Artist (I am) James Wade began his professional career as an independent artist in January of 2010. Having spent the years earning his degree in Communications Management, Sociology/Women's studies and studying the industry from a fans perspective, he graduated in 2009 with the vision to market his lyrical ability and dynamic persona in the competitive environment of today's Hip-hop artists. Wade spent years in both Georgia and the midwest cultivating his knowledge of varying demographics and shaping his over-all style of music. A unique sound, which mixes spoken word and lyricism, with heavy R&B soul and indie-rock influences, has garned Wade the respect of industry critics with San Diego, CA's Synspeak stating: 'J. Wade delivers. Musicians toil to perfect the balance between niche sound and mass appeal; few do it with success, but Wade has the potential to do so (if he hasn't already)' (7.21.2010).

After releasing his first nationally recognized project (Popular Stranger) through DJ Ill Will/DJ Rockstar, Wade's freshman project was downloaded over 100,000 times and featured on over one hundred industry blog sites. He has opened with nationally recognized artists MGK, Wiz Khalifa, Mike Posner, LMFAO, Mac Miller, and Big Sean, etc. Wade released his sophomore project 'The Ugly Show' hosted by DJ BENZI Sept 20th 2011. Within it's first week, the mixtape received highest honors to lead HotNewHipHop.com's TOP 100 as Mixtape of the Month and reach #33 on the site's long-standing ALL TIME mixtapes. Wade is currently touring in promotion of 'The Ugly Show'. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.