Ill Bill
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Braunstein |
| Also known as | Bill, The Cult Leader, Billy Crystal, Billy Ocean, Nocturnus, William Cutting, IllCANiBill, Billy Idol |
| Born |
July 14, 1972 Flushing, Queens, New York, United States |
| Origin | Glenwood Houses, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) |
Rapper Producer Label CEO |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Uncle Howie (1998–present) Psycho+Logical (1999–2005) Fatbeats |
| Associated acts | Non Phixion, La Coka Nostra, Circle of Tyrants, Necro, DJ Muggs, Sean Price, Vinnie Paz, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, Q-Unique, Sabac Red, Killah Priest, Styles P, Slaine, Jeru the Damaja, B-Real, Everlast, MF Doom, El-P, Mr Hyde, Raekwon, MC Serch |
| Website | www |
William "Bill" Braunstein (born July 14, 1972), better known as Ill Bill, is an American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York. Having gained notoriety in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his diverse lyrics and as the producer, founder and CEO of Uncle Howie Records. His brother Ron is also a rapper and producer, known as Necro.
In late 1994, MC Serch (of 3rd Bass fame) took his protégé Sabac Red and teamed him up with DJ Eclipse and Ill Bill, thereby creating the group known as Non Phixion. Within six months Goretex, a childhood friend of Ill Bill, had joined the crew after freestyling for MC Serch. MC Serch did not appear in Non Phixions first album "The Future Is Now". Non Phixion made two studio albums and a promotional tape named "The Past, The Present And The Future Is Now" that was released before their first album "The Future Is Now", all Non Phixion's work is highly regarded in the underground hip hop scene. Ill Bills brother Necro produced a lot of material for Non Phixion, including most of "The Past, The Present And The Future Is Now" and several other tracks from "The Green CD" and "The Future Is Now".
Circle of Tyrants was an underground hip hop group consisting of Necro, Ill BIll, Mr Hyde and Goretex. The group only released one album, named "The Circle of Tyrants" which was released in 2005 under Necro's Psycho-Logical-Records.Necro produced all tracks on this album. Though only releasing one album, these four members often collaborated at the same time on the members solo albums.
Founded in late 2005 with no intention to record an album, La Coka Nostra was more a loose collective of artists connected through Danny Boy than a group. Having taken time off from rap after the break-up of House of Pain, Danny Boy took to working in video production and fashion as well as mentoring other artists. He met Slaine in Boston and, impressed with his writing, brought him to L.A. to record some tracks. Eventually it turned into more of a group effort including the former members of House of Pain and Ill Bill, it was announced that Everlast would be leaving La Coka Nostra due to his daughter's medical issues.
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