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Birth name |
Ernest Dion Wilson |
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Also known as |
Immenslope |
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Origin |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Genres |
Hip hop, R&B |
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Occuptions |
A&R, record producer, rapper, DJ |
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Years active |
1989-present |
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Labels |
ARTium, Def Jam, Roc Nation, GOOD Music, Relativity |
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Associated acts |
Big Sean, Cocaine 80s, Common, Dug Infinite, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Nas, Twilite Tone |
Ernest Dion Wilson, better known by his stage name No I.D., is an American hip hop and R&B music producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is also a disc jockey and rapper, having released an album in 1997, titled Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album). He is perhaps best known for his early work with Chicago-based rapper Common, having produced the majority of his first three albums. 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. (Death of Auto-Tune)" by Jay-Z, as well as "Control" by Big Sean, among others. Wilson, who has served as a musical mentor for several artists, such as Kanye West, is considered "The Godfather of Chicago hip hop".
Wilson was once President of Kanye West's GOOD Music record company and although he would resign from that position, he stayed contracted as an in-house producer. In 2011, he formed the supergroup Cocaine 80s, alongside Common and several other artists. In August 2011, Wilson became the Executive Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Recordings. He subsequently launched his own record label imprint, ARTium Recordings.
Discography[]
Main articles: No I.D. production discography and Cocaine 80s discography
- 1997: Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album)
- 2002: The Sampler, vol. 1