While the Crown Heights, Brooklyn native has remained active in Hip Hop circles throughout the last decade, working with DJ Premier, Devin the Dude, Statik Selektah and others, Wais P’s authentic raps come from another life rarely talked about in Hardcore East Coast Hip Hop. “I’ve been in the Bentley and the big house, all that – without Rap. I had a $400,000 deal with Def Jam, and I made more in this life than music.” The reason Wais P is releasing his solo debut, Pimpin’ Saved My Life on Statik Selektah's Show Off Records this fall, is because it’s his first love.