Ill Will Records is an American vanity record label founded by Nasir "Nas" Jones and Steve Stoute. The label was named after Willie "Ill Will" Graham, Nas' childhood neighbor and best friend, who was shot dead on May 23, 1992, when both were teenagers. Nas co-founded the label in 1999 before the release of his fourth album, Nastradamus, with the help of his then-manager, Steve Stoute.

After signing to Def Jam in 2005, Nas relaunched the label under the name The Jones Experience, as an imprint of Def Jam Recordings. In 2014, Nas co-founded Mass Appeal Records with Peter Bittenbender of the company Decon. The label is the music division of the Mass Appeal Media Group with distribution handled by The Orchard.

Former artists Nas Bravehearts Nature Dirty Mouf Tre Williams Nashawn

Former producers Trackmasters L.E.S. Salaam Remi Arkatech Beatz

Discography YearInformation1999Nas - Nastradamus Released: November 23, 1999 Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 1,262,000+ Singles: "Nastradamus", "You Owe Me"2000Nas and Various Other Artists - Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest Released: November 21, 2000 Chart positions: #53 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: U.S. sales: Singles: "Da Bridge 2001", "Oochie Wally"2001Nas - Stillmatic Released: December 18, 2001 Chart positions: #5 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 2,179,000+ Singles: "Rule", "Got Ur Self A...", "One Mic2002Nas - From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes Released: July 2, 2002 Chart positions: #123 U.S Billboard 200Nas - The Lost Tapes Released: September 24, 2002 U.S. sales: 361,000 Chart positions: #10 U.S Billboard 200Nas - God's Son Released: December 13, 2002 Chart positions: #7 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 1,362,000+ Singles: "I Can", "Made You Look", "Get Down2003Bravehearts - Bravehearted Released: December 23, 2003 Chart positions: #75 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: U.S. sales: Singles: "Quick to Back Down", "B Train", "Bravehearted", "I Wanna", "Buss My Gun", "Cash Flow", "Sensations", "I Will", "Situations"2004Nas - Street's Disciple Released: November 30, 2004 Chart positions: #5 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Platinum U.S. sales: 724,000+ Singles: "Thief's Theme", "Bridging the Gap", "Just a Moment2006Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead Released: December 19, 2006 Chart Positions: #1 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Gold U.S. sales: 785,000 Singles: "Hip Hop Is Dead", Can't Forget About You2006 Tre Williams - Street Gospel (The Old Test Of Men) Released: January 11, 2006 Singles: What You Gon Do, Luv U Better2006Nashawn - Napalm Released: July 4th, 20062008Bravehearts - Bravehearted 2 Released: April 22, 20082008Nas - Untitled Released: July 15, 2008 Chart positions: #1 U.S Billboard 200 RIAA Certification: Gold U.S. sales: 500,000 Singles: "Hero", Make the World Go Round"

See also Mass Appeal Records

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