Revelation 13:18

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Revelation 13:18
Birth nameWalter Vincent Wright
BornSeptember 29, 1983
Louisville, Kentucky
Genreship hop
Labels
  • Knowledge + Wisdom = Understanding (current)
  • This Calls For Wisdom (former)
Associated actsJean-Michel Basquiat, J Dilla

Walter Vincent Wright (born September 29, 1983), better known by his stage name Revelation 13:18, is an American record producer and rapper. He is best known for the single "Old School" feat. Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Early life and career[edit]

Walter Vincent Wright was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Ernest and Veronica Wright. He attended DuPont Manual High School where he was in the chemistry class of tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand. Wright obtained a scholarship for the University of Northern Iowa.

While attending University of Northern Iowa, he became a redshirt freshman on the 2002 Gateway Football Conference Championship Team, as well as one of the Division 1-AA Semi-Finalists that same year.[1]

Music career[edit]

Wright began producing music under the alias Revelation 13:18, and released his debut EP Now's The Time On January 7, 2014.[2] His instrumental album Beat Bop was released later the same year.[3] He released Wave as a posthumous collaboration with J Dilla on March 11, 2014. The track "Wave" was originally on J. Dilla's album Donuts, the last album J Dilla released during his life.

On August 12, 2014, Revelation 13:18 released the single "Old School" featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, along with the self-titled album Revelation 13:18 x Basquiat.[4] The release date of "Old School" coincided with the anniversary of Basquiat's death. The single received attention after American rapper and producer Jay-Z dressed up as Basquiat for Halloween the same year .[5][6]Jay-Z would later release his 13th studio album 4:44 with cult followers declaring on the internet the album title was decoded as 666 the Mark of the Beast.[7][8][9][10]

The single gained him further recognition from DJ Mary Anne Hobbs and BBC Music Radio 6.[11][12]

Revelation 13:18 x Basquiat inspired a Broadway musical based on the life of Basquiat composed by Jon Batiste, produced by Alan Marks and Barbara Marks, and directed by John Doyle.[13][14]

In 2019, Revelation 13:18 founded his own record label, Knowledge + Wisdom = Understanding, Inc.[6][10][15]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Year Title
2019 Hollywood Afrikans
  • Released: March 16, 2019
  • Label: Knowledge + Wisdom = Understanding
2014 Revelation 13:18 x Basquiat
Now's the Time 2
  • Released: August 12, 2014
  • Label: This Calls For Wisdom
Beat Bop
  • Released: August 11, 2014
  • Label: This Calls For Wisdom
Now's the Time
  • Released: January 7, 2014
  • Label: This Calls For Wisdom

Singles[edit]

Year Title Featured artist(s)
2014 Old School Jean-Michel Basquiat
Wave J Dilla

Soundtracks[edit]

Year Title Film
2020 "Conscious Prisoner" Conscious Prisoner
2015 "Wave Theme" Wave

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "USATODAY.com - Northern Iowa roster". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Revelation 13:18 - This Calls For Wisdom (ASCAP)". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Revelation 13:18 | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Jay-Z is a fan of Revelation 13:18 song "Old School" ft. Jean-Michel Basquiat".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Jay-Z a huge fan of Revelation 13:18 song "Old School" feat Jean - FOX 40 WICZ TV - News, Sports, Weather, Contests & More". web.archive.org. 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jay Z and Beyoncé Dressed Up as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Frida Kahlo for Halloween". Complex. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Jay Z's 4 44 Album = 666 Mark of the BEAST PROOF". End Times Buzz. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  8. ↑ Aguilar, Andrea (2017-07-27). "Watch the original Eartha Kitt and Basquiat interviews that inspired JAY-Z's "Footnotes for '4:44'"". REVOLT. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  9. ↑ "Illuminati Conspiracy Theories About JAY-Z's '4:44' Will Make You Question Everything". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Griffin, Sharon (2020-02-22). "Is Rapper/Producer/Actor Revelation 13:18 a part of the Illuminati?". California Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Mary Anne Hobbs, With The All Queens Mix". BBC. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  12. ↑ "World Renowned DJ Mary Anne Hobbs Shout-Outs Artist/Producer/Actor Revelation 13:18 and Breaks Old School feat. Jean-Michel Basq". LondonDailyPost.com. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  13. ↑ "Jean-Michel Basquiat Broadway Musical On the Way, Composed by Jon Batiste". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  14. ↑ Revelation1318 (2019-04-29). "Artist/Producer/Actor Revelation 13:18 inspires Basquiat Broadway Musical and gains a huge fan in Jay Z with the release of Old School feat. Jean-Michel Basquiat and his Revelation 13:18 x Basquiat Brand". HeadlinePlus Press Release Distribution. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  15. ↑ "Bloomberg - Jay-Z a huge fan of Revelation 13:18 song "Old School" feat Jean-Michel Basquiat". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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