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WilliamMustBeControl'd (also known as Willy-G) is a Hip Hop music producer based in Windhoek, Namibia.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Willy-G |
| Born | 9 September 1992 Windhoek, Namibia (Africa) |
| Origin | Namibian |
| Genres | hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Logic Pro, FL Studios, Reason |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | C.U.P Enterprise cc |
| Website | www |
He is a member of the Cool Under Pressure (C.U.P) group and has worked with artists including Paradox,[2] J-Black, Gazza (musician), KP Illest, Hansolo and the late Catty Catt.
Early life edit
WilliamMustBeControl'd became involved in music at a young age. Hip hop has had a profound influence on his music. At the age of 12, he learned the basics of FL Studios and began to produce shortly after.
Career edit
William has produced major hit songs that have topped music charts in Africa.[citation needed]
He released the instrumental compilation, Foundation, in 2013 which is available on DatPiff.com.[3]
He and producer Nasha Blaque teamed up on projects producing for headline artists in Southern-Africa as well as releasing free instrumental compilations online under the collective name PNRMA.[citation needed]
Following a series of free releases, during late 2015, WilliamMustBeControl'd and Nasha Blaque hosted Namibia's first beats auction.[4] The event is a musical art exhibition, an event where artists, writers and managers can congregate to network, appreciate creative sounds and eventually bid to buy instrumentals.[5]
Discography edit
Beat tapes edit
- Foundation (2013)
- Common Ground (with Nasha Blaque) (2013)
- Many-More (2014)
- Beat Vacay (with Nasha Blaque) (2015)
Productions (studio albums) edit
- Hansolo - HVSDB (2014)
- KP Illest - Kill Your TV 3 (2015)
- Paradox - Catch22 (2015)
- JBlack - Black By Popular Demand (2015)
- Hansolo - Reckless Youth (2017)
- Cool Under Pressure - Free Money (2017)
Singles edit
- #2014 (ft.Paradox, KP Illest & South-West) (2014)
- Witness Power (ft. AliThatDude, L.t.D, KP Illest & Hansolo) (2014)
- Royalty (ft. Lioness, Hansolo & JBlack) (2014)
- They Feeling Me Now (ft. Da Maq, Skrypt, Kwame Sankara, Mr. Diamonds & Hansolo) (2015)
- Kutumba (ft. K.K, Paradox, SouthWest & Tesh) (2015)
International Productions edit
Remix singles edit
- Started From The Bottom ft.Gazza (musician) (2013)
References edit
- ^ "Interview with music Producer Willy-G". Namibian Hip Hop Blog. May 13, 2013.
- ^ "Being Paradox". The Namibian Newspaper.
- ^ "Foundation Mixtape by WilliamMustBeControl'd Hosted by Willy-G". DatPiff. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ M'ule, Kawela (October 13, 2015). "Producers Host Namibia's First Beat Auction". TheNamibianNewspaper.
- ^ Hambunda, Anna (November 2, 2015). "Of Beats and Men". TheNamibianNewspaper.
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