Iamsu! Reveals First Single From Debut Album Sincerely Yours

MP3: Iamsu! – “Only That Real” [Feat. 2 Chainz and Sage The Gemini]

Esquire Premieres First Single for West Coast Powerhouse Iamsu! Who Announces Debut Album

01.28.2014

Critical Praise for Iamsu!:

Best New Artist – SPIN
“[Iamsu!] is making some of the catchiest and most pleasant music in all of rap right now.” – Stereogum
“[Iamsu!] is very easy to like, and…he flashes an intensity to match.” – Pitchfork
“Iamsu!’s growing buzz is warranted and this is shaping up to be a big year for him.” – Complex
Gen F featured artist – “Iamsu! asserts himself as a hip-hop tour de force with fluid, confident rhymes.” – The FADER
“It truly seems that Iamsu! is incapable of making a bad song.” – VICE

The Song:

Considering that rapper/producer Iamsu! has already been involved with a few Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart-topping songs such as Sage the Gemini’s platinum-certified “Gas Pedal,” collaborated with the likes of Wiz Khalifa, E-40, Ty Dolla $ign, and 2 Chainz and won the praises of media outlets including SPIN, Pitchfork, and The FADER, it’s easy to forget that he has yet to release an official debut album. Everything until now, has been built upon his steady and growing succession of mixtapes and guest appearances. With his debut album Sincerely Yours set to drop in April, Iamsu! finally reveals the album’s first single, “Only That Real,” which features 2 Chainz and fellow HBK rapper/producer Sage the Gemini. “Only That Real” will be available on iTunes on February 4th.

“Don’t stop, go crazy” urges Iamsu! over HBK producer and member of The Invasion production crew, P-Lo’s hypnotizingly catchy production style. Atop P-Lo’s eery minor-key synth loop, muted triangle dings, and hi-hat/hand-clap combos, Iamsu! reassures, “I’ma throw this money, and I’ma make it back,” while 2 Chainz and Sage the Gemini chime in that they too, have always been about shedding the bullshit in favor of being true to themselves and making money while doing it. If 2013 was any indication of Iamsu!’s vertical trajectory, then 2014 is officially his year. Few other independent artists posses the number of co-signs and chart-positions Iamsu! does. In the coming weeks, Su will be revealing more details about his forthcoming debut album, touring plans, and collaborations.

Check out the Esquire premiere here: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/iamsu-2-chainz-only-that-real

Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/thehbkgang/iamsu-only-that-real-feat-2/ [soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/thehbkgang/iamsu-only-that-real-feat-2/[/soundcloud]

Please contact Michelle or Rory if interested in talking with Iamsu!.

Iamsu! Background:

The past two years have been nothing short than amazing for Iamsu! in 2012, the 24-year-old popped up with a triple-threat performance on LoveRance’s “UP!,” which Su! produced, penned the hook for, and guested on with a scene-stealing verse. The song peaked at number two on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and in the midst of that success, Su! again delivered a fan-favorite verse on a big-time radio single, this time with E-40′s “Function.” Su! followed that success with a solo mixtape, KILT, and the critical acclaim came in droves, as the project was hailed by SPIN as their Rap Release Of The Week, with the outlet also naming Su! as one of their 5 Best New Artists for June ’12. Su!’s been plenty busy since – a west coast tour; a collaborative mixtape with Jay Ant; a standout collaboration with Wiz Khalifa, “Bout Me,” that appeared on Khalifa’s Cabin Fever 2 and will also show up on his sophomore album, O.N.I.F.C. Iamsu! released mixtape $uzy 6 $peed, which was released exclusively through LiveMixtapes on November 10th. The tape was presented by Bay Area streetwear company Pink Dolphin, which released an exclusive t-shirt and hoody for the tape. In 2013, Iamsu! releaed Million Dollar Afro, a collaborative mixtape with Compton rapper Problem with whom he co-headlined a tour to support the release and a solo mixtape, KILT 2, in conjunction with LiveMixtapes, as well as the remastered deluxe iTunes, which charted on Billboard despite being available for free two weeks prior. More recently, Iamsu! along with the rest of his HBK Gang members, which include Sage the Gemini, P-Lo, Kool John, Jay Ant, Skip, Rossi and CJ, released a posse mixtape entitled Gang Forever and headlined a tour to support it as well. 2014 will see Iamsu! releasing his official debut album in April dubbed Sincerely Yours. He’s just release the first single, featuring 2 Chainz and Sage the Gemini, titled “Only That Real.”

HBK Gang Background:

If you haven’t yet heard of the HBK Gang, it’s time to get acquainted. Producer and rapper Iamsu! is considered one more of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful young independent artists in rap with his hits with E-40 (“Function”), Wiz Khalifa (“Bout Me”), 2 Chainz (“Livin'”), LoveRance (“Up”), and more. Producer P-Lo (of The Invasion) has the driving force behind the West Coast’s current, radio-dominating sound; he’s produced singles for Yo Gotti (“Act Right”), Wiz Khalifa (“‘Bout Me”), and more; Sage The Gemini has been equally prolific, with the above-mentioned single, “Gas Pedal” and now “Red Nose,” which was certified gold and is charting on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The rest of the crew includes members Skip, Rossi, CJ, Jay Ant, and Kool John, who were all featured on the recently released crew mixtape, Gang Forever.

Links:

Bio, pictures and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/iamsu/

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