Dj Genius Wiz

Professional Optical Producer (P.O.P.) was born on March 25,1984 at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the ruthless Robert Taylor Homes Projects. He later grew up in the Burnside Community . As a youth, Genius Wiz survived gun violence in the streets of Chicago and stood strong over big struggles in his life. His family didn’t really buy much into his fascination of music, but he found his own way into it. Genius Wiz attended Overton Elementary School then transferred to (Perry) Harold Washington Elementary School at the 2nd grade level. He was always the quiet type in school and sometimes silly in class. In grammar school he was a great chess player using his thinking tactics to move to the right places at the right time. He started playing the piano when he was 12 years old, taking his creativity to a completely different level. This musical genius was on a journey to seek truth In life. Remaining low-key attending Harlan High School keeping to his self and always in his own zone. Genius Wiz would attend Kennedy-King College & Columbia College where he took up Music, Audio, and Music Business and was selected on the National Deans list at King College for his music craft. Not being able to obtain the funding to take the overseas trip for the award he received for being on the list and going through rough times in his life, in 2005 Genius Wiz dropped out of college and created his own world.