Ill Will Records

Ill Will Records

Parent company	Sony Music Entertainment
Founded	1999
Founder	Nas
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Columbia Records
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, New York

Ill Will Records is an American vanity record label founded by Nasir "Nas" Jones. The label was named after Willie Graham, Nas' childhood neighbor and best friend, was shot dead on May 23, 1992 when both were teenagers. He launched the imprint in autumn 1999 with his fourth studio album Nastradamus.

Ill Will had distributed the Bravehearts through Columbia Records & former artist Quan through Atlantic Records. After signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2005, Nas relaunched Ill Will by the name The Jones Experience as an imprint under Def Jam Recordings.

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

Former producers

Discography

Year	Information
1999	Nas - Nastradamus Released: November 23, 1999 Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 1,000,000+ Singles: "Nastradamus", "You Owe Me"
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: 1.7 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

References

Nas

Studio albums

Collaborations	Distant Relatives (with Damian Marley)

Compilation albums

The Lost Tapes
Greatest Hits

Other albums

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