Biography
Willie James Ray III (born October 9, 1991), known professionally as Willie Noir Obscura or Lil Will, is an African-American Business…Man , Rapper , Producer , Songwriter, Audio Engineer, and Videographer from Centreville, IL grew up in Cahokia, IL. On October 9, 2016, he released his first EP – Album “The World Is Mines” Catching a Big Buzz from his city and several surroundings states featuring his two hit singles Heaven or Hell & Day 1s ft. Kevo followed up by a Amazing Album entitled “Free World” featuring the hit single “Choices” ft. Echo and production from Dj Radiohead Beats & Hurricane Beatz ( HMG ). On January 1, 2019 he released has second album “Eskimo Lifestyle“ with features from Timo & Kevo and production from G-Money, Luh Charlez , and Hurricane Beatz ( HMG ). On October 9, 2019 Lil Will released his 3rd album “I Am” with production from multiple producers including DayToDay on the Track, and one song feature from Og Papi. Lil Will released his 4th Album “ Born To Hustle “ June 18th, 2020. On July 4th, 2021 Lil Will released 5th album “Recreated” with two song features one from Echo and another from Timo the album featured 18 songs with one producer Speed on the Track. Lil Will released his 6th album “Prod By Lil Will” in which Lil Will himself produced every instrumental on the album releasing on March 3, 2023. A 20 song album that is featured with song features from several artists including song features with his ( Daughter ) Rayinna Ray & ( Son ) Willie James Ray IV. The album is already gaining attention from fans worldwide and looks to be Lil Will highest streaming and selling album so far in his career. Lil Will released his 7th album Rothschild Dreams on Oct 9, 2023 solidifying his success and career as a major artist in the music business gaining millions of streams and accolades from this album. On Oct 9, 2024 Lil Will changed his name from Lil Will to Willie Noir Obscura for his groundbreaking album Mastery releasing artificial intelligence music videos for every song on the album totaling 13 official videos with the hit single Everybody Hustle featuring his son Willie James Ray IV. Lil Will has released 20 mixtapes , 8 Albums , 2 Eps, released over 400 songs and collaborated on songs, tracks, and singles with artists such as Kevo, Echo, Timo, 2Cupz, and other Artists. He also is the Founder and CEO of Dream Team Empire
