Willy Northpole
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Willy Northpole | |
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| Birth name | William Kenneth Adams[1] |
| Also known as | Willy Northpole |
| Born | February 22, 1980 |
| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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William Kenneth Adams (born February 22, 1980), professionally known as Willy Northpole, is an American rapper who was signed to Disturbing Tha Peace Records.[2] He released his first album, Tha Connect in June 2009. He is from Phoenix, Arizona.[3]
Early life
[edit]Willy Northpole was born William Adams on February 22, 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Career
[edit]Willy then reconnected with his childhood friend Tiffany J., a one-time Power 92.3 on-air personality now turned producer and artist manager under Blue Williams at Family Tree Entertainment.
In 2007, he signed with Disturbing Tha Peace / Def Jam, becoming the only rap artist signed with the label from the western United States. He was also the only rapper signed with major distribution that was born and raised in Phoenix.[4] In 2012, Willy Northpole left Disturbing Tha Peace.
Willy has recorded with rappers and producers including Ez Elpee, Shondrae of Bangladesh Productions, Trak Starz, Heatmakerz, Reefa, and Nitti.[citation needed]
On October 28, 2023, Willy did a cypher with Whitney Peyton and Bag of Tricks Cat called “The Goosebumps Cypher”. In his lyrics he announced that he is officially signed to Whitney Peyton’s record label Alpha Howse.
“I'm an Alpha, you Alfalfa like "Wowzer!" I'm the black Doogie Howser, yeah I'm really a God, I'm Willy the God I'm really retired but it's Halloween Michael Myers really inspired, it's a time to kill, Whitney said, “"Willy, you hired"”.[5][6]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Body Marked Up
- Hood Dreamer
- 1 Side Chick
Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||
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| U.S. 200 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | CAN | UK | ||
| 2009 | Tha Connect
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- | 47 [7] | 21 [citation needed] | — | — |
| 2024 | Broadway Theatre
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- | - | - | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "Repertory". Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Davis, Todd (2007) "Willy Northpole: Raising Arizona", HipHopElements, September 10, 2007, retrieved 2011-06-19
- ^ "Willy Northpole to perform in Georgiana Feb. 28", Greenville Advocate, January 5, 2009, retrieved 2011-06-19
- ^ Fuoco-Karasinsk, Christina (2009) "WILLY NORTHPOLE IS A FRIEND OF PHOENIX", theboombox.com, July 2, 2009, retrieved 2011-06-19
- ^ "Goosebumps Rap - Whitney Peyton, Willy Northpole, Bag of Tricks Cat". YouTube. 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Whitney Peyton, Willy Northpole & Bag of Tricks Cat – Goosebumps Cypher".
- ^ "Willy Northpole Charts & Awards", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-19
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Rappers from Arizona
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- Def Jam Recordings artists
- Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona
- Southern hip hop musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians