Willie B | |
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Birth name | William Thomas Trenell Brown |
Also known as | The Ichiban Don |
Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | |
Instruments | Vocals, FL Studio, Pro Tools |
Years active | 2005–present |
Associated acts |
William Thomas Trenell Brown, professionally known as Willie B (or The Ichiban Don), is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is an original member of production team Digi+Phonics of Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).
On January 6, 2011, Willie B released a mixtape titled I'm Not a Producer hosted by DJ Age & featuring guest appearances from Jay Rock, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Crooked I, Kendrick Lamar, Bishop Lamont, Glasses Malone, and Kurupt. 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. Outside of TDE he has produced for artists such as Freddie Gibbs, Childish Gambino, Wale and Apollo the Great, among others. On July 27, 2013, he released the first ever Instagram-only instrumental mixtape.