Wemerson Oliveira better known as his stage name Wem was originally born in Brasilia, Brazil however at the age of four moved to the United States. People early on realized Wem was very different from most children his age. Teachers, peers, and his family members easily identified his unique thought process and creativity from the early age of five. He didn’t fit in with most children because as most agreed he was unable to relate to his peers due to him being ahead of his time. His outlook on life has been unaffected by society pressures and Wem continues to live his life in a positive and care free environment where he can create timeless music and believes he is the living example that anything is possible so long as you follow your dreams and are willing to work hard for them.

His musical background has stretched as far back as age five when he would sing cover songs for family and friends. Wem began writing music at age twelve, and has attributed much of his inspiration to Prince, Eminem, Big L, Tupac, Phil Collins, Kanye West, as well as several bands such as Motley Crue and Chicago. He infiltrated himself in the rap industry and quickly rose to become one of the most talked about up and coming artists of 2011. Wem feels that music allows artists the capture their exact moment in time and in a short amount of time has created a large following across the country.

At the young age of 22, he has become a veteran in the hip hop community already having performed and worked with award winning musicians and producers in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and London. He was signed by independent label Heartbreaker Records in 2010. His debut solo project, The Unexpected hosted by DJ Ill Will has been downloaded over 20,000 times and continues to receive praise for its clever metaphors and unique production style. Wem will be releasing his sophomore mixtape in early 2012 called Intellectual Arrogance. The mixtape along with Wem’s vision for the project has received much anticipation from many of hip hop’s top websites.

His ability to create music that his and past generation can relate to is the main reason why Wem has risen to being the topic of discussion. Wem believes in “beauty in simplicity” and he captures a fresh new sound by using emotional driven lyrics with a passion that can not be matched by any of his competitors. He has worked with DJ Ill Will, Jahlil Beats, Johnny Juliano, Big Jerm, E. Dan from I.D Labs, Young Jerz, Jay Burna, and has collaborated on several projects in the hip hop community. He has received credible recognition on HipHopDX, Datpiff, HotNewHipHop, I Love Hip Hop, Hip Hop Affair, 24 Hour Hip Hop, Yo Raps and many more. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.