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Willie B
Birth name William Thomas Trenell Brown
Also known as The Ichiban Don
Born (1983-07-05) July 5, 1983 (age 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • rapper
Instruments
Years active 2005–present
Labels Top Dawg
Associated acts

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.

Musical career

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. 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.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Let There B Lyt (with Daylyt) (2017)
  • Heroes (with Daylyt) (2021)

Mixtapes

  • I'm Not a Producer (2011)

Guest appearances

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 ... Yeah: Special Forces
"Holla!" (Remix) 2010 Kida, Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Kurupt, Crooked I, Talib Kweli, Jay Rock The Endemic
"My Wife" Curtiss King Jet Pack On E
"Is It" 2012 Moe-D, K.D. Out of Nowhere

Production discography

Main :

2009

  • 13. "B.O.B. (Barack Over Bad Guys)" (featuring Affion Crockett and Willie B)

2010

  • 07. "Soul Cry"
  • 11. "Mayday"
  • 06. "Opposites Attract (Tomorrow W/O Her)" (featuring JaVonté)
  • 08. "Ignorance Is Bliss"
  • 01. "No Joke" (featuring Ab-Soul)

2011

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

  • 11. "Gangsta in Designer (No Concept)"
  • 12. "Showin' Love"
  • 17. "Black Lip Bastard (Remix)" (featuring Black Hippy)
  • 14. "Fa We We Freestyle"

2013

  • 06. "Lay It Down"
  • 07. "In My Mind" (featuring A$ton Matthews, Mike G and Maxo Kream)
  • 07. "Chestnuts Roasting"

2014

  • 07. "Prescription / Oxymoron" (produced with Sounwave)
  • 04. "03' Adolescence"

2015

  • 07. "Gemini 2.0 (featuring DJ Rhettmatic)
  • 09. "Love In Time (produced with DAE ONE)
  • 10. "Wassup" (Willie B Remix)

2016

  • 04. "03' Adolescence (Live)"
  • 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)
  • 14. "Black Thoughts"
  • 02. "Where's Your Money" (produced with J. Anthny)
  • 03. .....
  • 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]
  • 03. "Huey Knew THEN" (featuring Da$H)
  • 1. "BRUUUH"

2017

  • 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. .....
  • 07. "Day Electronica" (featuring Chevy Jones)
  • 08. "Queen"
  • 09. "Last Breath"
  • 00. "Want You to Fly"
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