Wiggins established Grass Roots Entertainment located in his West Oakland recording studio, "House of Music". Also in 1995, D’Wayne Wiggins developed and signed
Destiny's Child to Grass Roots Entertainment. The group went on to become a powerhouse of female performers and the best-selling girl group of all time. He worked with the group through three albums, which have collectively sold more than 15 million copies. He also worked with artist
Keyshia Cole, who resided in the “House of Music” from 1999 to 2001. Cole was mentored and received guidance from Wiggins during that time and went on to sign with
A&M Records. He also worked with
Laurneá of
Arrested Development on her release
Laurnea II and collaborated with
Jody Watley. His House of Music was patronized by artists such as
Alicia Keys,
Beyoncé,
India.Arie,
Keyshia Cole,
Jamie Foxx,
Eddie Money and producer
Scott Storch. Wiggins released his debut and only solo project with
Motown Records,
Eyes Never Lie, in 2000 featuring collaborations with
Darius Rucker of
Hootie and the Blowfish,
Jamie Foxx and
Carlos Santana. This album contributed to the foundation of the
neo soul genre. Wiggins also worked with the pioneers of what is known as Oakland's “
Hyphy” movement on such projects as:
Too Short’s
How Does It Feel and
Hoochie;
Messy Marv’s
Blades; and
The Coup’s
Pick A Bigger Weapon album released in 2006. You can find his guitar skills and vocals on
Ludacris’s
Splash Waterfalls Remix. He also formed the group Kenya Gruv, performing
Top Of The World on the
Menace II Society movie soundtrack. In 2003, Wiggins went into the studio to work with platinum artist
Alicia Keys. The title track single,
Diary, made Top Ten on the Billboard charts as well as the album going platinum and winning four Grammy Awards in 2005. D'Wayne Wiggins co-produced another track on the album and performed the sitar,
If I Was Your Woman, winning him a Grammy for production. == Film and television ==