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Ill Bill
Ill Bill, also known as Billy Crystal
Background information
Birth name	William Braunstein
Born	(1972-07-14) July 14, 1972 (age 39)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper Producer Label CEO
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Uncle Howie Psycho+Logical
Associated acts	Non Phixion La Coka Nostra Circle of Tyrants Secret Society Injustice Necro DJ Muggs Jedi Mind Tricks
Website	www.illbill.com www.unclehowie.com

William Braunstein, better known as Ill Bill, is a Jewish American Rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York. Having gained notoriety in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his hardcore lyrics and as the producer, founder and CEO of Uncle Howie Records. His brother Ron is also a rapper and producer, known as Necro.^[1]

Biography[link]

Ill Bill was the main voice behind the now disbanded Non Phixion, and is currently involved with La Coka Nostra, along with Slaine, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal of House of Pain & Limp Bizkit fame. In 2004 he released his debut solo album What's Wrong with Bill? and has since released various solo mixtapes and collaborations in anticipation for his second solo record and the upcoming La Coka Nostra album.

NYC 1998

On September 16, 2008, he released his second album on Uncle Howie Records, entitled The Hour of Reprisal. The album includes appearances from Necro, Tech N9ne, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Everlast, Bad Brains, Max Cavalera of Soulfly, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage, Immortal Technique and Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan. It also features production by DJ Muggs, T-Ray, DJ Lethal, Necro, DJ Premier and Ill Bill himself.

He released an album with Vinnie Paz as the Heavy Metal Kings. Ill Bill was supposed to release a collaboration album with rapper Crooked I and production team Blue Sky Black Death, but the project was cancelled.

During Spring 2008, Ill Bill joined Tech N9ne and Paul Wall on a nationwide tour. "The Hour of Reprisal" was released on September 16, 2008 by Uncle Howie Records and Fat Beats.

In an October 31, 2010 interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Ill Bill discussed his relationship with his brother Necro and his range of albums expected in 2011 including La Coka Nostra, The Pill album with Sean Price and his Heavy Metal Kings album with Vinnie Paz set to release April 5, 2011.^[2]

[edit] What's Wrong with Bill?

What's Wrong with Bill? is Ill Bill's debut studio album, released on March 2, 2004 by Psycho+Logical-Records. The album spawned one single, "The Anatomy of a School Shooting", and a music video for "Chasing the Dragon". This album never charted.^[3]

Discography[link]

• 2001: The Early Years: Rare Demos '91-'94
• 2002: The Future Is Now (with Non Phixion)
• 2003: ILL BILL Is The Future
• 2003: Street Villains (with Necro)
• 2003: Howie Made Me Do It
• 2004: The Green CD/DVD (with Non Phixion)
• 2004: What's Wrong with Bill?
• 2005: Street Villains 2 (with Necro)
• 2005: Circle Of Tyrants (with Necro, Goretex & Mr. Hyde)
• 2006: ILL BILL Is The Future Vol. 2
• 2007: Black Metal
• 2008: The Hour of Reprisal
• 2009: A Brand You Can Trust (with La Coka Nostra)
• 2010: Kill Devil Hills (with DJ Muggs)
• 2011: Heavy Metal Kings (with Vinnie Paz)
• 2011: Howie Made Me Do It 2
• 2012: Masters Of The Dark Arts (with La Coka Nostra)
• 2012: The Grimy Awards ^[4]
• 2012: Heavy Metal Kings vs. DJ Muggs ^[4]
• TBA: The Pill (with Sean Price) ^[5]
• TBA: Heavy Metal Kings 2

Collaborations[link]

• Sha-key feat. Ill Bill "Doompasaga"(produced by Ill Bill) off the LP "A Head Nadda's Journey To Adidi Skizm" (1994 Imago Recording Company)
• Necro feat. Ill Bill & Goretex "I Need Drugs" LP (2001 Psycho+Logical)
• O.D. feat. Ill Bill & Goretex of Non Phixion "2004" 12" (1999 Audio Research)
• Company Flow feat. Ill Bill of Non Phixion "Simian Drugs" 12" (2000 Def Jux)
• Necro feat. Ill Bill "The Most Sadistic" 12" (2000 Psycho+Logical)
• Necro feat. Ill Bill & Goretex "Gory Days" LP (2001 Psycho+Logical)
• Troy Dunnit feat. Ill Bill "Let's Go" 12" (2001 Audio Research)
• Non Phixion (Ill Bill, Goretex, Sabac Red & DJ Eclipse) "The Future Is Now" LP (2002 Uncle Howie)
• El-P feat. Ill Bill "Fantastic Damage" LP (2002 Def Jux)
• The Beatnuts feat. Ill Bill, Problemz - "Yae Yo" 12" (2002 Landspeed)
• Jedi Mind Tricks feat. Ill Bill, Sabac Red - "The Wolf" 12" (2003 Babygrande)
• Dj JS-1 feat. Ill Bill, Licence to ill- "Ground Original" LP (2003 Yosumi / M3)
• Non Phixion (Ill Bill, Goretex, Sabac Red & DJ Eclipse) "The Green CD/DVD" (2004 Uncle Howie)
• Circle Of Tyrants (Necro, Ill Bill, Goretex & Mr. Hyde) "The Circle Of Tyrants" LP (2005 Psycho+Logical)
• Necro and Ill Bill "Street Villains Vol. 2" (2005 Psycho+Logical)
• Ill Bill feat. Raekwon - "Enemy" (2006) (White Label)
• Ill Bill feat. Raekwon - "Thousands To M's" (2006) (White Label)
• MC Lars feat. Ill Bill - "The Dialogue" (extraído del álbum de MC Lars "The Graduate" 2006)
• Jedi Mind Tricks feat. Ill Bill - "Heavy Metal Kings" (2006 Babygrande Records)
• La Coka Nostra (Danny Boy, Ill Bill, Everlast, Slaine, Big Left, Kaves & DJ Lethal) LP (Próximamente)
• Ill Bill Feat Slaine & Reef The Lost Cause "Bangmatic Remix" (Mass Movementz The Album, 2009)
• Clementino feat. Ill Bill - "Hannibal rapper" (2011 Relief Records)

References[link]

External links[link]

• www.illbill.com

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Edwin McCain (born January 20, 1970 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.^[1]

Career[link]

Long time touring friends with Hootie and the Blowfish, the Edwin McCain band signed with same label, Atlantic Records. In 1994, he recorded his first major-label album, Honor Among Thieves under the Lava Records imprint (Matchbox Twenty, Kid Rock and Jewel). The record was then released in 1995. His second album, Misguided Roses, spawned "I'll Be", a major hit single in 1998. This song is also featured on the charitable album, Live in the X Lounge, along with a live version of "Solitude". It was also featured and included in the soundtrack of the 2004 teen flick, A Cinderella Story.

Summer of 1999 marked the arrival of McCain's third album, Messenger, which included a second Top 40 hit, the Diane Warren-penned "I Could Not Ask For More." Produced by Matt Serletic (Matchbox Twenty, Collective Soul) and Noel Golden, Messenger was recorded at Tree Sound Studios and Southern Tracks in Atlanta as well as Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles. "I Could Not Ask For More" was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1999 film Message in a Bottle.

Having fulfilled his four-album contract, McCain split from Lava/Atlantic at the end of 2001. In early 2003 he released a collection of acoustic versions of songs both old and new called The Austin Sessions via ATC Records, a Nashville-based independent record label (at which McCain was the first artist signed following its creation in 2001.) Sessions, recorded in roughly 20 days, punctuated McCain's major-label departure with an intentionally stripped-down sound, and offered some fan favorites from his early days of touring, including Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet". The album, coupled with McCain's first DVD, Mile Marker: Songs and Stories from the Acoustic Highway (2002) - which consisted of interviews, live performances and other material - served as a thank-you to long-time followers. In a May 2003 interview with Billboard, McCain noted, "The whole package is sort of saying, 'I'm back doing what I started doing.'" Around the same time, the ever-busy musician also hosted "Inside Music With Edwin McCain", a syndicated show on the Sirius radio network.

Mid-2004 saw the arrival of his first studio album in three years, entitled Scream & Whisper, which was released on another indie label, DRT Entertainment. Later that same year, McCain made time in his tour schedule to run the 35th Annual New York City Marathon. In an interview in the August 2004 issue of Runner's World, McCain said of training on the road: "You just pick your spots. One of the things that comes in handy depends on how far away the hotel is from the venue...For example, the other day the hotel was five miles away from the club where I was performing, so once we got to the club and got sound checked I threw on my running clothes then ran back to the hotel. Little things like that help." In late 2004 McCain released his second DVD, Tinsel and Tap Shoes. It was his first live concert DVD, recorded at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Co-written & performed with singer/songwriter Maia Sharp, McCain released a single, "Hold Out a Hand." This song, available for a 99 cent download on iTunes, gives all profits to the relief of the hurricane victims of 2005.

McCain's next album, Lost in America, was released on April 11, 2006 on Vanguard Records. Said to be a true "rock 'n roll" collection, Lost in America contained three singles: "Truly Believe", "The Kiss" and live-favorite "Gramercy Park Hotel", which pays homage to the New York City landmark and its colorful patrons (including baseball legend Babe Ruth.)

Edwin's subsequent recording, a collection of R&B cover songs entitled "Nobody's Fault But Mine", was released through Saguaro Road Records on June 24, 2008 and included a version of Soul Brothers Six song "Some Kind of Wonderful."

On 17 May 2009, Edwin performed on board USS John C. Stennis, while the carrier was on a Western Pacific deployment in the vicinity of Guam.

The following year saw the release of The Best of Edwin McCain, a twenty-year career retrospective that included a cross-section of material as well as a new single, "Walk With You" (produced by Don Was.)

Edwin's tenth album, Mercy Bound, was released August 30, 2011 on 429 records. Reuniting McCain with collaborator Maia Sharp (who also produced), Mercy Bound features additional artistic input from Angie Aparo, Mark Addison and Anders Osborne, as well as guitar work from Warren Haynes.

Band members[link]

Lineup of Edwin McCain Band as of 07 July 2007

While his albums are released under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band. Members of the band include Larry Chaney (lead guitar), Pete Riley (rhythm guitar and vocals), Craig Shields (keyboards, saxophone and other wind instruments), Jason Pomar (bass guitar and vocals) and Tez Sherrard (drums and percussion).

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  Edwin McCain

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  Larry Chaney

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  Craig Shields

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  Jason Pomar

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  Tez Sherard

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  Pete Riley

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Edwin McCain on Myspace
• Edwin McCain at the Internet Movie Database
• EdwinFans.com (Fan site dedicated to the artist; includes photos, biography, and forum.)
• EMBHolyCity.com (Fan site which includes tabs for Edwin McCain's music, tour dates and more)
• EdwinMcCainMusic.com (Edwin McCain Band fan site with forum, slideshows, tour dates & contests)

Other

• Edwin McCain at Allmusic