Willie the Kid (rapper)
| Willie the Kid | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Jackson |
| Also known as | The Golden Child, The Crown Prince, WTK |
| Born |
September 25, 1985 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2006-Present |
| Labels | Embassy Entertainment, P-Vine Records, The Fly Ventures, Diligent Music |
| Associated acts | BrainFly, La the Darkman, DJ Drama, Don Cannon, Bronze Nazareth, The Alchemist, Roc Marciano, S-Class Sonny, Termanology, Sean Price, Jon Connor, DJ Head Debiase, Cory Gunz |
| Website |
theflyventures |
William Jackson (born September 25, 1985),[1] better known by his stage name Willie the Kid, is a rapper from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is most famous for being DJ Drama's protégé and appearing on both DJ Drama albums Gangsta Grillz: The Album and Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) as well as Lil Wayne's Dedication 2 and Dedication 3 mixtape.[2] He is the younger cousin (commonly mistaken as brothers) of the Wu-Tang Clan affiliate La the Darkman.[1] He released his debut album, Absolute Greatness, in September 2008.[3]
In 2012, Willie the Kid began producing a film titled The Fly starring himself as one of the lead characters. The film was directed by Kevin Budzynski and produced by Scott Erickson of Diligent Music.[4] The film's official release date is January 20th 2015, this was announced via Willie The Kid's twitter page on December 31st 2014.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2008: Absolute Greatness
- 2011: The Fly 2.0
- 2014: The Living Daylights (with Bronze Nazareth)
- 2015: The Fly 3
EPs
- 2010: Never a Dull Moment (with Lee Bannon)
- 2012: Dilla Forever
- 2013: Somewhere. [6]
- 2013: Naledge & Willie the Kid Are...The BrainFly (with BrainFly) [7]
- 2013: Masterpiece Theatre (with The Alchemist) [8]
Mixtapes
- 2006: The Day the Game Changed... (Hosted By DJ Drama, DJ Sense & Don Cannon)
- 2006: Dead Presidents (Hosted By DJ Drama) (with La the Darkman)
- 2006: Divide & Conquer (Hosted By DJ Drama & Big Mike)
- 2009: The Fly (Hosted By DJ Drama & DJ Head Debiase)[9]
- 2009: The Outkast (Hosted by DJ Scream)
- 2010: The Cure (Hosted by DJ Woogie)
- 2011: The Fly 2 (The Transformation)
- 2011: The Crates
- 2011: The Cure 2
- 2013: Aquamarine
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.djchuckt.com/WillieDaKid.html
- ↑ http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/willie-the-kid-interview-0528081/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Absolute-Greatness-Explicit/dp/B001GH66XQ
- ↑ http://theflyfilm.com/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/theWILLIETHEKID/status/550402677125828608
- ↑ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/willie-the-kid-somewhere-ep-mixtape.76821.html
- ↑ http://www.audiomack.com/album/xclusiveszone/the-brainfly
- ↑ http://themasterpiecetheatre.com/
- ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9690/title.willie-the-kid-talks-the-fly-role-of-mixtape-in-hip-hop