File format: MP3
Quality: 320 Kbps
Frequency: 44,100 khz
Genre: East Coast Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
Nick Wiz is an underground hip-hop producer born in NYC and raised in Teaneck, NJ, whose appeal lends itself to fans of raw, uncut, jazz-laced, bass driven, mid-tempo, 90’s hip-hop. If you dig the sounds of DJ Premier or Buckwild, you can definitely get down with Nick Wiz.
Nick Wiz first made an impact on the 90’s hip-hop scene with his beat contributions to Ecko Unlimited’s “Underground Airplay” cassette series, which are now highly collectible. He is also considered to be an integral part of the early Lyricist Lounge movement. His most notable work can be found on the Cella Dwellas 1996 debut album “Realms n’ Reality” on Loud Records.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but I first heard a Nick Wiz beat on the Rawkus Records mixtape Soundbombing 1 back in 1998, on one of my personal favorites, Shabaam Sahdeeq’s “Arabian Nights”. His unique choice in samples, low-end filters, hard hitting SP-1200 drums and dense bass lines can also be heard on records by Mad Skillz, Chubb Rock, Chino XL and Rakim.
2008 - Cellar Sounds Volume 1: 1992-1998
2011 - Cellar Sounds Volume 2: 1992-1998
2011 - Cellar Sounds Volume 3: 1992-1998
2012 - Nick Wiz Presents: Ran Reed - Respect The Architect 1992-1998
2013 - Nick Wiz Presents: Rakim - The Cellar EP
2015 - Cellar Sounds Volume 4: 1992-1998
2017 - Cellar Sounds Volume 5: 1992-1998
2017 - Cellar Instrumentals
2018 - Cellar Instrumentals 2
2019 - Cellar Extras (Part One): 1993-1998
2020 - Cellar Extras (Part Two): 1992-1999
