Draft:Jise One

Geraldo Barreto (born April 27,1974), better known by his stage name as Jise One, is an American rapper and member of the hip-hop/rap group Arsonists.

Early life

Geraldo Barreto
Pronunciation	[xeˈɾal̪.d̪o]
Born	April 27th, 1974 Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY.
Nationality	American
Other names	Jise One, Worf
Citizenship	United States of America
Occupation(s)	Rapper, emcee
Years active	1993-present
Organization	Arsonists
Style	Music

Geraldo Barreto was born April 27, 1974, in New York City and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. During his childhood, his older brother, who went by the nickname Jise, was murdered. In honor of his brother, he adopted the stage name Jise.

Arsonists

In 1993, Jise, along with 4 others; Q-Unique, D-Stroy, Freestyle, and Swel Boogie, founded the hip-hop/rap group Arsonists in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. , which originally went by the name Bushwick Bomb Squad. The group eventually grew to eight members, with the induction of three new members, Kinetic NRG, Ching Rock, and Kriminal Krash. The group then released a single, "The Session", in 1996, which was played on New York radio and brought offers from record labels. They signed with the label Fondle 'Em Records and changed their name of the group to the Arsonists. They released their first album, As the World Burns, in 1999 on Matador Records, an indie rock label that ventured into hip hop music for the release. The album received critical acclaim, but did not achieve mainstream commercial success; it reached No. 78 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The group went from eight members to five members down to three: Q-Unique, Jise One and Swel Boogie, for their follow-up album, Date of Birth in 2001. Kansas City's alternative weekly newspaper, The Pitch, described them as "one of the best live bands in hip-hop" in 2001. On 18 August 2011, Arsonists played the first show in 11 years that had all four members on stage at Hip Hop Kemp in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.

Solo career

Jise, during his tenure with the Arsonists, also ventured into a solo music career. Jise released his first solo album, Lt. Worf Chronicles, in 2008, with the label Creative Juices Music. A year later, in 2009, he released Chronicles 2. 6 years later, in 2015, he released his final studio album, The Passion of Jise. Audio and art for each album are present on Jise's YouTube channel.

Other appearences

A portrait of Jise was posted to Humans of New York in June 2017.

Discography

With the Arsonists:

Albums

• As The World Burns (Matador, 1999)
• Date of Birth (Matador, 2001)
• Lost In the Fire (Below System, 2018)

Singles

• "The Session" (1996)
• "Blaze/Geembo's Theme/Flashback" (Fondle 'Em, 1998)
• "Backdraft" (Matador, 1999)
• "Pyromaniax" (Matador, 1999)
• "Backdraft/Halloween II" (Matador, 1999)
• "As the World Burns" (Matador, 1999) [instrumental limited edition]

Solo Career:

Albums

• Lt. Worf Chronicles (Creative Juices Music, 2008)
• Chronicles 2 (Creative Juices Music, 2009)
• The Passion of Jise (Creative Juices Music, 2015)

References

1. Billboard Albums. Allmusic.
2. ^ Billboard Singles. AllMusic.
3. ^ McCabe, Bret,. "Fire Starters". Dallas Observer, June 28, 2001. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
4. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c} Waggoner, Eric, "Hot Stuff". Phoenix New Times, June 21, 2001. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
5. ^ Gillin, Eric, "Arsonists Light Up Bowery". Rolling Stone, August 30, 1999. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
6. ^ Hensley, J.J., "The Arsonists/DVS Mindz/Seven Fold Symphony/Mac Lethal & Approach Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine". The Pitch, April 27, 2000. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
7. ^ "Humans of New York". Facebook. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
8. Jise One – The Passion Of Jise (2015, CD) - Discogs
9. Jise One – Lt. Worf Chronicles (2008, File) - Discogs
10. Chronicles 2 | Jise | Creative Juices Music (bandcamp.com)
11. PASSION OF JISE Trailer (youtube.com)

External links

• Arsonists at Matador Records

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	France BnF data United States
Artists	MusicBrainz

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• American rapper
• Rappers
• Emcee
• Hip hop artist