My name was originally the 4th Wise Man, but I got tired of saying all of that and shortened it to Yze. I also go by the name Proverbs.

Not at the moment, but I want to. I'm out here in Las Vegas and don't really know of any spots like that, but I'm open to it. I performed a few times back in my home of Virginia though (Bad Newz baby!!)

I think it just opened up a lot of doors. It gives artists who don't have a lot of finances to do a lot because everything is real cheap and easy to do as long as your computer literate!

I don't think so. It would have to be a pretty good deal and give me full control over everything, but that's not very likely.

Okay, I've been in about 3 groups now. The first was (still a current one) me an my brother formed a group called MAGI. We was the spiritual brothers with super intellectual rhymes.

Then, I hooked up with this cat from my school and we had a click of about 17 dudes called the Golden Age Dynasty. Needless to say, that didn't last cuz of too many members and a lot were getting locked up for dumb sh*** or moving cuz of other things.

After that, me, my brother, and a bunch of cats I met working at Old Country Buffet. I think this one had the lamest name, don't laugh too hard . . . . . . All the King's Men. Once again too many heads.

The last group is the one I am still a part of which is a collective of 4 people. There's me (Yze, an MC/Producer/Writer), my brother (Zmo, an MC/writer), my homeboy Webb (another producer), and Yohan (MC/DJ). We don't really have a name so we just say we're The Group or The Click since Da Band is takin :-)

The rest is history. We've been making music for years and we'll keep on doin the damn thing.

Wu Tang's Enter the 36 Chambers was the very first rap CD I could buy (parents didn't like cussing very much) and that CD changed my life. Thats what first got me to MCing and later to producing. I've also been influenced by Mobb Deep, Dr. Dre, Kool G Rap, Pete Rock, Eminem, Ludacris, Jay Z, Tupac, Camp Lo, KillArmy, Outkast, and many others. My brother was also a big influence because we used to just play with rap and one day he said we could do this for real and we've been doing it ever since.

Bad Newz Virginia cuz that's my hometown!!

I have an MPC2000 sequencer, a Roland U-220 sound module, a casio midi controller, a record player, and a sound blaster audigy 2 sound card to plug all of it into in my computer.

Just holla at me and keep ya eyes open.

I also got a page on www.SoundStation.com/puregenius

It's the same stuff, but I appreciate the support either way. Peace!!