No I.D.

USA, 1992–now

American producer, born Ernest Wilson in 1971, called the Godfather of Chicago hip-hop. He built Common's early records, and taught production to a fifteen-year-old Kanye West — a favour he did at the request of West's mother.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced No I.D. and 1 artist No I.D. influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did No I.D. influence?

• Kanye West — The producer who taught him. West was fifteen; his mother asked No I.D. to show him how beats were made, and he did.