Swift Wizdom - Straight From NJ​.​.​. The EP - 2001

EP - 2015 - Central Wax 

Let's talk about this "Straight From NJ​.​.​."EP originally released in 2001 by the New Jersey-based MC Swift Wizdom and produced by Keith Dittmar a.k.a Keith Science and Dj Uncut Raw. 

The original 7-track EP was produced in 2000 and was released on CDr in 2001, followed by a reissue on vinyl (7 tracks + 1 bonus track) in 2015 on Central Wax Records, an independent label managed by Keith Science and his brother DJ Uncut Raw. Keith has been producing since 1993 and his first official release was Manchild 12" which came out in 1997.

Swift Wizdom is not alone on this EP, a few other emcees from New Jersey like L.Fleks, Afterbirth & Troop are also featuring on it. I 've recently talked with Keith and he gave me more info about all of them...

Keith Science :"Swift Wizdom was from Dover, New Jersey. His first appearance on a record was on the B-Side of Manchild’s "Got Away With Some Bullshit" vinyl single from 1997.

Swift and I met through a mutual friend who recognized both of our musical talents and was determined to get us together.  As soon as we met each other it was like magic. We had great musical chemistry right from the beginning and started recording right away.  Although our first official record didn’t come out until 1997, we had been recording together since we met in 1993."

Swift Wizdom - Photo courtesy of Keith Science

Keith Science : "L. Fleks was also from Dover, New Jersey... He was Swift Wizdom’s best friend and right hand man. They both started rhyming together when they were little kids in the 80’s."

Afterbirth was from Budd Lake, New Jersey... About halfway through the making of this EP, production had stalled for a number of reasons and it wasn’t clear if we would be finishing the project.  During this time, Afterbirth recorded his verse for "Call Me Evil" with DJ Uncut Raw.  Once Swift Wizdom and L. Fleks heard Afterbirth’s verse, they were inspired and had renewed interest in finishing the project.

Troop was from Dover, New Jersey.  Unfortunately I don’t have much information on him because he was only into music for a brief time and ultimately pursued other interests.

All scratches of the EP are by DJ Uncut Raw. DJ Uncut Raw is my youngest brother.  I got him into hip-hop at a young age and we both got into DJing together.  He was a much better DJ than me so I decided to just focus on production.  But he produces as well, and he produced "Call Me Evil" which in my opinion is the best track on the EP."

100 copies are still available in Keith Science's vault, so if you're still looking for a physical copy of this excellent EP, you can grab it via his Bandcamp.