William Thomas Trenell Brown (born July 5, 1983), known professionally as Willie B or by the stage name the Ichiban Don, is an American hip hop record producer and recording artist from Los Angeles, California. He is an original member of West Coast hip hop production team Digi+Phonics of Top Dawg Entertainment. He is also a member of the hip hop collective A Room Full of Mirrors, alongside fellow rappers Punch and Daylyt, among others.[1][2]
Willie B | |
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Birth name | William Thomas Trenell Brown |
Also known as | The Ichiban Don |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 5, 1983
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Top Dawg |
Musical career
editOn January 6, 2011, Willie B released a mixtape titled I'm Not a Producer hosted by DJ Age and featuring guest appearances from Jay Rock, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Crooked I, Kendrick Lamar, Bishop Lamont, Glasses Malone, and Kurupt.[3] He is best known for producing Kendrick Lamar's "Ignorance Is Bliss" and "Rigamortis" from Lamar's Overly Dedicated and Section 80, respectively. He has also produced Ab-Soul's "Black Lip Bastard", and Schoolboy Q's "Gangsta in Designer (No Concept)", from his second studio album Habits & Contradictions, among other songs for TDE.[4] Outside of TDE he has produced for artists such as Freddie Gibbs, Childish Gambino, Wale and Apollo the Great, among others.[5][6] On July 27, 2013, he released the first ever Instagram-only instrumental mixtape.[7]
Discography
editStudio albums
editMixtapes
edit- I'm Not a Producer (2011)[10]
Guest appearances
editTitle | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"B.O.B. (Barack Over Bad Guys)" | 2009 | Bishop Lamont, Indef, Affion Crockett | Team America Fuck Yeah: Special Forces |
"Holla!" (Remix) | 2010 | Kida, Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Kurupt, Crooked I, Talib Kweli, Jay Rock | The Endemic |
"My Wife" | Curtiss King | Jet Pack On E | |
"Is It" | 2012 | Moe-D, K.D. | Out of Nowhere |
Production discography
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2019) |
2009
edit- Bishop Lamont & Indef - Team America Fuck Yeah: Special Forces
- 13. "B.O.B. (Barack Over Bad Guys)" (featuring Affion Crockett and Willie B)
2010
edit- Ab-Soul - Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke & Almost Famous
- 07. "Soul Cry"
- 11. "Mayday"
- 06. "Opposites Attract (Tomorrow W/O Her)" (featuring JaVonté)
- 08. "Ignorance Is Bliss"
- 01. "No Joke" (featuring Ab-Soul)
2011
edit- 02. "Kamikaze"
- Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
- Jay Rock - Follow Me Home
- 04. "No Joke" (featuring Ab-Soul)
- 09. "All I Know Is"
- 10. "I'm Thuggin'"
- 11. "Kill or Be Killed" (featuring Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko)
2012
edit- ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
- 11. "Gangsta in Designer (No Concept)"
- Ab-Soul - Control System
- 12. "Showin' Love"
- 17. "Black Lip Bastard (Remix)" (featuring Black Hippy)
- 14. "Fa We We Freestyle"
2013
edit- 06. "Lay It Down"
- Raven Sorvino - Queen of HeArts
- 07. "In My Mind" (featuring A$ton Matthews, Mike G and Maxo Kream)
- Eric Bellinger - Your Favorite Christmas Songs
- 07. "Chestnuts Roasting"
2014
edit- ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron
- 07. "Prescription / Oxymoron" (produced with Sounwave)
- 04. "03' Adolescence"
2015
edit- Mickey Taelor - HiiGrade Vol. 2
- 07. "Gemini 2.0 (featuring DJ Rhettmatic)
- 09. "Love In Time (produced with DAE ONE)
- 10. "Wassup" (Willie B Remix)
2016
edit- J. Cole - Forest Hills Drive: Live
- 04. "03' Adolescence (Live)"
- Mickey Taelor - Essentials
- 01. "Essentials (Intro)"
- 02. "XYZ (Julie’s Song)"
- 03. "This Iz 4 U" (produced with Don Parker)
- 04. "3stacks"
- 05. "Work It Out" (produced with J. Anthny)
- 06. "Trainwreck"
- 07. "Gemini 3.0" (featuring J. Anthny)
- 09. "Complicated" (featuring Boogie)
- 10. "Love Architects/Roll Up" (feat. Stoney Tha Dealer)
- ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
- 14. "Black Thoughts"
- J. Anthny - Two Sides EP
- 02. "Where's Your Money" (produced with J. Anthny)
- 03. "My NY Bitch"
- 04. "Two Sides" (featuring Elle Pierre)
- 05. "Down" (produced with J. Anthny)
- 06. "What You Want" (featuring Jessica Jolia)
- 07. "Risky (Interlude)"
- 10. "100 Miles" (featuring Mickey Taelor and Chevy Jones) [produced with J. Anthny]
- Ab-Soul - Do What Thou Wilt.
- 03. "Huey Knew THEN" (featuring Da$H)
- J.I.D - "BRUUUH - Single"
- 1. "BRUUUH"
2017
edit- Daylyt & Willie B - "Let There B Lyt"
- 01. "Let There B Lyt"
- 02. "Finnessegawd" [produced with DJ Swish]
- 03. "First Breath"
- 04. "King of Thuh Dot" (featuring J.Anthny)
- 05. "Ratchets"
- 06. "Girl Shit" (featuring Mickey Taelor)
- 07. "Day Electronica" (featuring Chevy Jones)
- 08. "Queen"
- 09. "Last Breath"
- J. Cole
- 00. "Want You to Fly"
References
edit- ^ "Punch, Daylyt & More Spit Bars on a Room Full of Mirrors' "RAWAR"". Hotnewhiphop.com. 21 April 2021.
- ^ "TDE's Punch Introduces New Collective a Room Full of Mirrors, Announces Visual EP Release Date". Billboard. 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Willie B - Im Not A Producer Hosted by DJ AGE // Free Mixtape @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Digi + Phonics — 25 New Producers To Watch Out For". Complex.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Re-Produced Profile: Willie B. (of Digi+Phonics) [DJBooth Interview Exclusive] - Hip Hop News". www.djbooth.net. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Fairfax, Jesse (2013-03-18). "Producer Willie B Says Kendrick Lamar's "Rigamortis" Led To Work With Wale, Freddie Gibbs | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Meara, Paul (2013-07-27). "Willie B of Digi+Phonics Releases First Ever Instagram Only Beat Tape | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Listen To Daylyt & Willie B's New Project "Let There B Lyt"". HipHopDX.com. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Heroes (Deluxe)". Spotify.
- ^ "DJ Age presents I'm Not A Producer, by Willie B". Rickhughes2.bandcamp. Retrieved 24 February 2022.