Ill Will Records

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Ill Will Records
United States of America

Ill Will Records is an American vanity record label founded by Nasir "Nas" Jones. The label was named after Willie "Ill Will" Graham, Nas' childhood neighbor and best friend, who was shot dead on May 23, 1992, when both were teenagers.[1] Nas founded the label in 1999 following the release of "Nastradamus" [2] with the help of Steve Stoute who was the manager of Nas.

After signing to Def Jam in 2005, Nas relaunched Ill Will by the name The Jones Experience as an imprint under Def Jam Recordings.[2]

Former artists

Former producers

Discography

Year Information
1999 Nas - Nastradamus
2000 Nature - For All Seasons
  • Released: September 19, 2000
  • Chart positions: #50 U.S Billboard 200
2000 Nas and Various Other Artists - Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest
  • Released: November 21, 2000
  • Chart positions: #53 U.S Billboard 200
  • RIAA Certification
    :
  • U.S. sales:
  • Singles: "Da Bridge 2001", "Oochie Wally"
2001 Nas - Stillmatic
  • Released: December 18, 2001
  • Chart positions: #5 U.S Billboard 200
  • RIAA Certification
    : Platinum
  • U.S. sales: 3.05 Million
  • Singles: "
    Got Ur Self A...", "One Mic
2002 Nas - From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes
Nas - The Lost Tapes
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Chart positions: #10 U.S Billboard 200
Nas - God's Son
2003 Bravehearts - Bravehearted
  • Released: December 23, 2003
  • Chart positions: #75 U.S Billboard 200
  • RIAA Certification
    :
  • U.S. sales:
  • Singles: "Quick to Back Down", "B Train", "Bravehearted", "I Wanna", "Buss My Gun", "Cash Flow", "Sensations", "I Will", "Situations"
2004 Nas - Street's Disciple
2006 Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
2008 Bravehearts - Bravehearted 2
  • Released: April 22, 2008
2008 Nas - Untitled
  • Released: July 15, 2008
  • Chart positions: #1 U.S Billboard 200
  • RIAA Certification
    : Gold
  • U.S. sales: 500,000
  • singles: "Hero", Make the World Go Round"

References

  1. ^ "Nas Reflects On The Murder Of His Friend Ill Will". March 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tag: the jones experience". www.hip-hopvibe.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.