Q Ballsilini- Born William Johnson in Greeneville, TN. on the 17th of December. Qball moved to Hilliard, FL directly after he was born, where his father is from. Hilliard is a small town just outside of Jacksonville, FL. He attended grade school in Hilliard for a couple years then moved back to Greeneville, TN after his parents split up. Over the years Q developed a love for rap music. While a lot of his friends toyed with rappin ,it became a passion for him and he took it very serious. Qball dropped out of high school in the 11th grade and moved to Atlanta, GA with hopes of making it big in music. He lived in Atlanta for 5 years in an area called Edgewood. While living in Atlanta Q worked and pushed his music but wasn’t successful .He decided to move back to Greeneville for the 2nd time in 2001 so he would be closer to his family. Growing up in all these places left Qball with a unique style and slang. Qball is 27 now .You can tell Qball is from the south but you can’t put your finger on where he is from just by listening to him. He started rappin when he was 13.Qball started making beats after his grandfather bought him his first keyboard at age 14"it was a Yamaha" Qball said. He was offered his first contract from 101 Ent in 2002 after opening up for Nappy Roots & Lil Zane.101 is a label owned by Terrance Camp. Terrance Camp is the executive producer of nappy roots' first and biggest selling album " Watermelon , chicken & gritz". Unfortunatley they did not see eye to eye on the contract. Qball was offered his 2nd contract by Goodie Mob Records in 2003 but turned it down also. Goodie mob and Qball could not come to a mutual agreement on the contract but are still good friends and there are no hard feelings. Khujo Goodie is actually featured on Q's record "my pimp wayz" .Q has featured in such magazines as...murder dog, the next level, tha hole & underground. Qball has been called "the industry's best kept secret" .He has released 2 albums before "aint stoppin nothin". One album in 2001 and one in 2002.in 2005 Qball was nominated for "artist of the year" at the "dirty south awards" in Dallas, TX.some of Qball's a.k.a.'s are I.Q. ,Qballsilini,& Wood Grain Willie James. Qball has been on the underground scene for so long but still hasn’t really been heard. Qball's album "aint stoppin nothin" was nationally distributed by select-o-hits and promoted by Elusive inc. a company ran by Shawn Williams of Def jam south which inabled Q to be on the movie scene of "hustle & flow" in Memphis and meet movie producer John Singleton. Qball... artist/producer is really making a name for himself in the world of hip hop. Many believe in time Qball will be one of rap's biggest artists. "I just wanna make good music man, somethin people can feel and relate to.I really aint tryin to be the best but if I am in some people's opinion I appreciate it alot" Qball said .Qball has been doing shows since 1998 and has opened up for & headlined with major artists such as...ugk,tela, cash money, ludacris, lil jon, master p, bubba sparxxx twice, juvenile twice, speaking of juvenile...Qball was actually in the studio with Soulja Slim in New Orleans while the song "slow motion" was being recorded before juvenile was even thought about being put on the song. Q met Soulja Slim in New Orleans while on the scene of B.G.'s video "keep it gangsta".Soulja Slim was interested in having Qball sign to Cut Throat records before he died in 03.anyway...continuing with ying yang twins three times, trina, lil flip ,young bloodz, clipse, david banner, nappy roots, choppa, 2 live crew ,Petey Pablo ,remy ma, gucci mane ,b.g. who is featured on Q's record "aint stoppin nothin",Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Gorilla Zoe, Ginuwine,Plies & t-pain as of 2009.Qball is the first rap artist from East Tennessee to have nationwide distribution.his record "grain & spokes" will be featured on a upcoming independent film by former No limit records artists Kane & abel in 2008.
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