Kelven Harris, 28, is now charged with shooting and killing two Milwaukee rappers—21-year-old Dequaiseon Evans (Lil Sheisty) and 33-year-old Quentene Williams (Funny $Money)—inside a recording studio near 31st and Cameron on Aug. 17. This isn’t just another hip-hop tragedy. It’s the story of a beef between two artists at radically different stages, and one man’s decision to reach for a gun that will likely cost him the rest of his natural life.
Lil Sheisty was an up-and-coming Milwaukee rapper and father of three. His family identified him as the younger voice rising through the city’s lowend rap scene. Funny $Money, whose real name was Quentene Williams, was a 33-year-old veteran who had built a much broader footprint across Milwaukee Rap, regularly working with artists including Sme Taxfree, Chicken P, and Superthrowed Fay Fay. His catalog included 2022’s Don’t Talk 2 Much and the 2024 project I Got the Hook Up Vol. 1: Big Bucks No Whammies, with his output continuing into 2026 with Paid But Not Full, Vol. So we’re talking about a working veteran and his protégé—mentor and rising star—both gone in one afternoon.
Here’s where it gets dark. Harris said he was invited by Evans to stop by, but said Evans “snatched” his handgun from his waistband during an argument about a family disagreement and refused to give it back. Harris told investigators that Evans took his gun and “cursed at him” when Harris tried to get it back. The complaint said Harris said he then “took a gun off the counter and shot.” Williams was shot four times, and Evans was shot twice. Harris called 911 and stated, “I’m not gonna lie from this, I did something because somebody took my gun off of me and I was trying to get it back when I had to snatch another gun and I ended up killing somebody, but that’s all I can say.” Full confession, right there on the dispatch tape.
Harris is charged with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon. In Wisconsin, that’s a Class B felony. The math here is brutal: Harris has been charged with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon—which means up to 60 years per count. That’s 120 years total if he gets consecutive sentences. Effectively a life sentence for two lives lost.
Milwaukee’s rap scene has been gaining serious momentum. The city’s lowend sound has pushed past regional borders. Lakeyah got Quality Control. The scene built momentum off tracks like “Fast Cash Babies.” This was supposed to be Lil Sheisty’s moment—a young father building something, learning from a mentor who’d already made it work. Funny $Money was the proof of concept. And in one violent moment over a stolen handgun, it’s gone.
The worst part? This wasn’t a planned beef. No diss track buildup. No Instagram beef. Just a moment in a studio where someone grabbed a gun and refused to give it back, and everything spiraled. A family dispute becomes a homicide on both sides. Two artists gone. Three kids without their father. A scene shaken.
The 16BARS take: Milwaukee’s growing hip-hop wave just got crashed hard by gun culture and a moment of escalation nobody can undo. When a recording studio fight over a stolen 9mm ends with double homicide charges and a possible 120-year sentence, that’s not just bad luck—that’s the cost of having too many guns in too small a space.
