Ill Will Records

Ill Will Records was 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.

Ill Will Records
Parent company	Sony, Universal
Founded	1999
Founder	Nas, Steve Stoute
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	Columbia, Def Jam
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, New York, United States of America

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]

Early life of Willie Graham

Willie "Ill Will" Graham was born 1972 in Queensbridge Houses, New York City. Willie Graham, Nas' best friend and upstairs neighbor, influenced Nas' interest in hip hop by playing him records. As a teenager, Nas enlisted Graham as his DJ. Nas first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas.

Former artists

• Nas
• Bravehearts
• Nature

Former producers

• Trackmasters
• L.E.S.
• Salaam Remi
• Arkatech Beatz

Discography

Year	Information
1999	Nas - Nastradamus Released: November 23, 1999 Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 1,587,000+ Singles: "Nastradamus", "You Owe Me"
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: "Rule", "Got Ur Self A...", "One Mic
2002	Nas - From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes Released: July 2, 2002 Chart positions: #123 U.S Billboard 200
	Nas - The Lost Tapes Released: September 24, 2002 Chart positions: #10 U.S Billboard 200
	Nas - God's Son Released: December 13, 2002 Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 1,000,000+ Singles: "I Can", "Made You Look", "Get Down
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 Released: November 30, 2004 Chart positions: #5 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 1,000,000+ Singles: "Thief's Theme", "Bridging the Gap", "Just a Moment
2006	Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead Released: December 19, 2006 Chart Positions: #4 U.S Billboard200 RIAA Certification: Gold U.S. sales: 500,000 Singles: "Hip Hop Is Dead", Can't Forget About You
2008	Bravehearts - Bravehearted 2 Released: April 22, 2008
2008	Nas - Untitled Released: July 15, 2008 Chart positions: #1 U.S Billboard200 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. "Tag: the jones experience". www.hip-hopvibe.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.