Iame (rapper) explained

Iame
Birth Name:Ryan McMahon
Alias:Wool See
Origin:Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre:Hip hop, alternative hip hop, Pacific Northwest hip hop
Occupation:Rapper, producer
Years Active:2003-present
Label:Heaven Noise, Taxidermy Records

Ryan McMahon, better known by his stage name Iame (pronounced) (often stylized as IAME or iAMe), is an American rapper, record producer and record executive from Portland, Oregon.[1] He is a member of the hip hop groups Oldominion and Sandpeople.[2] In 2012, he released the album Lame$tream, which was given favorable reviews including Willamette Week, who on said "This is an MC at the very top of his game" and the albums's songs "shines a light on the MC's powerful grasp of storytelling."[3] He has shared stages with Grayskul, Sleep, The Chicharones and Boom Bap Project, among many others.[4]

Musical career

During Iame's early musical career, he released the album Paradise Lost in 2003 with the short lived group Redshield. This album caught the attention of notable Pacific Northwest hip hop artists Onry Ozzborn and JFK aka Ninjaface, who would later invite Iame to join Oldominion in 2005.[5] Iame is also part of the group Sandpeople, a group consisting of ten members, one of which being Scribble Jam champion Illmaculate.[6] Following Paradise, he started an independent hip hop label named Heaven Noise.[7]

In 2009, he released the album I Am My Enemy. The album reached #3 on the CMJ hip hop charts, behind only Mos Def and Eyedea & Abilities.[8] In 2010, he released the album Lightfighter.[9] In 2011, Iame started a Kickstarted campaign to fund his new project Lame. The album features Solillaquists Of Sound and Xperience.[10] The next year, he released the album Lame$tream and the mixtape The Deaf Kid Mixtape.[11] [12]

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Collaborative albums

Sandpeople

Singles

Guest appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heaven Noise Recordings // WW Interview: IAMEL. Heavennoise.com. en. 2017-03-07.
  2. News: IAME. 2015-03-11. UGSMAG. 2017-03-07. en-US.
  3. News: Album Review: Iame. Willamette Week. 2017-03-07. en-US.
  4. Web site: Heaven Noise Recordings // IAME. Heavennoise.com. en. 2017-03-07.
  5. News: IAME. 2015-03-11. UGSMAG. 2017-03-07. en-US.
  6. Web site: Sandpeople. Britishhiphop.co.uk. 2017-03-07.
  7. Web site: IAME :: Lame :: Heaven Noise. Rapreviews.com. 2017-03-07.
  8. Web site: "DUO TOUR" featuring Onry Ozzborn/Wool See/Graves 33/Myke Bogan/CMJ/North Star Wisdom. Icehouse MPLS. en-US. 2017-03-07.
  9. Web site: Lightfighter - Iame — Listen and discover music at Last.fm. Last.fm. en. 2017-03-07.
  10. Web site: IAME :: Lame :: Heaven Noise. Rapreviews.com. 2017-03-07.
  11. Web site: IAME - Lame$tream (Album Review) Earlier this... The Ramblings of a MC. The Ramblings of a MC. en. 2017-03-07.
  12. News: IAME – The Deaf Kid Mixtape. 2012-04-02. Raw Drive. 2017-03-07. en-US.