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King Willonius: keynote speaker on Black culture, creativity and AI.

King Willonius (Willonius Hatcher) is a comedian, musician, AI filmmaker and creator of BBL Drizzy. A TIME100 AI 2024 honoree and EBONY Power 100 2025 honoree, he brings a working artist’s perspective to keynotes, panels and workshops on Black culture, comedy, cultural storytelling and artificial intelligence.

A creator’s perspective

His work moves from musical satire to Afrofuturist filmmaking. Talks, moderated conversations and creative workshops can explore how a comic premise becomes a song, character or film—and how emerging tools fit into an artist’s practice.

• From BBL Drizzy to original comedy music: ideas, experimentation and cultural response.
• AI filmmaking and worldbuilding: the creative process behind Enter the BBL Drizzyverse.
• Black culture, storytelling and creative ownership.
• Making work that connects with audiences across music, comedy and film.

Choose a session format

• Keynote or moderated conversation: comedy, Black culture and the changing creative process.
• AI filmmaking workshop: discuss how story, characters and visual worlds shape an original film.
• AI music and comedy session: explore how an observation becomes a musical premise and a finished piece.

Share your audience’s experience level and goals when requesting a session. Format, duration, demonstrations and any hands-on activities are agreed during planning.

Original work behind the conversation

BBL Drizzy connects an original comic premise with AI-assisted music. Enter the BBL Drizzyverse develops that premise into an Afrofuturist film. Shabang the Musical brings musical comedy to a recording featuring Stevie Mackey.

Read the TIME100 AI profile and Adobe MAX film festival coverage for independent context about the work.

Watch talks and interviews

Explore conversations with Baratunde Thurston, the Dream Machine conference, The Next Web and the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival on the Press & Media page.

Plan your event

Use the booking form to share your organization, event date, location or virtual format, audience, preferred session format and budget. Include the topics you want to explore so the conversation can be shaped around your event.

Speaking inquiry questions

What should I include in a booking inquiry?

Include your organization, audience size and background, event date, location or virtual format, session length, topic and budget. Mention any recording, livestreaming or promotional usage you are planning.

Can I request a workshop instead of a keynote?

Yes. Use the inquiry form to describe the skills or ideas you want participants to explore, their familiarity with AI tools and whether you want a demonstration or hands-on session. Scope and availability are confirmed during planning.

Where can I review King Willonius’s work?

Start with the linked films and songs above, then visit Press & Media for talks, interviews and coverage.