Will Da~RealOne grew up in the Liberty City projects of Miami. It wasn't unusual for him to be suddenly awakened on school mornings by the sounds of Marvin Gaye singing "Sexual Healing" on the household stereo and the loud laughter of a house full of people engrossed in card games. The separation of his parents, the need to belong, and the lack of positive neighborhood surroundings are just some of the adversities that allowed him to make the amazing transition from troubled youth to a five time nationally televised spoken word artist and CEO of Verbal Vision Records, a spoken word recording label.

WHAT HE'S DONE...

He is a Canadian World International Poetry Slam Champion 2004 and 2005. A Miami Masters Preliminary Slam Finalist, M. O. M. A. Poetry Slam Champion, Ghetto Poetry Slam Champion, The Love Jones Revived Slam Champion, Flo-Wednesdays Slam Champion, Funk Jazz Lounge Slam Champion, Mello-Mondays Slam Champion and most recently The Miami Masters Poetry Tournament Slam Champion. Will made his mark in the history of South Florida poets by being the first poet to ever hold down a prime time radio spot, on Power 96's Teddy T and Lucy show. He was also the first poet to grace the air waves of all three major urban radio stations in the area (WEDR/99Jamz,/Power96, and /HOT105). He has just completed two back to back seasons on the HBO program Russell Simmons presents HBO's Def Poetry Jam. With other notable appearances including many local cable shows. He also appeared on the new Black Family channel (MBC Network) on the new hit show "Spoken." He is the official sports poet on CBS Sports Zone with Jim Berry. And has just completed a two cameo appearance in the new Bad Boy Entertainment video featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Bob Marley "Hold Ya Head" where he also served as site location manager. He has just completed the opening and closing tracks for rapper PitBull's new album in titled "EL MARIEL" and has been approached by rapper Rick Ross for similar services.

Urban Poet Laureate award of Dade County at the Lip, Tongue, and Ear Slam Championship. The recipient of the "Black On Black Rhyme" Mr. Poetry Award 2005.

HIS GOAL:
To introduce young people to this creative way of using words to express themselves. An advocate of young people, he is frequently asked to make presentations to youth, especially those from the same environments as he had to endure as a child.
Will being featured on the "Blues Resurgence" CD by internationally renown spoken wordsmith Talaam Acey (Mentor and friend) is one of the things that the humble giant will fully accredit to his microwave career.

Will's style has even scored him an endorsement deal with a Miami-based urban clothing store (Cool J's) selling all the latest brands. He has graced the stage with Mos Def, Dead Prez, Bruce George, Dave Chapelle, Jackie "O", Lauren Hill, Flowetry, Clifton Powell, John Ledgen, Carl Thomas, Urban Mystic, Maleek Yoba, Alicia Keys, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Monique (Parkers and Queens of Comedy), Black-Eyed Peas, Johnny Gill, Eric Bene't and Franky Beverly & Maze.
ALL IN ALL...
What he shares is personal, and his audiences feel it. His persona is one of modest strength and calm passion. When asked what keeps him humble in an arena that he seems to dominate wherever he goes, his reply is this, "I am never bigger than the poems I write or the people who listen to them."