Ras Wiz
Ras Wiz
Ras Wiz Bio Dewand Clay aka Ras Wiz is a very versatile wordsmith, mc, singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN who teams with eclectic boom bap tracks that accentuate his conscious persona. He displays poetic expertise through rhyme, melody, and soul with an authentic, soulful, hip-hop sound. He also has influence from an upbringing of singing in the church choir as a youth as well as piano lessons, trombone, and even traveled with the world-renowned Rust College Acapella Choir. These influences, along with life's hand being dealt, shape Ras Wiz into the artful poet and music lover that he is. Dewand has always showed musical talents as well as creative writing skills. He began rhyming at the age of 9 and then teamed up with a cousin of his to form the duo they called Wan+Twan. They would write childish, yet creative, songs and record them on a tape player. Later, Dewand released "The Dawn of Dawan" in 10th grade, and despite the low quality, his fellow classmates still rocked to it.