Wizdom

David Mazzeo also known as Wizdom, is a hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington. The emcee has released three studio albums, one mixtape and one EP release.[1] Guests on his music include Brainstorm of Dyme Def, Stef Lang and New Balance(Nate Burleson), and has collaborated with Seattle-based musicians Grynch, Sol[2] and Macklemore.[3]

Wizdom was named a "Stand Out Act of 2008" by The Seattle Weekly, performing at REVERBfest.[4] Wizdom's music and an interview were both featured in the highly praised grassroots film, Sonicsgate.[5]

Wizdom has been featured in articles in Seattle Sound Magazine (August 2009 edition), "The O'Dea Factor",[6] The Seattle Weekly[7] and had music played on KUBE 93.3's show, Sunday Night Sound Session[8] and KEXP 90.3's show, Street Sounds[9] From 2015-2018, Wiz served as the on field emcee for University of Washington Husky Football.[10]

Mazzeo attended O'Dea High School and graduated in 1999. [11]

Discography

Albums

• The Book of Wizdom (2008)[12]
• Music: Soul of the Man (2008)[12]
• Bring it Back EP (2009)[13]
• The Washington Wizard Mixtape (2010)
• Unearthed (2011)[14]
• The Next Step (2014) [15]

Singles

• "Rec League" (2015) [16]
• "From Me to You" (2017) [17]
• "Back to Work" feat. Wanz (2018) [18]
• "Words of Wisdom" (2018) [19]
• "Breakfast Baller" (2021) [20]
• "Black Tie Attire" (2022) [21]
• "Used to Do feat. Grynch & Wanz" (2023) [22]

See also

• Hip hop music in the Pacific Northwest

References

1. "Wizdom on Apple Music" – via Apple Music.
2. "That's Nice (Feat. Sol, Luck-One & Grynch) by Wizdom & Epidemmik" – via Apple Music.
3. "Put in Work (Feat. New Balance & Macklemore) by Wizdom" – via Apple Music.
4. "Seattle Music - REVERBfest 2008: Ballard Comes Alive! - page 1 - Seattle Weekly". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
5. "Sonicsgate". IMDb.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
6. "RealRead Viewer". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
7. "MC Wizdom Knows You Can't Win - Page 1 - Music - Seattle - Seattle Weekly". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
8. "Seattle's #1 Hit Music Station KUBE 93". Archived from the original on 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
9. "KEXP 90.3 FM - Playlist for 1/4/2009 at 8PM". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
10. "David Mazzeo". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
11. "David Mazzeo". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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13. "Bring It Back - EP by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. June 2009.
14. "Unearthed by Wizdom & Epidemmik". Itunes.apple.com. 6 December 2011.
15. "CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com.
16. "Rec League - Single by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. September 2015.
17. "From Me to You (Feat. Grynch & Billy the Fridge) - Single by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. 28 November 2017.
18. "Back to Work (Feat. Wanz) - Single by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. 2 January 2018.
19. "Words of Wisdom, by Wizdom". Wizdom80.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
20. "Breakfast Baller - Single by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. July 2021.
21. "Black Tie Attire - Single by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. May 2022.
22. "Used to Do - Single by Wizdom". Itunes.apple.com. August 2023.

External links

• Wizdom on The Grave Plot Podcast