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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.[4][5]In July 2022, B Wise formed the group BBGB with BLESSED, Manu Crooks, Kwame and Lil Spacely. BBGB released their debut single “Tough Love” on 15 July 2022.[6]Advocacy[edit]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.[7]Discography[edit]Studio albums[edit]Extended plays[edit]Singles[edit]As lead artist[edit]As featured artist[edit]NotesAwards and nominations[edit]AIR Awards[edit]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.APRA Awards[edit]The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), “honouring composers and songwriters”. They commenced in 1982.[22]ARIA Music Awards[edit]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.References[edit]^ “B Wise The Hip Hop Scene Now Is So Diverse”. Redbull.com.^ “B Wise Area Famous Racism Lyrics”. Triple J.^ “B Wise Area Famous Track By Track”. Pilerats.^ Mathieson, Craig (15 September 2018). “B Wise Shaped By The Burbs Built For Musicians Life”. Sydney Morning Herald.^ “B Wise Cyclone”. The Music. 4 October 2018.^ “B Wise, BLESSED, Manu Crooks and more unite as BBGB, drop first song “Tough Love”“. NME. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.^ “Jack River & B Wise announced as keynote speakers for Feedback Music Conference”. The Music. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.^ Gallagher, Allison (2 October 2018). “The debut album from B Wise is a love letter to Western Sydney”. Tone Deaf. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ “Area Famous”. JB Hi-Fi. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ a b Martin, Josh (30 May 2020). “B Wise shares new single ‘Think Twice’ with Kojey Radical”. NME Australia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ Wilson, Zanda (23 September 2016). “B Wise \u2013 ‘Semi Pro’“. Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ Kitsos, Mina (13 May 2020). “B Wise enlists A.Girl And Lucian Blomkamp for smouldering RnB return “Nxt 2 U”“. Best Before. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ Lim, Eddy (4 December 2020). “B Wise teams up with OneFour for party-ready ‘Won’t Stop’“. NME Australia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ “Hot Singles Chart for week of 13 December 2020”. Recorded Music NZ. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ Gallagher, Alex (24 February 2021). “B Wise links up with Manu Crooks on ‘Summer Fr3aks’“. NME Australia. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ Langford, Jackson (9 April 2021). “B Wise unleashes new song ‘Who?!’“. NME Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ @ugottabewise (17 June 2021). “‘B THE ONE’ video out now! @beccaxhatch you are a true star my sis ? Family please head to the link in my bio and get behind this one!”. Retrieved 17 June 2021 \u2013 via Instagram.    ^ “Right Here (feat. B Wise & Omar Musa) \u2013 Single by Horrorshow on Apple Music”. Apple Music. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.^ Owens, Henry (21 October 2020). “Premiere: Swidt link with B Wise and Mikey Dam on ‘Wonders’“. Acclaim Mag. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.^ “Hot Singles Chart for week of 1 November 2020”. Recorded Music NZ. 1 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.^ “2019 AIR Awards Nominees”. Scenestr. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.^ “APRA History”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 25 April 2022.^ “2022 Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year shortlist revealed!”. APRA AMCOS. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.^ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). “ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge”. The Music Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. 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