Wise (rapper) explained

Seiji Kameyama 亀山晴児
Background:	solo_singer
Alias:	WISE
Birth Date:	10 August 1979
Origin:	Japan
Genre:	Hip hop
Occupation:	Rapper
Years Active:	1997 - present
Label:	Universal, (B)APE Sounds
Associated Acts:	Teriyaki Boyz, Kazenohito, Wise'N'SonPub, M-Flo, Rip Slyme
Website:	http://www.universal-music.co.jp/wise/

, better known by his stage name Wise, is a Japanese-American rapper who raps in both English and Japanese. His mother is American and his father is Japanese and during high school, he lived in the United States. He is affiliated with the creative group Kazenohito. In 2005, he formed the group Wise'N'SonPub with beatmaker SonPub and the group Teriyaki Boyz with Ryo-Z, Ilmari (from Rip Slyme) and Verbal (from M-Flo). He made his major debut as a solo artist with the single "Shine Like A Star" on February 21, 2007.

Discography

Singles

• Alive
  1. "Alive"
  2. "My Way"
  3. "Wanna Know Ya"
  4. "Shine Like a Star" (Soul Source Production Mix)
• Shine Like a Star (Feb. 21, 2007)
  1. "Shine Like a Star" (August 2007)
  2. "One Chance"
  3. "Shine Like a Star" (Instrumental)
  4. "One Chance" (Instrumental)
• Thinking of You (May 23, 2007)
  1. "Thinking of You"
  2. "Good Music" (feat. MC Leo)
• Mirror (July 23, 2008)
  1. "Mirror" Feat. Salyu
• Furimukanaide Feat. Hiromi (April 1, 2009)
  1. "Furimukanaide" Feat. Hiromi
  2. "Unchain my Heart" Feat. May J
  3. "Furimukanaide" Feat. Hiromi (Instrumental)

Albums

• Children of the Sun (October 10, 2007)
  1. "Time To Rise"
  2. "Shine Like a Star"
  3. "Delicious"
  4. "Never at Once" Feat. Himiko
  5. "Thinking of You"
  6. "Hey Girl!" Feat. Su (Rip Slyme)
  7. "Taiyou no Kodomo" Feat. Afra. Cro-magnon
  8. "Good Music" Feat. mc Leo
  9. "Play That Song"
  10. "Alive"
  11. "Hi no Tori" Feat. Cro-magnon
• Love Quest (May 27, 2009)
  1. "Love Quest"
  2. "Aenakutemo" feat. Kana Nishino
  3. "Into the Sky" feat. Beat Crusaders
  4. "...In your Happiness"
  5. "Big City of Dreams" feat. Taro Soul
  6. "Furimukanaide" feat. Hiromi
  7. "Best Friend's Girl"
  8. "Mae e"
  9. "Free"
  10. "Can't Stop" feat. Speech (From Arrested Development)
  11. "Mirror" feat. Salyu
  12. "Unchain my Heart" feat. May J.
• Dakid (Aug. 10, 2005) as WISE`N'SONPUB
  1. "Welcome"
  2. "Memento"
  3. "Space Travelers"
  4. "Free Fall"
  5. "Drums Makes Romance"
  6. "Hi no Tori"
  7. "After the Rain..."
  8. "Simple Walk"
  9. "Zambot 3"
  10. "Nurture our Nature"
  11. "SK8 SKIT"
  12. "History"
  13. "Departure"

Other Releases

• Mellow Yellow "Chikyū Walker"
  • 4 the Fabulous feat. YOUKID, WISE (Kaze no Hito) (June 29, 2005)
• YOSHIKA "timeless" (Jan. 18, 2006)
  • 13.alive feat. WISE
• Def Tech "Catch The Wave" (Apr. 26, 2006)
  • 9. Off The Edge feat. WISE
• Kaori Natori "Perfume" (May 24, 2006)
  • 13.I believe myself feat. WISE
• Masaharu Fukuyama "Fukuyama Masaharu ANOTHER WORKS remixed by Piston Nishizawa" (May 24, 2006)
  • 3.Sakura Zaka～featuring WISE
• Ya-kyim "Keep YA Style" (Aug. 2, 2006)
  • 6.STYLES feat.SIMON,NORISIAM-X,WISE & GS
• BoA "THE FACE" (Feb. 27, 2008)
  • 3. My way, Your way feat. WISE
• Kana Nishino "LOVE one." (Jun. 6, 2009)
  • 2. Tōkutemo feat. Wise

See also

• Teriyaki Boyz
• M-Flo
• RIP SLYME
• A Bathing Ape

External links

• Official Site
• Kazenohito Official Site
• Unofficial Colombian Fansite (In English And Spanish)
• So Alive V2.0(unofficial blog)