Biography
Willie James Ray III (born October 9, 1991), known professionally as Willie Noir Obscura — formerly Lil Will — is an independent artist, producer, songwriter, audio engineer, and videographer from Centreville, Illinois, raised in Cahokia, Illinois. He is the CEO and Founder of Dream Team Empire.
Independent since 2016, Willie has released 9 albums, 2 EPs, 20 mixtapes, and over 400 songs — from his debut EP The World Is Mines (2016) and debut album Free World (2016), through Eskimo Lifestyle (2019), I Am (2019), Born To Hustle (2020), and Recreated (2021), to 2023's Produce By Lil Will: 20 tracks with every instrumental produced by Willie himself.
In 2024 he rebranded as Willie Noir Obscura with Mastery — 13 songs, 13 official AI music videos, led by the single 'Everybody Hustle' featuring his son Willie James Ray IV.
In 2026 it all comes together as FOREVER — one story told three ways: the book, the 14-track album, and the official biopic movie, premiering October 9, 2026 on Willie's 35th birthday.
Contact: lilwilldte@gmail.com
https://wikitia.com/wiki/Lil_Will
