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Artists Issue 14 - Musicians Music

Rapper Lil Will has the skills to pay the bills

Gloria Peebles
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Everyone knows Lil Wayne but for those who don’t know there’s a Lil Will who is also an American rapper a native of Tennessee who resides in California. In 2007 he released the single My Dougie which hit the charts on four billboards. In 2008 “Bust It Open ” was another single of his. He was a part of the Dungeon Family in Atlanta Georgia which he cut an album with them called Even in Darkness. He has been signed with Drummer boy since 2014 and currently in a group with Slay who is the son of little Jon who is also a rapper and producer. He has worked with Nick Cannon who he truly admires and considers him one of the most hardest working people in Hollywood.

Lil Will has an amazing story about how he got his start. “I have been doing music since I was five years old. I grew up in a church where everyone did something I wanted to do, so I started playing the drums” said Will. After Will lost his mother to cancer at the age of seventeen he felt there was nothing else left In Tennessee so one night Will packed his bags and headed for California with only a hope and a dream. Will spent one week sleeping at the airport before his friend’s mother realized he had no place to stay and invited him to stay in their home.

Will had several things he was desiring to achieve “first I wanted to be a comedian then I wanted to be a wrestler I just wanted to be in front of the people” said Will. He found out he had more in him than he realized to fulfill his destiny and quench his thirst to become successful in the entertainment industry. So far Will has achieved some of his goals he became a rapper even though he did not become a wrestler he’s living out that dream by being the manager of professional wrestler Lionel Green known as Lio Rush as well as working with Chip the Ripper another rapper. “These guys are very established in their own fields, they saw something in me that made them say; you know man you made some things happen for yourself let’s see what you can make happen with us” said Will.

Will learned the hard way early he got the opportunity to see the real side of Hollywood and saw that it wasn’t all glitz and glamor as he watched on television. He realized that every celebrity is not rich and maybe working at MacDonald’s to substitute their income. “I just saw that person on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or Martin and they were working at MacDonald’s with me. I’m glad I learned that way because it helped me not to get caught up in the Hollywood hype” said Will. Will wants people to know when you see some entertainers on TV with gold chains, expensive cars, homes etc.…don’t get excited because it may have been gifted to them for the day which they have to return at the end of the day.

One of his favorite projects was She Is not My Sister by Kel Mitchell about a high school senior’s life that takes a turn when her single father returns from a business trip. He also has a project coming out called hooks and comic books which will be coming out on August 28th where he drew the cover arts himself. This will be his last project as far as music. Will is going to focus more on his other artist to become the entertainment mogul he desires to be. Which I’m sure he will achieve.