But tonight I just want to talk about your history and how you got to where you are today. Some people might say you’re the godfather of Chicago hip-hop but I’ll let you decide that or not. So, you know, you’ve had an incredible career as a rapper, a producer, an executive, an A&R, you’ve really run the gamut of things that you’ve done in the music business. Always a pleasure to sit down with you, happy to have you back in Chicago. I would like to bring to the stage No I.D. returned home and sat down with local journalist Andrew Barber to discuss his early years with Common, managing Kanye West, becoming friends with Jay-Z and why humility and focus are key to success. In this public lecture as part of the Red Bull Music Festival Chicago 2018, No I.D. remains one of the best producers in the game, responsible for shaping the sound of albums ranging from Vince Staples’ Summertime ’06 to Vic Mensa’s The Autobiography and Jay-Z’s 4:44. Since then he has become one of the top A&R men at Def Jam, founded ARTium Recordings and worked as the executive vice president at Capitol Music Group. Music, adding boardroom expertise as another string to his bow. helped Kanye fashion the sound of 808s & Heartbreaks before taking on the position of president at G.O.O.D. to expand his horizons by managing a young Kanye West and working with Jermaine Dupri, Jay-Z and more. He then turned his ears to hip-hop, producing the bulk of Common’s early output, including the classic “I Used to Love H.E.R.” The two childhood friends parted ways after three albums, leaving No I.D. cut his teeth in the city’s house music scene. A pivotal figure in the ’90s Chicago rap scene, producer No I.D.
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