WISE - Children of the Sun 10 October 2007
WISE—also spelled ‘Wise’ sometimes—is the stage name of Seiji Kameyama, a Japanese-American rap, hip-hop artist who made his commercial debut back in early 2007 with the single Shine Like a Star. That song appears on this album, Children of the Sun, his debut solo album released later that same year. Much of his work, however, has been with other artists: he is one of the four emcees of Teriyaki Boyz and has either been featured in or produced songs for fumika, the New Classics, Salyu, Kana Nishino, Beat Crusaders, LIL, Tiara, et al. Since his appearance in 2005 with Teriyaki Boyz, Wise has released only two solo albums in nine years, most often seen working with other artists instead and these days often behind the scenes. So if you’re a fan of Japanese hip-hop and rap, and you missed out on this album—I don’t remember it charting well, but I could be wrong—then you should definitely check it out.Enjoy the music as always!Note: The first of probably three or four albums I’m going to rip and upload this morning. Still trying to make up for that week and more when I was absent. My apologies to people waiting for requests—I haven’t forgotten about them!