Solomon
Wise was born Solomon Heyman in Camden County, New Jersey. His diverse
upbringing frequently moving him from south Jersey to Miami, FL, gave
him a down south tempo with an Up north Style.
The
24-year-old rapper turned reality star, has been trying to make a name
for himself in the hip-hop industry since high school.
His
love for urban culture evolved from break dancin' to graffiti artist to
full-fledged rap artist. If you walked the halls of Overbrook Senior
High School in New Jersey you would see 17-year -old Wise freestylin'
in the hallways. "In high school I would battle," Wise said. "It's crazy because
everyone would be around my lunch table listening to me or challenging me,"
During high school Wise lost a close friend to gang violence and after a caring faculty member took Wise under their wing, his career path
changed. "That person was a guidance counselor and he had such an impact on me and went out of his way to make sure I was ok, I thought that was the type of person I wanted to be and the type of
career I wanted to have. I want to impact people with my music the way
he impacted me.
In the mid 90's, Solomon began performing
in Miami nightclubs and even some "hole in the wall" venue's. His
eagerness and willingness to perform eventually provided the
opportunity for Wise to perform as the opening act for major label
recording artist.
In 2006 wise released his first,
non-underground album "Windows to the Soul,