Wise Intelligent
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Background information | |
Birth name | Timothy Grimes[1] |
Born | New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | April 10, 1970
Origin | Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.[2] |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1989–present |
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Website | www |
Timothy Grimes, better known by his stage name Wise Intelligent, is an American hip hop musician from Trenton, New Jersey. He is a member of Poor Righteous Teachers.[3] He released The Talented Timothy Taylor in 2007.[4] His third solo studio album, The Unconkable Djezuz Djonez, was released in 2011.[5] In 2012, Complex included him on its 50 Most Slept-on Rappers of All Time list.[6] In 2017, he released a collaborative album with Gensu Dean, titled Game of Death.[7]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Killin' U... for Fun (1996)
- The Talented Timothy Taylor (2007)
- The Unconkable Djezuz Djonez (2011)
- El Negro Guerrero (2013)
- Stevie Bonneville Wallace (2016)
- The Blue Klux Klan (2017)
- Game of Death (with Gensu Dean) (2017)
- Ponzie (2018)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Blessed Be the Poor? (2007)
Extended plays
[edit]- Omnicide (with Snowgoons) (2020)
Singles
[edit]- "Killin'-U" b/w "Tu-Shoom-Pang" (1995)
- "Rastafarian Girl" (1996)
- "Never Kill Again" b/w "Freestyle" (1996)
- "Steady Slangin'" b/w "My Sound" (1996)
Guest appearances
[edit]- Steve Harvey - "I'm the One" (1990)
- Professor Griff - "Verbal Intercourse" from Black Draft (1993)
- Nitty Gritty - "Good Morning Teacher" (1995)
- Assassin - "Wake Up! (Réveillez-Vous!)" from Perles Rares (1989-2002) (2004)
- Jel - "WMD" from Soft Money (2006)
- Blue Sky Black Death - "Engage My Words" from A Heap of Broken Images (2006)
- Oh No - "Black" from Exodus into Unheard Rhythms (2006)
- Snowgoons - "Teacher's Trademark" from German Lugers (2007)
- Truth Universal - "Black Culture" from Self Determination (2008)
- Blee - "Figured Out" from Cosmos Road (2010)
- Bombshell - "The Highest" from The Premix (2010)
- Rockin' Squat - "Démocratie Fasciste (Article 5)" from Confessions d'un Enfant du Siècle: Volume 3 (2010)
- Rockin' Squat - "Démocratie Fasciste (Article 5)" and "Wake Up" from US Alien (Chapter One) (2011)
- Reef the Lost Cauze & Snowgoons - "Mount Up" from Your Favorite MC (2011)
- Beneficence - "Royal Dynasty (Remix)" from Sidewalk Science (2011)
- J. Rawls - "Face It" from The Hip-Hop Affect (2011)
- Billions - "Die Slow" from A Secret Worth Billions (2012)
- Def Dee - "Lightning I'm Igniting" from 33 and a Third (2013)
- The White Shadow - "Trust Issues" from Destroyer (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Coleman, Brian (2007). Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies. Random House. pp. 333–347.
- ^ Paine, Jake (February 5, 2011). "Poor Righteous Teachers' Wise Intelligent Readies "The UnConKable Djezuz Djonez" For February 8 Release". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Miles Marshall (2004). Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises. Akashic Books. pp. 149–172.
- ^ Selbo, Jordan (August 15, 2007). "Wise Intelligent: The Talented Timothy Taylor: Back 2 School (1st Period)". City Pages. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Arnold, Paul W. (February 28, 2011). "Wise Intelligent Talks "Illuminati" And Why Jay-Z's Membership Is Irrelevant". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Martin, Andrew; Drake, David; Baker, Ernest; Ahmed, Insanul (November 16, 2012). "23. Wise Intelligent — The 50 Most Slept-On Rappers of All Time". Complex. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Weinstein, Max (April 27, 2017). "Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers and Gensu Dean Share "Amen" Single Ahead of New Album". XXL. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Wise Intelligent on SoundCloud
- Wise Intelligent discography at Discogs