William Davis (born January 3, 1973), known professionally as Will Tell is a Puerto Rican hip-hop producer.[1] Adopted at an early age, he was raised in Brooklyn, New York. Will Tell’s lifelong journey with hip-hop music and culture began with attending talent shows at High School Redirection in Brownsville, where his mother was a teacher.

As a music producer, he has collaborated with Run DMC, Dres (Black Sheep), Jarobi (A Tribe called Quest), Sadat X (Brand Nubian), Talib Kweli, Sean Price, General Steele, Sticky Fingaz (ONYX), Mobb Deep, Rhazel (The Roots), Rhymefest, Ruste Juxx, Thirstin Howl III, Jean Grae, Planet Asia, Killah Priest (Wu Tang Clan), R.A. the Rugged Man, A.F.R.O., Hopsin, Hurricane G, Wordsworth, Shabam Sahdeeq, The Bad Seed, Funkmaster Flex, Tony Touch, Dave Chappelle, Brooklyn Academy, Word A’ Mouth, Dysfunctional Family, Pumpkinhead, C-Rayz Wallz, Milano, MF Grimm, Diobolique, and more.

In 2009, Will Tell and Sadat X created and developed the Brooklyn based wine tasting web series[2] with a hip-hop spin called "True Wine Connnoisseurs.[3]

Discography

Albums

2011: No Features (Sadat X)
2010: Planet of the Grapes (Sadat X)
2008: Generation X (Sadat X)

Producer Compilation Albums

2004: Will Tell Vol. 10 - Academics
2004: Will Tell Vol. 9 - The Academy Awards
2003: Will Tell Vol. 8 - Soundscam
2002: Will Tell Vol. 7 - M.V.L.L.
2002: Will Tell Vol. 6 - The Best Icon
2001: Will Tell Vol. 5 - Unsigned Grime
2001: Will Tell Vol. 4 - Ready N Willin
2000: Will Tell Vol. 3 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way
1999: Will Tell Vol. 2 - Time Will Tell
1998: Will Tell Vol. 1 - Will Power

Collaborative albums

2017: Skillmatic (Thirstin Howl III)

  • Skillmatic featuring Prodigy (Mobb Deep)
  • Crime Lords featuring Sticky Fingers (Onyx)
  • Old Gold Cipher featuring Richie Balance
  • Barbaric Merits featuring Spit Gemz

2016: AGUA (Sadat X)

2012: Legends Never Die (R.A. the Rugged Man)

  • Tom Thumb featuring Tom Thumb
  • Underground Hits featuring Hopsin and Ruste Juxx

2012: Love, Hell or Right (Sadat X)

2012: Dysfunkshunal Familee (Family Reunion)

  • I'm Dysfunkshunal featuring Sadat X

2011: Speed of Life (A Tribe called Quest and Black Sheep as Evitan)

2010: Wild Cowboys II (Sadat X)

  • Return of the Bang Bang
  • Nuclear Bomb
  • Swerve featuring Swerv
  • We Kewl

2010: Brown Water (The Bad Seed)

  • Can Ya Hear Me

2010: Mami and Papi (Thirstin Howl III)

  • I Love NY featuring Tony Touch and Hurricane G

2009: Natural born Skiller (Thirstin Howl III)

  • Double Dosage featuring Sean Price and General Steele

2008: Sidewalk Stories (Milano)

  • Take it Off
  • Stay Low
  • And Now

2007: The Beautiful Mix Tape (Talib Kweli)

  • Style Wars (Remix) featuring Dave Chappelle

2006: Spittin Image (Block McClouds)

2005: This Week (Jean Grae)

  • Style Wars
  • All album skits

2005: Skillitary (Thirstin Howl III)

2003: Bootleg of the Bootleg (Jean Grae)

  • Take Me (Top 25 on Billboards Rap Singles)

2003: For the Kids (The Bad Seed)

  • They Love Me single (Top Ten on Billboards Rap Singles)

2003: The Mix Tape (FunkMaster Flex)

  • They Love Me by Bad Seed

2002: A Beautiful Mind (Pumpkinhead)

  • Park Slope
  • Brooklyn Academy
  • The Beginning

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrity Winning". Vice. 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "5 Questions for the True Wine Connoisseurs". Wine Enthusiast. 28 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Wine With Hip-Hop Flavors". The Wall Street Journal. 18 April 2013.
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