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Willie James (musician)

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Also known as
  
Willie James

Genres
  
Hip hop

Instruments
  
Vocals

Origin
  
Houston, Texas, U.S.

Occupation(s)
  
Rapper

Genre
  
Hip hop music

Birth name
  
Willie James Rainwater Jr

Born
  
November 28, 1986 (age 30) (
1986-11-28
)

Willie James Rainwater Jr (born November 28, 1986), better known as Willie James, is a rapper, producer, sound engineer and songwriter, born and raised in Houston, Texas.

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Early life

Willie James Rainwater Jr was born on November 28, 1986, in Houston, Texas to parents Gloria Rainwater, a part time substitute teacher and retired reliant energy employee , and Willie Rainwater Sr, a retired Fire fighter turned arson investigator who was also a part time singer. Willie James grew up in Missouri City, Texas were he met his best friend and frequent collaborator Alan Klutch whom he has known since the 4th grade. Willie James attended and graduated from Thurgood Marshall High School. In his song Painful Thoughts he admitted he "graduated at the bottom of his class" due to lack of motivation. He eventually became a student at Texas Southern University pursuing an Electronic Engineering degree. It was here he met his life long friend and mentor Andre Seals(aka DJ So Sirius) who got him hired at the college as a junior Network Administrator. He eventually switched his major to Computer Engineering Technology graduated with no minor. During off hours Willie James and DJ So Sirius worked together throughout several music related events and even had their own joint studio at one point.

Career

Willie James got his start performing at various talent shows around the city of Houston. Eventually he met Warren B (Warren Barber) who not only put him on his first album, but also got him on a song with Houston rap veteran Big Hawk. Warren B was going to take him to meet with Hawk ironically on the same week he was tragically murdered. He has recorded with artist such as K-Rino, Alan Klutch, and Alvin J just to name a few. He released his first commercial mixtape entitled Interstellar on July 17, 2016.

Discography

Commercial Mixtapes

  • Interstellar (2016)
  • References

    Willie James (musician) Wikipedia