Ill Will Records







































Ill Will Records
Illwillrecords-logo.jpg
Parent company
Sony, Universal
Founded 1999
Founder Nas
Status Active
Distributor(s)
Columbia, Def Jam
Genre Hip hop
Country of origin United States
Location
New York, New York, America

Ill Will is an American vanity record label founded by Nas. The label was named after Willie "Ill Will" Graham, Nas' childhood neighbor and best friend, who was shot dead on May 23, 1992 when both were teens.[1] Nas founded the label in 1999 following the release of Nastradamus[2].


After signing to Def Jam in 2005, Nas relaunched Ill Will by the name The Jones Experience as an imprint under Def Jam.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Early life of Willie Graham


  • 2 Artists


  • 3 Former producers


  • 4 Discography


  • 5 References





Early life of Willie Graham


Willie "Ill Will" Graham was born 1972 in Queensbridge Houses, New York City.[citation needed] Willie Graham, Nas' best friend and upstairs neighbor, influenced Nas' interest in hip hop by playing him records. As a teenager, Nas enlisted Graham as his DJ.[citation needed] Nas first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas.[citation needed]



Artists



  • Nas

  • Bravehearts



Former producers



  • Trackmasters

  • L.E.S.

  • Salaam Remi

  • Arkatech Beatz



Discography

































Year
 Information
1999
Nas - Nastradamus

  • Released: November 23, 1999

  • Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200


  • RIAA Certification: Platinum

  • U.S. sales: 1,587,000+

  • Singles: "Nastradamus", "You Owe Me"
2000
Nas and various other artists - Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest

  • Released: November 21, 2000

  • Chart positions: #53 U.S Billboard 200


  • RIAA Certification:

  • U.S. sales:

  • Singles: "Da Bridge 2001", "Oochie Wally"
2001
Nas - Stillmatic

  • Released: December 18, 2001

  • Chart positions: #5 U.S Billboard 200


  • RIAA Certification: Platinum

  • U.S. sales: 3.05 million

  • Singles: "Rule", "Got Ur Self A...", "One Mic
2002
Nas - From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes

  • Released: July 2, 2002

  • Chart positions: #123 U.S Billboard 200

Nas - The Lost Tapes

  • Released: September 24, 2002

  • Chart positions: #10 U.S Billboard 200



Nas - God's Son

  • Released: December 13, 2002

  • Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200


  • RIAA Certification: platinum

  • U.S. sales: 1,000,000+

  • Singles: "I Can", "Made You Look", "Get Down


2003
Bravehearts - Bravehearted

  • Released: December 23, 2003

  • Chart positions: #75 U.S Billboard 200


  • RIAA Certification:

  • U.S. sales:

  • Singles: "Quick to Back Down", "B Train", "Bravehearted", "I Wanna", "Buss My Gun", "Cash Flow", "Sensations", "I Will", "Situations"
2004
Nas - Street's Disciple

  • Released: November 30, 2004

  • Chart positions: #5 U.S Billboard 200


  • RIAA Certification: platinum

  • U.S. sales: 1,000,000+

  • Singles: "Thief's Theme", "Bridging the Gap", "Just a Moment


References





  1. ^ http://www.ahumblesoul.com/blog/nas-recalls-murder-of-his-friend-ill-will


  2. ^ http://www.hip-hopvibe.com/tag/the-jones-experience/


  3. ^ http://www.hip-hopvibe.com/tag/the-jones-experience/










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