biography
yung willis
Daniel Williams also known as Yung Willis is a Nigerian Hit Record Producer, Artiste & Songwriter. He grew up in the capital city, Abuja where he started music at an early age. Right before gaining admission into the university, Yung Willis picked up music production. He dedicated his time to developing this skill while studying international relations at Afe Babalola University (ABUAD).After graduating, Willis continued making music in Abuja where he became a household name in the city’s growing music scene. In 2018, Willis moved to Lagos working with various artists. His career as a producer really took off after he produced Falz’s hit record, “Sweet Boy” in 2018 and he hasn’t slowed down. Since then, Willis has produced hit records for a lot of top Nigerian musicians including Yemi Alade, Patoranking, Ice Prince, Timaya, Phyno, DJ Kaywise, M.I Abaga, Niniola , Praiz and more.
Notable Stats
Highway - Peaked @ No. 1
Highway - Over 150 million streams across all platforms
Squander - Over 50 million streams across all platforms
“WGD” - Over 500 million streams plays since 2020
WGD Festival Abuja - Sold out, 5000 capacity
Producer
At the end of 2020, Willis GIve Dem produced two of the biggest Nigerian hits of 2021 (Squander by Falz ft Niniola & Highway by DJ Kaywise ft Phyno) which have earned over 250 million streams across all platforms & topped various charts. Willis is established as an ace producer in Nigerian entertainment as Highway hit number one on all Nigerian charts and held the top spot for 6 weeks, his popular signature tagline “Willis Give Dem” is estimated to have earned over 500 million plays around the world since 2020.
- Celebrate Me -Patoranking
- Highway - DJ Kaywise ft Phyno
- Squander - Falz ft Niniola
- Sweet Boy - Falz Feel
- Good - Ice Prince ft Falz & Phyno
- Buga - Kizz Daniel ft Tekno
- Phyno - The Bag
- Timaya - Born To Win
Musician
Daniel Williams (Yung Willis) is also working on his debut project titled “Life of The Party” EP (LOTP), which is ready and due to be released by February 2022. The project currently features some of the biggest names in Nigerian/World music including Tekno, Timaya, Falz, Kizz Daniel, Ajebo Hustlers, Skales, Blaqbonez etc. The first single is titled Coca featuring Tekno, and is due to come out in January.