Daddy-O and MC Delite were the founding members of the group
Stetsasonic, then known as the Stetsasonic 3 MC's, in
1981. Joining the group in 1983, the group had another level of creativity and talent with the presence of the PRINCE OF SOUND himself, who is also known in the group by the moniker the Stetsa-Human Mix Machine provided
beatboxing and other human percussion. Also, what many didn't know was that he was the very first Latino human beat box to hit the hip hop scene. Wise debuted his Human Turntable technique of beatboxing on the band's first single called "
Just Say Stet" b/w "Rock de la Stet," which was released in 1985. There was also another single from the album in which Wise and Daddy-O collaborated. While Daddy-O performs the vocals, Wise gives his version of "
Impeach the President," which happens to be the very first time that a human beatbox was heard adding a song-like rhythm to the beat that was coming out of his mouth on the song "Faye" which was on the group's first album,
On Fire (
1986). With Stetsasonic, Wise toured the world with
rap acts like
Run-DMC,
LL Cool J,
Whodini,
Eric B. & Rakim,
EPMD and
Public Enemy. In 1989, Wise (with fellow Stetsasonic members Daddy-O, Delite, and Fruitkwan) participated in
KRS-One's
Stop the Violence Movement, an assembly of hip hop artists including
Kool Moe Dee,
Heavy D,
MC Lyte, Public Enemy, and
Doug E. Fresh. This artistic collaboration yielded the
posse cut "
Self Destruction", a
protest song decrying black-on-black violence and media stigmatisation of all hip hop as violent. Unusually, Wise was featured not as a human percussionist, but as a vocalist, sharing his verse with Daddy-O. which was shown at the
Tribeca Film Festival and also featured fellow human percussionists such as
Doug E. Fresh,
Biz Markie,
Ready Rock C and
Emanon. Wise and Stetsasonic are currently developing a new album slated for a 2024 release. This project showcases Wise’s evolution, highlighting his growth as a vocalist while leaning away from his percussionist roots. Although widely recognized as "The Human Mix Machine" for his beatboxing prowess, he is embracing a new identity for this era:
Lito Brigante, the Vocalist and MC. == Discography ==