No I.D.

No I.D.
No I.D. in 2008
No I.D. in 2008
Background information
Birth nameErnest Dion Wilson
Also known as
Born (1971-06-23) June 23, 1971 (age 53)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • rapper
  • arranger
  • songwriter
DiscographyNo I.D. production discography
Years active1987–present
Labels
Member of

Ernest Dion Wilson (born June 23, 1971),[3] known professionally 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"; each 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, Jhené 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]

  1. ^ Johnson, Fatim (August 7, 2012). "Respect Your Elders: Common — "Two Scoops of Raisins" : RESPECT". Respect-mag.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Immenslope | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "No I.D.| About". grammy.com. Recording Academy. November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "No I.D. profile". hotnewhiphop.com. Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Logic Says No I.D. Is Like Yoda". XXLmag.com. January 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "No I.D." BET.com. July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Ahmed, Insanul. "Interview: No I.D. Talks Def Jam, Kanye West, & How He Affected "Watch The Throne"". Complex. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  8. ^ Barker, Andrew (January 24, 2018). "Capitol Records' Dion 'No I.D.' Wilson on Producing Jay-Z's '4:44' and Finding Diamonds in the Rough". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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