User:Wize Hassan

Wize Hassan has been an MC for 20 years and after all the hardship he has overcome, this man is still determined to achieve greatness and will not stop until that day comes! As a young kid growing up in the suburbs of Quincy, MA, this young man was exposed to all types of music from Marvin Gaye, LL Cool J to Kiss. The first time he saw Run D.M.C. on TV, it was love at first sight as he embraced Hip-Hop and never looked back. This MC started writing lyrics when he was 16, then started recording songs in professional studios in 1994 and has kept it going till the present day, always leaving room for improvement. One of his earliest achievements was when he accepted an award for "Best Hip-Hop Track" at the Songwriters Association of Washington (S.A.W.) ceremony held in Virginia in November, 2000. That is when he met Natural Causes Productions (N.C.P.) and they have maintained their friendship over the years. They put out an album together called "Natural Causes" in 2003 and have done many shows around the D.C. and Virginia including opening up for acts like Jeru The Damaja & U-God (Wu-Tang Clan). Wize had released a single when he was 18 and put out an EP four years later but really started to get exposure in Massachusetts in May 2001, when he released his first full-length album "Going against the Odds" independently. Later on that year he teamed up with Steve Sweeney and Dennis Lynch and they formed a group called The Unknown, putting together several albums combining Hip-Hop with R&B working with platinum producers Brad Young and Dow Brain of Underground Productions (L.F.O.) on several tracks. Several years later he joined a band called Frequency 7 on Sunday, Feb 8, 2004 and they performed hundreds of shows all over New England, Virginia, Baltimore, Connecticut, Cape Cod and New York. They graced the stage at Waterworks, The Paradise, Copper fields, Harper's Ferry and the world famous CB-GB's in New York, right before it was shut down. They opened up for Bronson Arroyo at The Salt Box in Quincy, MA but their brightest moment was opening up for Ras Kass, Slaine and The Creators at The Middle East. After he temporarily left the group in 2006, Frequency 7 never missed a beat as they would go to California to open up for KRS-One and De La Soul. When this fierce MC joined with The U.N.D.C. in 2005, they released songs with Shabazz the Disciple (Sunz of Man) called "Join Ranks" and Killah Priest (Sunz of Man, Wu-Tang Clan) called "Constant Dreams" and also did a show with him the same weekend he came down to record the track. Both songs received great responses all over the world and it remains one of his greatest achievements of his career. For the first time in years, he collaborated with his good friend Bobby Nizzo (They eventually called their group The Forgotten Onez)and dropped their 1st CD called "The Union Way: Phantom Menace Style Vol: 88" in the summer of 2009. With his longtime friend Amadeus the Stampede, they started "Stampede Radio" on cyberstationusa.com in April,2011 and have made major progress as radio DJ's having guests like Shabazz the Disciple, Shyheim, Porno star legend Seka, X-NFL player Mike Hollis, Chris Faraone (Writer for the Boston Phoenix), Jaysaun from Special Teamz, Jake the S, Dickie Skinz, Actor Dennis Lynch, Lateb, Rickymortis, Susie Sampson, Skinny Cavallo and more! On January 15, 2011 he released his second LP called "Determined To Achieve Greatness" then in the spring, he released his second album with The Forgotten Onez called "Unforgettable". He ended the year on a good note releasing his first 3rd LP on October 22, 2011 called "Preeminent Attack" and put out "Wize Words" featuring Amadeus the Stampede on December 19,2011. After learning all the many lessons that have come from adversity, Hassan makes sure to remain humble with his family, crew and fans.