Buzz “N” Interview W/ @wise202

Whats up YungWise? For those new to the name, where are you from and what do you do?

I am from northwest DC and I rap

How did you get the name?

I created my name by changing my old name that use to be chinky eye into YungWise after I almost faced five years in jail and doing ten months and decided to change my name because I wanted to change myself and become a new and wiser person and also always stay young in some some aspects also as far as fresh to the hip hop and street culture and maintain a youth within myself.

Being an Asian emcee from DC, how have you separated yourself from the cookie cutter rap that is kind of trendy right now?

I’ve been rapping since the 90’s so i come from hip hop when its raw form was what people wanted and artists were being artists and not caring about the commercial side as much so I pretty much have that in me but i also mix it with commercialism also and I just be me

How would you describe your sound and style as an emcee?

I’ve been rapping since the 90’s so I come from hip hop when its raw form was what people wanted and artists were being artists and not caring about the commercial side as much so I pretty much have that in me but i also mix it with commercialism also and I just be me

Who were some of your influences as you were coming up in the game?

My influences in the game as far as hip hop, range from Tupac, Snoop, Method Man, Redman, Nas, DMX, Outkast, Eminem, Devin The Dude in the 90’s to Kanye, Nipsey Hussle, Cyhi, J Cole, Game & Drake now

You have a new project coming up featuring some big names like Beanie Sigel, Nipsey Hussle and Sean Paul. Whats the project called and what can potential fans expect from the project?

My new album about to come out is called “Orphan To A King” and fans can expect great art from the streets and versatile range of production and my story and point of view as a ghetto asian male

Who are you working with production wise for the project?

Production wise I am working with a lot of producers from Epik the Dawn from NY, to Guopo in ATL, Chysty in Chicago and Nyce from the UK.

Whats next for YungWise?

What’s next for me is just continuing to do shows all over the nation, getting my name out and music heard, building bigger opportunities and continuing on trying to change the game and just go hard grinding. Also I have a group called chosen few coming also which has a another rapper,young singer and old school singer, reggae artist.

Where can we find you online?

I’m on youtube.com/yungwise00 featuring Beanie Sigel “Troubleman”and Nipsey Hussle “Hate On Me” and I directed most of the visuals. My IG is wise dc and twitter is wise202 and fb is wise202..

Any last shout outs?

Shout outs to the whole dmv, the whole asian continent, Beanie Sigel, Nipsey Hussle, DMG records/universal, all minorities, the whole chosen few, priceless, dreameye, chico, kh and everybody with a dream.