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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Acquires No I.D.'s Music Royalty Catalog
August 13, 2020 at 1:20 AM (PT)
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MERCK MERCURIADES' HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND has just acquired the music royalty catalog of hip-hop/R&B producer ERNEST "DION" WILSON, known as NO I.D.
NO I.D. has achieved commercial success with artists including KANYE WEST, JAY-Z, ALICIA KEYS, USHER, RIHANNA, COMMON, DRAKE and ED SHEERAN. His songs and productions have collectively been streamed more than 7 billion times and his catalog includes some of the most successful songs of hip-hop culture, including:the double-platinum certified "Run This Town" by JAY-Z featuring KANYE WEST and RIHANNA (300 million streams); four-times-platinum certified "Holy Grail" by JAY-Z featuring JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (400 million streams);and more.
Commented HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED and THE FAMILY LIMITED founder MERCK MERCURIADES, “The words NO I.D. are a stamp of excellence on any album. From KANYE WEST’s '808s & Heartbreak,' ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and ‘Yeezus’ to JAY-Z’s astonishing run from 'American Gangster' through 'The Blueprint 3,' 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' and ‘4:44’, DION has been in the middle of everything that is great about hip-hop for more than two decades. He is a special creator and everyone in the HIPGNOSIS FAMILY is proud to have him standing next to us.”
Added NO I.D., “Not many have the best intentions for the artist and the creators. MERCK and the HIPGNOSIS team have shown that they are a safe home for the songs that score our lives."