Willie the Kid (rapper)

Willie the Kid
Birth name William Jackson
Also known as The Golden Child, The Crown Prince,Kafeero WTK
Born (1985-09-25) 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

williethekid.com

theflyventures.com

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 brother of 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 20, 2015, this was announced via Willie The Kid's Twitter page on December 31, 2014.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Mixtapes

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.djchuckt.com/WillieDaKid.html
  2. ↑ http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/willie-the-kid-interview-0528081/
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Absolute-Greatness-Explicit/dp/B001GH66XQ
  4. ↑ http://theflyfilm.com/
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/theWILLIETHEKID/status/550402677125828608
  6. ↑ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/willie-the-kid-somewhere-ep-mixtape.76821.html
  7. ↑ http://www.audiomack.com/album/xclusiveszone/the-brainfly
  8. ↑ http://themasterpiecetheatre.com/
  9. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9690/title.willie-the-kid-talks-the-fly-role-of-mixtape-in-hip-hop
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