Biography
Born and raised in the town of Muar, Johor, Malaysia, Wee was educated in SRJK Chung Hwa 1B and Chung Hwa High School. He was an undergraduate student majoring in Mass Communication at Ming Chuan University in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
While in secondary school, he composed his first 500 songs. Around the same time, Wee and a few good friends formed a band named "大娘乐队" and won several competitions. While studying abroad, Wee composed and performed hip hop music in various languages. He had also released several songs, along with complementary music videos on YouTube, which include Muar's Mandarin (Chinese: 麻坡的华语) and Kawanku (literally, Malay for My friends), the latter being a critical song directed at Malaysian Chinese, Malays and Singaporeans.
Despite the controversy surrounding Negarakuku, Wee released his first, self-titled album, 明志 Namewee, in Malaysia on September 3, 2007. The album was completed in May and does not contain Negarakuku.
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