Willie J is a native of East St. Louis/ Washington Park, IL USA. As a young boy, he was faced with many challenges and struggles. Standing tall in his years of growing pains, he conquered many fears. He suffered losing a number of close family and friends throughout his journey. These events caused him to push harder and to ignite his passion of writing and singing while striving to perfect other gifts. Having the will to succeed, with faith and perseverance, has helped to usher him into the man he is today.

Listen to Willie J and how MAF helped his career

Willie J is a native of East St. Louis/ Washington Park, IL USA. As a young boy, he was faced with many challenges and struggles. Standing tall in his years of growing pains, he conquered many fears. He suffered losing a number of close family and friends throughout his journey. These events caused him to push harder and to ignite his passion of writing and singing while striving to perfect other gifts. Having the will to succeed, with faith and perseverance, has helped to usher him into the man he is today.

After years of hard work, Willie J has been given opportunities above and beyond his expectations. Some of these chains of events have been newspaper features with celebs: Beyonce’, Floyd Mayweather, Gucci Mane, Terrence Howard, etc. The featured magazines over time: Modern Drummer, XXL, the front cover of Music Nation magazine, and the most recent, a national front cover shoot and interview with 101 Stardom Magazine, who have also featured Kendrick Lamar, K. Michelle, 50 Cent, and many more.

The issue featuring Willie J will be dropping September 2018. His most recent success is his new hit single, Moving Up, which has been climbing three Global charts, two of which was spotlighted in the top-20 DRT, peeking at #14. Now, Willie J is preparing to release his latest single, Sunshine With the Rain, featuring Anthony Arthur aka Arthur “Flash” Johnson, who is a four-time World Boxing Champion Hall of Famer. He wrote this song in hopes of empowering people and changing lives.

Listen to Willie J and how MAF helped his career