James Iheakanwa, known professionally as B Wise, is a Nigerian Australian rapper from Sydney, New South Wales.

[1] He released his debut album Area Famous in 2018 via the label Elefant Tracks.

The eldest of three children, Iheakanwa spent six months in Nigeria with his father when he was 12 years old, where he discovered hip-hop influences such as Tupac Shakur, but he was shaped by life in the southwest suburbs.

[4][5] In July 2022, B Wise formed the group BBGB with BLESSED, Manu Crooks, Kwame and Lil Spacely.

[6] Alongside musicians Jack River and Ebony Boadu, Iheakanwa was a keynote speaker at the 2019 Conference for Young People in Sydney, in which he shared his experiences of how he got his start in the industry.