About The Fly

Willie The Kid

Artist. Visionary. Businessman. Willie The Kid is an American Hip Hop song writer, producer, film executive, restaurateur and tech investor from Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. Willie is a burgeoning serial start-up entrepreneur. His diverse business portfolio includes: Co-Owner and Founder of GRUSA Merchandise and Apparel, Co-Owner and Founder of Motu Viget Spirits and Co-Owner and Founder of Ambiance GR Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge. 

Willie The Kid is also a savvy investor with shareholding stakes in radi8er, the world’s first geolocation digital streaming platform and radi8er AUX the adjoining media site that spotlights emerging artists. He is an active board member on The Midwest Tech Project’s Tech X – a technology based immersion program designed to connect ex-offenders seeking to re-enter the workforce with training and access to the jobs of the future.

Willie is an Executive Producer of the upcoming documentary I, Too, Sing America: Langston Hughes Unfurled directed by Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott. Willie The Kid’s musical catalog includes writing and executive production of over 30 studio albums, EPs and mixtapes. His list of collaborations include Nas, Method Man, Raekwon, Rick Ross, T.I., Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Gucci Mane, Alchemist, Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, Curren$y and many more.

About The Fly

Willie The Kid

Artist. Visionary. Businessman. Willie The Kid is an American Hip Hop song writer, producer, film executive, restaurateur and tech investor from Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. Willie is a burgeoning serial start-up entrepreneur. His diverse business portfolio includes: Co-Owner and Founder of GRUSA Merchandise and Apparel, Co-Owner and Founder of Motu Viget Spirits and Co-Owner and Founder of Ambiance GR Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge. Willie The Kid is also a savvy investor with shareholding stakes in radi8er, the world’s first geolocation digital streaming platform and radi8er AUX the adjoining media site that spotlights emerging artists. He is an active board member on The Midwest Tech Project’s Tech X – a technology based immersion program designed to connect ex-offenders seeking to re-enter the workforce with training and access to the jobs of the future.

Willie is an Executive Producer of the upcoming documentary I, Too, Sing America: Langston Hughes Unfurled directed by Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott. Willie The Kid’s musical catalog includes writing and executive production of over 30 studio albums, EPs and mixtapes. His list of collaborations include Nas, Method Man, Raekwon, Rick Ross, T.I., Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Gucci Mane, Alchemist, Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, Curren$y and many more. 

Companies & Investments

Catalog

Studio Albums

2008: Absolute Greatness
2011: The Fly 2.0
2011: The Fly 2.0, Japan
2013: Masterpiece Theater
(Produced By The Alchemist)
2013: Aquamarine
2013: The Living Daylights
(Produced by Bronze Nazereth)
2015: The Fly 3
2017: Deutsche Marks
(Produced By VDon)
2017: Filthy Money
(Ft. S-Class Sonny)
2018: Gold Rush 1
(Produced By Klever Skemes)
2018: Blue Notes
(Produced By VDon)
2020: Capital Gains
2020: Deutsche Marks 2
(Produced By VDon)

EP's

2010: Never A Dull Moment
(Produced By Lee Bannon)
2012: Dilla Forever
2013: Somewhere
(Produced By Abjo)
2018: Watch The Fly
2018: Midwest Willie
(Produced By Soop)
2018: Studio 28
(Produced By Troy Ceasar)
2019: Heather Grey
(Ft. Eto, Produced By VDon)
2019: City Lights
(Produced By DUS)

Mixtapes

2006: The Day The Game Changed
(Hosted By DJ Drama, Don Cannon and DJ Sense)
2006: Divide & Conquer
(Ft. LA The Darkman Hosted By DJ Drama & Big Mike)
2009: The Fly
(Hosted By DJ Drama)
2009: The Outkast
(Hosted By DJ Scream)
2010: The Cure
(Hosted By DJ Woogie)
2011: The Crates
2011: The Crates 2
2021: Keep Watching The Fly