Ill Will Records

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Ill Will Records
Parent company	Sony Music Universal Music Group
Founded	1999
Founder	Nas, Steve Stoute
Defunct	2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Status	Defunct
Distributor(s)	Columbia Def Jam
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, New York, United States of America

Ill Will Records was an American vanity record label founded by Nasir "Nas" Jones. The label was named after Willie "Ill Will" Graham, Nas' childhood neighbor and best friend, who was shot dead on May 23, 1992, when both were teenagers.^[1] Nas founded the label in 1999 following the release of "Nastradamus" ^[2] with the help of Steve Stoute who was the manager of Nas.

After signing to Def Jam in 2005, Nas relaunched Ill Will by the name The Jones Experience as an imprint under Def Jam Recordings.^[2]

From 2014 onwards, Nas launched Mass Appeal Records with Peter Bittenbender of the company Decon. The label is the music division of the Mass Appeal Media Group with distribution handled by The Orchard. The label's current roster includes Nas, DJ Shadow, Mannie Fresh, Dave East, Fashawn, Black Milk, Keyon Harrold and Ghostface Killah.

• Nas
• Bravehearts
• Nature

• Trackmasters
• L.E.S.
• Salaam Remi
• Arkatech Beatz

Mass Appeal Records