create their own mix tapes for personal pleasure and for small-time local distribution. Now and then when the normal cutting and mixing became a little routine, Smurfalus and Vin-Su found themselves dabbling in the art of mc'ing, but never to a serious degree. In November of 2001 what was then the "FutureStyles" duo, recruited the help of their old friend and former "partner in rhymes" R-Flo, (Rodney Bartholomew) a lyrically versed rapper and later on Valiski Bernard, who would later be known as "Ski" who has a vocal range that rivals Whitney and Mariah (seriously). Throughout that year “FutureStyles” performed live on many occasions entertaining crowds from a couple dozen to a few thousand.