Derek Wise

Derek Wise
Birth name Derek Bissue
Also known as
  • Derek Wise
  • Ryan Glamsling
Born (1992-12-11) December 11, 1992
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels XO
Associated acts 88 Camino
Website derekwise.co

Derek Bissue (born December 11, 1992), better known by his stage name Derek Wise, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist from Toronto, Ontario. He is under the XO label and collective,[1] founded by singer The Weeknd. Wise is also a part of 88Glam, a duo formed in 2017 with 88 Camino.[2]

Life

Wise was born in Toronto, Ontario on December 11, 1992. He grew up listening to American rappers like Juvenille, Trick Daddy, Stack Bundles, Max B, and LL Cool J.[3] By the age of 20, Wise had moved around Toronto 14 times.[4]

On December 11, 2013, Wise was reportedly taken into custody on charges of human trafficking following allegations from a 21-year-old woman.[5] All charges were dropped on May 9, 2016 due to lack of evidence.[6] Shortly after the charges were dropped, Wise released a track titled "Had to Wake Up" on June 27, 2016 to address the allegations.[7]

Career

In October 2012, Wise released Vacay,[8] his debut mixtape with 16 tracks.[9] The mixtape premiered on DatPiff.[10]

2016: Inglorious

After a year of releasing multiple singles and music videos in 2016, Wise announced his debut album Inglorious on January 21, 2017.[11]

Inglorious was released on January 30, 2017. The album was promoted onto the front page of the iTunes Store in Canada for a short period.

On April 21, 2017, Wise performed at the 2017 Canadian Music Week festival, supporting Bronx artist A Boogie wit da Hoodie.[12]

Wise frequently makes cameo appearances in music videos that feature The Weeknd, most notably in "King Of The Fall" and "Reminder".

2017–present: 88Glam

On November 1, 2017, Billboard premiered the music video for "12" from the newly formed duo 88Glam, consisting of Wise and frequent collaborator 88 Camino. The music video also featured a cameo appearance by The Weeknd.[13] 88GLAM, the self-titled debut project by 88Glam was released on November 7, 2017.[2]

Discography

Albums

88Glam mixtapes

List of 88Glam mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
88Glam
  • Released: November 7, 2017[2]
  • Label: XO[13]
  • Format: Digital download
88Glam Reloaded

Solo studio albums

List of solo studio albums, with selected details
Title Details
Inglorious
  • Released: January 30, 2017[15]
  • Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Vacay
  • Released: October 2012[8]
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Album
"Lay Low" 2015 non-album single
"How Would You Feel?" non-album single
"Opinions" 2016 non-album single
"Glam" non-album single
"Free Up" non-album single
"When We See You" non-album single
"Sad $1's" non-album single
"Ready 2 Go" non-album single
"Drop Life" non-album single
"Had to Wake Up" Inglorious
"Ryan Glamsling" non-album single
"Beyond the Pines" non-album single
"Get It Myself" 2017 non-album single
"Disconnected" Inglorious
"Jamal"
"12" (as part of 88Glam) 88Glam
"Bali" (as part of 88Glam featuring Nav)
"Big Tymers" (as part of 88Glam)
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Anuva Wun" 2016 Drew Howard non-album single
"Cutty" Quincy Got Rich non-album single
"Pull Up" 2017 Sneazzy Dieu Bénisse Supersound, saison 2[16]

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s) Notes
"Awkward" 2014 Derek Wise
"Kenzo"
"Runnin' It" 2016
"Lay Low"
"Beyond the Pines"
"Ryan Glamsling" Andy Hines
"Get It Myself" 2017
"Disconnected" Kid. Studio[17] Premiered on Much.
"Jamal" RJ Sanchez
"12" (as part of 88Glam) Dan LeMoyne Premiered via Billboard.[2] First video to be released by newly formed duo, 88Glam.
"Bali"
(as part of 88Glam featuring Nav)		 Amir "Cash" Esmailian Premiered via Hypebeast.[18]
"Big Tymers"
(as part of 88Glam)		 RJ Sanchez Premiered via Paper.[19]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards[20] Best Hip Hop Video Disconnected Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kivanç, Jake. "The Essential Guide to Downtown Toronto Rap". Noisey. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Penrose, Nerisha. "Toronto Duo 88Glam Announces Self-Titled Debut, Shares '12' Video: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rapper 2 Watch: Derek Wise". MTV Fora. MTV. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "THE BREAK PRESENTS: DEREK WISE". XXL. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Stutz, Colin. "Toronto Rapper Arrested for Human Trafficking". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Toronto Rapper and Weeknd Affiliate Derek Wise Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges". Vice.
  7. ↑ Khan, Haleema. "Derek Wise Explains How He "Had To Wake Up" On New Track". Boi-1da.net. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Derek Wise – Vacay (Mixtape)". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Parks, Andrew. "Derek Wise: Downtown Stories - Noisey". Noisey. VICE. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Derek Wise - Vacay Hosted by W1SE GUYS". DatPiff.
  11. ↑ "Derek Wise on Twitter". Twitter. Derek Wise. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE". Canadian Music Week. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. 1 2 Gonzalez, Eddie. "The Weeknd's New XO Act 88Glam Looks And Sounds Like A Finished Product On '12'". Uproxx. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Berry, Peter. "88GLAM SIGN TO XO RECORDS, DROP '88GLAM: RELOADED' PROJECT". XXL. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Inglorious by Derek Wise on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Apple.
  16. ↑ "Dieu bénisse Supersound, saison 2 by Sneazzy". Apple Music. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Cruz, Josephine. "Derek Wise Dropped a Very Wavy (NSFW) Video For "Disconnected"". Complex. Complex Music. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  18. ↑ Huynh, Davis. "EXCLUSIVE: XO-Affiliate 88GLAM Drops New Mixtape & "Bali" Video Featuring Nav". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Valentine, Claire. "RICCARDO TISCI AND WEEKND-APPROVED DUO 88GLAM PREMIERE 'BIG TYMERS' VIDEO". PAPERMAG. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "Nominees". MMVAs. Much. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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