Willie B (producer)

Willie B
Willie B
Birth name	William Thomas Trenell Brown
Also known as	The Ichiban Don
Born	July 5, 1983 (age 40); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer; rapper;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; FL Studio; Pro Tools;
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Top Dawg

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 (TDE). 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]

Musical career[edit]

On 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[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Let There B Lyt (with Daylyt) (2017)^[8]
Heroes (with Daylyt) (2021)^[9]

Mixtapes[edit]

I'm Not a Producer (2011)^[10]

Guest appearances[edit]

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"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"	2010	Curtiss King	Jet Pack On E
"Is It"	2012	Moe-D, K.D.	Out of Nowhere

Production discography[edit]

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"

Kendrick Lamar - Overly Dedicated

06. "Opposites Attract (Tomorrow W/O Her)" (featuring JaVonté)
08. "Ignorance Is Bliss"

Jay Rock - Black Friday

01. "No Joke" (featuring Ab-Soul)

2011[edit]

ScHoolboy Q - Setbacks

02. "Kamikaze"

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

08. "Poe Man's Dream (His Voice)" (featuring GLC)
12. "Rigamortus" (produced with Sounwave)

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)

Wale - Folarin

14. "Fa We We Freestyle"

2013[edit]

Freddie Gibbs - Evil Seeds Grow Naturally

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)

J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-09-01.{{cite web}}: 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.

[1] "Punch, Daylyt & More Spit Bars on a Room Full of Mirrors' "RAWAR"". Hotnewhiphop.com. 21 April 2021.

[2] "TDE's Punch Introduces New Collective a Room Full of Mirrors, Announces Visual EP Release Date". Billboard. 29 November 2021.

[3] "Willie B - Im Not A Producer Hosted by DJ AGE // Free Mixtape @". Datpiff.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[complex1-4] "Digi + Phonics — 25 New Producers To Watch Out For". Complex.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[googleusercontent1-5] "Re-Produced Profile: Willie B. (of Digi+Phonics) [DJBooth Interview Exclusive] - Hip Hop News". www.djbooth.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] "Listen To Daylyt & Willie B's New Project "Let There B Lyt"". HipHopDX.com. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[9] "Heroes (Deluxe)". Spotify.

[10] "DJ Age presents I'm Not A Producer, by Willie B". Rickhughes2.bandcamp. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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