Lawrence Wise McGriff A Life from the Streets A no nonsense type of guy. Baby Wise was an original Supreme Team member, a part of what they called “the original seed.” He was down since day one and his crew controlled the red top vitals. He worked as a lieutenant under his brother, Prince. He sold out of numerous drug spots in and around the Baisley Projects. He allegedly made $20,000 to 30,000 every other day and was a Supreme loyalist and supporter who answered to no one, but himself. Baby Wise was known as a smooth ladies man who kept to himself and avoided the limelight, but would bust his guns when necessary, while handling the team’s business. He was one of the only members in the crew who refused to talk business on the phone and this was long before Goodfellas and The Wire. He didn’t take photos or go out to parties, preferring to stay low profile, get money and handle his business. He was one of the most intelligent members on the team and espoused his values on life, drug dealing and the Supreme Team freely. His word and advice was highly respected and people listened when he talked. His spots were steady and generated mucho illicit dinero for himself and the team. He was known as a fly dresser that rocked all the latest fashions and luxury automobiles of the era. It’s said that it was his crew that sported the infamous matching red Supreme Team jackets. He’s been mentioned in 50 Cent’s Ghetto Qur’an and other songs. He was known as one of Supreme’s main men.
Baby Wise was one of the originals and has remained loyal to his Uncle Supreme and flown the Supreme Team banner since the jump. His name has gone down as a legend, even as he has attempted to stay in the background and let other members of the team get all the hype and accolades. Baby Wise does not have a criminal record that stretches a mile long, but has served 16 years, A significant amount of time and has ducked all the big cases by always knowing when to cut out from the scene. He did 16 years in New York State for Murder and Manslaughter, various drugs and weapons chargers. He is currently the Director of Marketing for Def Jam Recordings, VP of Talent at All Def Digital, Industry Consultant, Industry Mentor, Motivational Speaker, and Community Activist.
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