American music producer
No I.D.
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No I.D. in 2008
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Birth name
| Ernest Dion Wilson
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Also known as
| - Dion Wilson
- Immenslope
[1]
[2]
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Born
| (
1971-06-23
)
June 23, 1971
(age 52)
Chicago
,
Illinois
, U.S.
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
| - Record producer
- DJ
- rapper
- arranger
- songwriter
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Discography
| No I.D. production discography
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Years active
| 1987?present
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Labels
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Member of
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Musical artist
Ernest Dion Wilson
(born June 23, 1971),
[3]
professionally known as
No I.D.
(formerly
Immenslope
),
[4]
is an American record producer, DJ and songwriter from
Chicago
,
Illinois
. He is known for his early work with Chicago-based rapper
Common
, as well as his career mentorship of rappers
Kanye West
,
J. Cole
and
Logic
.
[5]
Wilson first gained success for his role as an in-house producer for
Jermaine Dupri
's
So So Def Recordings
?leading to largely uncredited work on Dupri's productions "
My Boo
" by
Usher
, "
Outta My System
" and "
Let Me Hold You
" by
Bow Wow
?before reaching commercial success with his solo productions. He worked with
Jay-Z
to produce his singles "
Run This Town
" and "
Holy Grail
," West to produce "
Heartless
," and
Drake
to produce "
Find Your Love
" and "
Nonstop
"; all of which have peaked within the top five of the
Billboard
Hot 100
chart.
Nicknamed "the Godfather of
Chicago hip hop
," Wilson is also a former recording artist and signed with
Relativity Records
to release his only studio album,
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album)
(1997).
[6]
[7]
He served as the president of West's record label
GOOD Music
from 2008 to 2011, and thereafter formed his own label,
ARTium Records
as an imprint of
Def Jam Recordings
. The label has signed artists including
Vince Staples
,
Jhene Aiko
and
Snoh Aalegra
. Also in 2011, Wilson formed the supergroup
Cocaine 80s
with Common, Aiko, and
James Fauntleroy
, and was named Executive Vice President of
A&R
for Def Jam Recordings. In 2018, he was appointed as Executive Vice President of
Capitol Music Group
.
[8]
Musical career
[
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In 1996, Wilson released an album under the pseudonym No I.D., titled
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album)
.
[9]
The moniker No I.D. is a play on the backwards spelling of his birth name, Dion. He also released a
beat
tape, titled
Invisible Beats
.
[10]
In Wilson's early career he was working as a co-producer for
Jermaine Dupri
. No I.D. 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. Wilson also introduced Chicago-based rapper
Kanye West
to
hip hop production
, inviting him to his sessions with Common, when West was only beginning. 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. West cites Wilson as his mentor on "Last Call," the outro to his highly acclaimed debut album
The College Dropout
(2004).
[11]
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. 1
(2002).
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
. 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. Wilson produced "
D.O.A. (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
. 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). In 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.
[12]
[13]
[14]
After resigning as President of Kanye West's
G.O.O.D. Music
record company, in August 2011, it was announced No I.D. was appointed Executive Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Recordings. In addition, Def Jam has signed an exclusive joint venture label deal for No I.D.'s Artium Recordings. 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.
[15]
[16]
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.
[17]
[18]
In 2013, Wilson served as the primary producer of G.O.O.D. Music recording artist Big Sean's second album
Hall of Fame
. In an August 2013 interview with
Complex
, Wilson said he was currently working on Jhene Aiko and Logic's upcoming respective debut albums.
[19]
Since the inception of Artium, Wilson has signed Common, Los Angeles-based singer
Jhene Aiko
and singer Elijah Blake. On June 30, 2017, Wilson was credited as the primary producer on
4:44
- a new album released via Tidal by Jay-Z. The album has been met with widespread acclaim from music reviews and is notable for the personal account of Jay-Z's alleged infidelity on the title track. 4:44 was the latest installment in an extensive professional relationship between the two, as No I.D. has produced more tracks for Jay-Z than anyone else other than Just Blaze and Timbaland.
[20]
ARTium Recordings
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ARTium Recordings
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Parent company
| Universal Music Group
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Founded
| 2011
; 13 years ago
(
2011
)
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Founder
| No I.D.
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Distributor(s)
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Genre
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Country of origin
| United States
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Location
| Chicago
,
Illinois
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ARTium Recordings
is an American
record label
imprint, founded by No I.D. In August 2011, it was announced No I.D. was appointed Executive Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Recordings. In addition, Def Jam has signed an exclusive joint venture label deal for No I.D.'s ARTium Recordings. 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. No I.D. would report directly to Mr. Weiss and Ms. Kwak.
[15]
In 2012, No I.D. signed American neo-soul singer
Jhene Aiko
. By September 2013, No I.D. had signed up-and-coming American R&B singers Elijah Blake and
Snoh Aalegra
[21]
On June 4, 2014, it was announced No I.D.'s longtime collaborator and Chicago-bred rapper
Common
, signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings and ARTium Recordings.
[22]
[23]
Artists (past and present)
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Discography
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Artist
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Album
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Details
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Jhene Aiko
|
Sail Out
(EP)
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Common
|
Nobody's Smiling
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- Released: July 22, 2014
- Chart position: #6 U.S.
[26]
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Jhene Aiko
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Souled Out
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- Released: September 9, 2014
- Chart position: #3 U.S.
[24]
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Elijah Blake
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Drift
(EP)
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- Released: September 30, 2014
- Chart position: ?
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Vince Staples
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Hell Can Wait
(EP)
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- Released: October 7, 2014
- Chart position: #90 U.S.
[27]
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Elijah Blake
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Shadows & Diamonds
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- Released: June 23, 2015
- Chart position: ?
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Vince Staples
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Summertime '06
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- Released: June 30, 2015
- Chart position: #39 U.S.
[27]
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TWENTY88
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TWENTY88
(EP)
(released with
GOOD
)
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- Released: April 1, 2016
- Chart position: #5 U.S.
[28]
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Snoh Aalegra
|
Don't Explain
(EP)
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- Released: April 8, 2016
- Chart position: ?
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Vince Staples
|
Prima Donna
(EP)
|
- Released: August 26, 2016
- Chart position: #50 U.S.
[27]
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Common
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Black America Again
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- Released: November 4, 2016
- Chart position: #25 U.S.
[26]
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Vince Staples
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Big Fish Theory
[
citation needed
]
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- Released: June 23, 2017
- Chart position: #16 U.S.
[27]
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Jhene Aiko
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Trip
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- Released: September 22, 2017
- Chart position: #5 U.S.
[24]
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Snoh Aalegra
|
Feels
|
- Released: October 20, 2017
[29]
- Chart position: ?
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Snoh Aalegra
|
- Ugh, those feels again
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- Released: August 16, 2019
[30]
- Chart position: #73 U.S.
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Jhene Aiko
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Chilombo
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- Released: March 6, 2020
- Chart position: #5 U.S.
[24]
|
Snoh Aalegra
|
TEMPORARY HIGH IN THE VIOLET SKIES
|
- Released: July 9, 2021
[31]
- Chart position: #24 U.S.
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Discography
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Studio albums
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Singles
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Guest appearances
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Production discography
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Singles produced
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Awards and nominations
[
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Grammy Awards
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See also
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References
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.
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August 9,
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.
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.
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External links
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2000s
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2010s
|
- "
Empire State of Mind
" ?
Shawn Carter
,
Angela Hunte
,
Alicia Keys
, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic &
Alexander Shuckburgh
(songwriters) (2010)
- "
All of the Lights
" ?
Jeff Bhasker
,
Stacy Ferguson
,
Malik Jones
,
Warren Trotter
&
Kanye West
(songwriters) (2011)
- "
Niggas in Paris
" ?
Shawn Carter
,
Mike Dean
,
Chauncey Hollis
&
Kanye West
(songwriters) (2012)
- "
Thrift Shop
" ?
Ben Haggerty
&
Ryan Lewis
(songwriters) (2013)
- "
i
" ?
Kendrick Duckworth
,
Columbus Smith
&
Ronald Isley
(songwriters) (2014)
- "
Alright
" ?
Kendrick Duckworth
,
Kawan Prather
,
Mark Spears
&
Pharrell Williams
(songwriters) (2015)
- "
Hotline Bling
" ?
Aubrey Graham
&
Paul Jefferies
(songwriters) (2016)
- "
Humble
" ?
Kendrick Duckworth
,
Asheton Hogan
&
Michael Williams II
(songwriters) (2017)
- "
God's Plan
" ?
Aubrey Graham
,
Ronald LaTour
, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan,
Matthew Samuels
&
Noah Shebib
(songwriters) (2018)
- "
A Lot
" ?
Jermaine Cole
,
Dacoury Natche
,
21 Savage
&
Anthony White
(songwriters) (2019)
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2020s
|
- "
Savage
" ?
Beyonce
,
Shawn Carter
,
Brittany Hazzard
,
Derrick Milano
,
Terius Nash
,
Megan Pete
,
Bobby Sessions Jr.
,
Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe
&
Anthony White
(songwriters) (2020)
- "
Jail
" ?
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr.
,
Shawn Carter
,
Raul Cubina
,
Michael Dean
,
Charles M. Njapa
, Sean Solymar,
Kanye West
&
Mark Williams
(songwriters) (2021)
- "
The Heart Part 5
" ? Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich,
Kendrick Duckworth
& Matt Schaeffer (songwriters) (2022)
- "Scientists & Engineers" ?
Andre Benjamin
,
Paul Beauregard
,
James Blake
,
Michael Render
, Tim Moore &
Dion Wilson
(songwriters) (2023)
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