An Islamic/Afrocentric rapper,
Divine Styler began his commercial career with
Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate label; he recorded two albums, 1989's Word Power and 1991's
Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light, that strongly favored lyrical development over musical complexity. After several years off-record, he hooked up with the SoleSides family of artists and made features for
Styles of Beyond,
Everlast,
the Beat Junkies, and
Quannum. He also recorded his third album,
Wordpower, Vol. 2: Directrix, for a 1999 re-release. ~ Steve Huey