Biography

The producer known as Mike Will Made It was born Michael Len Williams II in Marietta, Georgia. Mike grew up initially harboring dreams of becoming a professional athlete, and he excelled in nearly every sport, playing football, baseball, and basketball for his high school. But he also developed a talent for music, frequently playing songs he’d heard by ear, on a number of different instruments.

It wasn’t long before Mike’s dad purchased him a beat machine, on which the teenager began to experiment, discovering his true talents in mixing and producing. After high school, Mike embarked on a quest to pursue a full-time career as a music producer and mixer, establishing his moniker Mike Will Made It and eventually releasing his debut single, “Tupac Back,” in 2011. The song rose into the top forty on the R&B/hip-hop charts and firmly established Mike Will Made It as a credible and talented producer.

Since that time, Mike Will Made It has produced hits for a number of notable artists, including Lil Wayne, Rihanna, and Miley Cyrus. Mike will Made It has also released four successful mixtapes: Est. in 1989 (Last of a Dying Breed), Est. in 1989 Pt. 2, Est. in 1989 Pt. 2.5, and #MikeWiLLBeenTriLL. Notable singles from Mike Will Made It include “23” (featuring Miley Cyrus, Juicy J, and Wiz Khalifa) and “Buy the World” (featuring Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and Future.)

So far in his career, Mike Will Made It Has earned a number of industry awards, including a BET Hip Hop Award for Producer of the Year (2013.) Mike Will Made It is scheduled to release his debut album, Est. in 1989, Pt 3 (The Album), in 2014.