Mike Will Made-It

With several mixtapes behind him, Williams finally released his first proper solo album, Ransom 2, in March 2017. Packed with at least one star artist on most of the tracks, the set entered the Billboard 200 at number 24 but was instantly outdistanced within weeks by a Williams-related LP by one of its guests, Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. Williams either produced or co-produced three tracks from that album, including "HUMBLE.," his second number one hit, and "DNA.," another Top Ten single. The former became Williams' 16th production to go either gold or platinum, and made him a Grammy winner when it took the award for Record of the Year. All the while, Williams continued to devote time to Eardruma as a label head and producer with Edgewood, an album co-billed to Mike WiLL Made-It and rapper Trouble. The March 2018 release was followed eight months later by the Top 50 companion to the Creed II soundtrack, Creed II: The Album. Williams was directly involved with almost every track, joined by the likes of Gucci Mane, Rae Sremmurd, and Kendrick Lamar, as well as 2 Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, and Bon Iver. The song "What That Speed Bout!?," featuring Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, arrived in November 2020. This track would be the first song shared that was planned for inclusion on Williams' second studio album. Over the next few years, in addition to appearing on songs with Chief Keef and Gucci Mane, Williams shared a new track, "Blood Moon," in August of 2023. The song featured Lil Uzi Vert and was co-produced by J. Cole, and gave a sneak preview of Mike WiLL Made-It's second studio album Michael, which was slated for release sometime in 2023. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

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