About Me
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Layout Pimper.comWise is defined as: To be enlightened; versed or skilled; experienced; calculating; crafty; cunning; dexterous. All of these attributes would accurately describe New York's best kept secret - DJ WISE.
Being in the music game for over ten years, the versatile DJ WISE has acquired many skills: DJ, MC, PRODUCER, ARTIST MANAGEMENT, and MARKETING & PROMOTIONS. "My goal is to elevate the quality of the Hip-Hop culture & Black community with my talents." Wise's early life revolved around Hip-Hop; music, break dancing and graffiti. Wise became a hip-hop junkie as child after hearing "Rapper's Delight." Born and raised in "SOUTHSIDE" JAMAICA, NEW YORK, RUN DMC was a great influence on him as a kid. They were from the same hood, had a great DJ, the tightest flow, image, and stage show.
DJ WISE keeps busy professionally by deejaying events, creating mix CDs, producing Hip-Hop/ R&B tracks and promoting events throughout the New York and abroad. DJ WISE blazed the hip-hop scene as the NYC REP for DEF JAM doing MARKETING & PROMOTIONS - killing the streetz of NY & touring the USA. During his time at Def Jam, Wise helped shape how urban promotions are currently conducted. He gained invaluable experience in marketing & promotions, as well as the music industry in general. During this time, he promoted albums for: L.L. COOL J, JAY-Z, REDMAN, METHOD MAN, DMX, JA RULE, EPMD, FOXY BROWN, etc. After leaving Def Jam, Wise flipped accounts for: TOMMY BOY, JIVE, A&M, POLYGRAM, MERCURY, LIL' MAN/INTERSCOPE RECORDS, etc. Wise joined Supreme Management & Entertainment as a partner in 2002. In 2004, Wise hooked up with FREEDOM WILLIAMS and was added on as the OFFICIAL TOUR DJ for C&C MUSIC FACTORY. Supreme Mgmt. represents the RBG/Peoples Army hip-hop group, A-ALIKES. Wise helped broker a joint venture deal with NERVOUS RECORDS and A-Alikes imprint GUERILLA NATION. A-Alikes debut album, I EAT YOU EAT dropped in May 2006.
Wise served double duty as the TOUR DJ for A-ALIKES. As the A-Alikes Tour DJ, they ripped stages throughout the United States and internationally. One major highlight was being the opening act for GHOSTFACE KILLAH's "FISHSCALE TOUR" during the Spring 2006. THE FISHSCALE TOUR featured: M-1 (DEAD PREZ), SEAN PRICE (BOOT CAMP CLIK), TRIFE DA GOD & ILL BILL (NON-PHIXION). DJ WISE has performed on the same bill with such reknown acts such as: RZA (WU-TANG CLAN), OL' DIRTY BASTARD (R.I.P.), DEAD PREZ, LORD JAMAR/BRAND NUBIAN, TALIB KWELI, JEAN GRAE, LAST POETS, JERU THE DAMAJA, BLACK MOON, SMIF-N-WESSUN, BEANIE SIGEL, C.L. SMOOTH, J-LIVE, PMD (EPMD), CAPADONNA, etc.Wise has produced three blazing tracks on the brilliant debut album of Freedom Williams Entertainment R&B recording artist, ALKEBULAN. Her incredible debut album, REBEL SOUL. Wise's production can also be heard on various upcoming projects such as the song featured on this page by the DEAD PREZ/RBG affiliate, P.O.W. featuring JAGUAR WRIGHT- "MY WORLD", IRON SHEIK/TRUE GRIND, I.G. (ALL MONEY DIRTY/AMD), UMI, SCRIBE, G-KNIGHT, MELLY SCUGGZ (IA UNIVERSAL), SHORTY REAL, and MORE!! Look out for WISE's DJ/Producer Crew, CHOP SQUAD : DJ HANDZ SOLO, RICHIE PITTSBURG & DJ MERCILLESS. They are rippin' up parties EVERYWHERE!! You can only expect nothing but great things coming from this man...
