Willie B

William Brown better known by his stage name Willie B, is a rapper and record producer that began producing professionally in 2006. On January 6, 2011, Willie B released a mixtape titled I’m Not a Producer 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 song 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.