Willie Taylor

For other people with the same name or a similar name, see William Taylor.

Willie Taylor
Born	William Madison Taylor III (1981-03-29) March 29, 1981 (age 44) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Noviak

William Madison Taylor III (born March 29, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a contestant from MTV's Making the Band 4 , where he was chosen by Sean "Diddy" Combs to be a member and one of the main vocalists of the band Day26 on August 26, 2007. ^[1]

Early life

Taylor was a member of the Chicago-based group Kwiet Storm. Their music video, "Leave Me Alone", appeared on BET's Midnight Love, Cita's World, Hits from the Street, and as a New Joint of the Day on 106 & Park . ^[2] After ten years with Kwiet Storm, Taylor left to start a solo career.

Taylor has worked with well-known artists such as Avant (with whom he co-wrote two songs on Director : "So Many Ways" and "With You"), Ginuwine, Jagged Edge, and Joe. ^[3]

Career

Making the Band 4 and Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood

After leaving "Kwiet Storm" Taylor began a solo career, putting his first album on hold to audition for Making the Band 4 . The second season of Making the Band 4 revolved around Day26, Danity Kane, and Donnie Klang competing to see who can make a better album. In the season finale Diddy announced that Making the Band 4 would have another season. This time, it would revolve around Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang touring. He premiered the video for his new single "Sex Conversation" from his mixtape Sex Tape. A new Day26 album titled Forever in a Day was released in April 2009. He is also the CEO of Noivak Music Group.

On September 7, 2015, Taylor, his wife Lashanda and two children were featured on the second season of the VH1 spin-off show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood .

On June 8, 2023, Taylor also costarred in the suspense thriller The Stepmother 3 starring Erica Mena and Marques Houston, which is produced by Chris Stokes.

Discography

With Kwiet Storm

• 2004: In The Mist Of The Storm

Solo album

• 2006: On My Way

Solo Projects

• 2010: Sextape
• 2012: The Re-Introduction of Willie Taylor
• 2014: "Sextape 2"

Singles

• "What I Need" (2006)
• "Sweat" (2006)
• "Pushin Beauty" (2006)
• "Sex Conversation" (2010)
• "Blast Off" (2014)
• "Though I Knew Myself" (2015)
• "Jackpot" (2016)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"My Angel"	2012	Prodigy	H.N.I.C. 3
"Letter To Fans"	2014	Jeremih	N.O.M.A. (Not On My Album)
"No Beginner"		Syleena Johnson	Chapter 6: Couples Therapy

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money	Daryl	Video
	Note to Self	Jameel 'Goody' Goodloe
2015	Couples Therapy	David Goode
	Angry Insecure Men 2	Alexx
2017	Chocolate City: Vegas Strip	Pretty Boy
2018	Kinky	Ramone
	Aim	Aiden
	Gangland: The Musical	Jamal
2019	Sacrifice	Lewis	TV movie
2021	Never and Again	Terry Matthews
2022	Chocolate City 3: Live Tour	Pretty Boy
	Poison Candy	Himself
2023	3rd Degree	Deon Mays Jr.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007-09	Making the Band 4	Himself	Main Cast
2015-19	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	Himself	Recurring Cast: Season 2-3, Guest: Season 6

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Biography: Day26". Allmusic . Retrieved 22 October 2010.
2. John, Jason (August 16, 2016). "Willie Taylor And Shanda Denyce Love And Hip Hop Hollywood". Empire BBK. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
3. Vedral, Valerie (August 24, 2007). "Chicago singer so close to 'Making the Band'". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021. Alt URL