Wise Intelligent Solo Projects
Five albums released in the 1990’s: Holy Intellect, Pure Poverty,
Black Business, Killing U For Fun and The New World Order; three
national and two world tours. Over a decade later, ten years later,
in 2006, Wise Intelligent released a mixtape titled "Blessed
Be The Poor?". In 2007 – Wise Intelligent – front
man of the critically acclaimed, Trenton, New Jersey based rap trio
Poor Righteous Teachers releases The Talented Timothy Taylor – what
was to many the most slept on album of its day, and lauded as the
most lyrically strong album of his entire career; an extraordinary
feat considering the incomparable lyrical assault unleashed on previous
works. So how does an MC defy all Hip Hop logic by getting better
as years pass, as opposed to becoming lyrically stale and irrelevant
to what is now believed to be FRESH? Well, if wine gets better with
age, Wise Intelligent is like “old wine in a new skin.” Since
2007, and The Talented Timothy Taylor’s entombing for 3 days,
I mean 3 years – it is 2010 and The Talented Timothy Taylor
has risen, resurrected in three days as The UnConkable Djezuz Djonez.
Wise Intelligent Iz…The UnConkable Djezuz Djonez represents
2nd Period of the rappers “Back to School” seven box-set.
Djezuz Djonez is a “demigod” the “son of Bethulah” wielding
a double edge sword in his mouth, having his loins girt about with
truth, a breastplate of righteousness; and his feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace. But don’t get it f***ed
up! Don’t think his hometown of central New Jerusalem and the
Galilee housing projects in which he grew is a biblical bed of roses!
Djezuz Djonez:
I write rhymes for my hood from a heavenly high-place… think
twice before steppin to my face, by God’s grace, Ill dead them,
behead him, for the blaspheme…LIAR it isn’t just hot,
it’s FIRE Djezuz Djonez/UndergroundSpiritualGame
The first single off the new album is called “WATER WALKER” a
lively track produced by J. Pierre aka MASADA. The bravado of Masada’s
production allows Djezuz Djonez to show us – better than he
can tell us – how he can defy doubt and disbelief by walking
effortlessly on primordial waters. According to the rapper, in an
interview with KonsciousHipHop.com “Water Walker is about conquering
doubt. In Matthew 14:28-31, Simon Peter wanted to walk on the water
as the Master was walking on the water. The Master told him that
he could, and he walked out on the water. However, when he marvelled
in disbelief, he sank and nearly drowned. Water Walker is about getting
all of the doubt out of my circumference before I proceed. All the
naysayers, the “conscious rap is dead” the “it’s
irrelevant” and other counter Konscious beliefs must be exiled
before the miracle can be performed.”
When not in the studio putting “scripture to ghetto drums” Wise
Intelligent spends his time as a Youth Media program director doing “What
Would Djezuz Do,” giving young inner-city youth the skill set
to tell their unique stories and to rise above the impediments of
the environment in which they are embedded. The UnConkable Djezuz
Djonez is scheduled for a 2010 release and will be followed by a
20th Anniversary Poor Righteous Teachers studio album entitled “Post
Racial Blues.” In the mist of recording, performing and establishing
the entertainment media brand – Intelligent Media Group – closer
to the end of 2010, or early first quarter 2011, Wise Intelligent
will be releasing his first literary effort; an eye opening social
analysis of Hip Hop as it relates to the black community. The work
is titled “3/5ths an MC: The Manufacturing of a Dumbed Down
Rapper!”
Wise Intelligent has also appeared as a featured artist on songs
including "Close The Crackhouse" with Professor X of X-Clan, "Wake
Up! (Reveillez-vous)" with Assassin, "WMD" with Jel, "Engage
My Words" with Blue Sky Black Death, "Black" with
Oh No, and "Teacher's Trademark" with Snowgoons. Wise Intelligent
also appeared on a collaboration for the Stop The Violence Movement
headed by KRS-One titled "Self Destruction." In 2011 Wise
Intelligent is scheduled to drop 2 solo albums. The first one is
an entire album dedicated to Black Women called "The Black Earth
Project". The 2nd is called, "Wise Intelligent Iz...El
Negro Guerrero" which means The Black Warrior.