B Wise
James Iheakanwa, known professionally as B Wise, is a Nigerian Australian artist from Sydney, New South Wales. He released his debut album "Area Famous" in 2018 via the label Elefant Tracks. Biography. Iheakanwa was born and raised in Liverpool, New South Wales, the son of a Nigerian social worker and entrepreneur father and an Australian nurse and maternal support worker mother. The eldest of three children, Iheakanwa spent six months in Nigeria with his father when he was 12 years old, where he discovered hip-hop influences such as Tupac Shakur, but he was shaped by life in  the southwest suburbs. Advocacy. Alongside musicians Jack River and Ebony Boadu, Iheakanwa was a keynote speaker at the 2019 Conference for Young People in Sydney, in which he shared his experiences of how he got his start in the industry. Discography. Singles. As featured artist. Notes Awards and nominations. AIR Awards. The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's independent music sector. !| 2019 APRA Awards. The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring  composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.