An Interview with The One and Only Willion100: Turning Life’s Pain into Unforgettable Music

Q. Good day, Willion100! We appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. The first thing we want to know is how would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard your music before?

A. I have a unique sound, one of a kind in my own artistry. I make music to match what I feel, like, and want out of life, as well as some of the things I’ve been through and come to heart.

Q. Is there a specific song in your catalog that you feel defines who you are as an artist? Why that one?

A. I would have to say all my music sums up who I am, but specifically, I made a song where I expressed the loss of my father, and that describes things about me mainly, as well as the feelings that losing him during that time period brought to me. It’s called “Dad.” But a hit song that sticks is called “Really Him”, which is about me. I dropped it after being incarcerated in Houston, Texas, but the case ended up getting dismissed as well.

Q. If you could collaborate with any artist, living or dead, who would it be and why?

A. If I could collaborate with any artist, I would collaborate with Future. He is a pivotal artist that I relate to and enjoy the type of music he creates. The way I saw him perform stood out to me, and he is very lyrical. I also find myself being that way.

Q. What's the biggest risk you've taken in your career so far, and what did you learn from it?

A. The biggest risk I’ve taken in my career so far is taking the leap of putting my time, money, and effort into this music, even having to go into mental hospitals from being paranoid about my future success and the things I traumatically went through on a day-to-day basis after my father’s death. I sacrificed a lot of time I could have spent hanging out, sitting, writing, and working on my craft and Dre’s styling. I had to lose friends on the journey.

Q. If this interview was the last thing someone read before listening to your music, what would you want them to know?

A. If this interview was the last thing someone read before listening to my music, I would want them to know that I am a real artist. I am a genuine person. I just want people to get to know me as an individual. I’m a resource, a friend, a helper—someone people can lean on and learn from. Most of all, I’m the one and only Willion. I create music from nothing, with no discouragement and no disbelief in the greatness that comes from it.