![]() In 2012, Wilson was an executive producer on New York City-based rapper Nas' critically acclaimed eleventh album Life Is Good, producing five songs, including the twice Grammy Award-nominated single " Daughters", as well as " Loco-Motive" and " Accident Murderers".In April 2013, it was revealed Wilson signed up-and-coming rapper Logic, to Def Jam. The announcements were made by Barry Weiss, Chairman and CEO of Universal Republic and Island Def Jam Motown and Karen Kwak, EVP / Head of A&R, Island Def Jam Music Group. In addition, Def Jam has signed an exclusive joint venture label deal for No I.D.'s Artium Recordings. was appointed Executive Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Recordings. Music record company, in August 2011, it was announced No I.D. Īfter resigning as President of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. LOGIC PRO AUTOTUNE FREEIn June 2011, Wilson formed Cocaine 80s, a musical ensemble composed of several musicians, including Common, James Fauntleroy II, Kevin Randolph, Makeba Riddick, Rob "The Mixer" Kinelski, Steve Wyreman, Free Bass, Keys of Coke and Sam Lewis, among several others. ![]() He once again teamed up with Common for the first time since 1997, when he handled the production for his ninth album The Dreamer/The Believer (2011). (Death of Auto-Tune)", the first single for Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3 (2009), as well as the second single " Run This Town", which features Kanye West and Rihanna. At the time he worked with artists such as Jay-Z, Rhymefest, Plies, Big Sean, Killer Mike, Rick Ross, Drake ( Thank Me Later) and Kanye West ( 808's & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy), Young Jeezy, and Rihanna on their then-upcoming albums. ![]() ![]() In 2007, he was the focus of perhaps the most attention of his career for producing two songs from Jay-Z's album American Gangster. Music A&R Greg "Olskool Ice-Gre" Lewis (right) in a recording studio (left) with Kanye West (middle) and former G.O.O.D. West also referenced Wilson's mentorship on songs such as " Big Brother" and " Made in America." Wilson's second official release was with Dug Infinite, a two-album package titled The Sampler, vol. West cites Wilson as his mentor on "Last Call," the outro to his highly acclaimed debut album The College Dropout (2004). He also introduced West to a long-time friend named Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua, who was A&R for Roc-A-Fella Records, who eventually signed West to his imprint Hip Hop Since 1978, which launched West's career as an artist and into stardom. Wilson also introduced Chicago-based rapper Kanye West to hip hop production, inviting him to his sessions with Common, when West was only beginning. went on to work on hit singles such as " My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys and " Let Me Hold You" by Bow Wow featuring Omarion, as well as "Resurrection" and the ode to hip hop " I Used to Love H.E.R.", which garnered Chicago-based rapper Common his early fame. In Wilson's early career he was working as a co-producer for Jermaine Dupri. He also released a beat tape, titled Invisible Beats. is a play on the backwards spelling of his birth name, Dion. In 1996, Wilson released an album under the pseudonym No I.D., titled Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album). He is currently the Executive Vice President at Capitol Music Group. He subsequently launched his own record label imprint, ARTium Recordings. In August 2011, Wilson became the Executive Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Recordings. In June 2011, Wilson announced he formed the supergroup Cocaine 80s, alongside Common and several other artists. Music record company, and although he would resign from that position, he stayed contracted as an in-house producer. Wilson was once president of West's G.O.O.D. Cole, is considered "The Godfather of Chicago hip hop". Wilson, who has served as a musical mentor for several artists such as Kanye West and J. He has since become a heavily sought-out and high-profile producer, producing hit singles such as " Smile" by G-Unit, " Outta My System" and " Let Me Hold You" by Bow Wow, " Heartless" by Kanye West, " D.O.A." by Jay-Z, " My Last" by Big Sean, and " New Light" by John Mayer. He is perhaps best known for his early work with Chicago-based rapper Common. Wilson is also a disc jockey (DJ), music arranger and rapper, having released an album in 1997, titled Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album), under Relativity Records. (formerly Immenslope), is an American hip hop and R&B producer from Chicago, Illinois. Ernest Dion Wilson (born June 23, 1971), professionally known as No I.D. ![]()
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