| Bring the Movement Back: Mistah F.A.B., Boosie & IAMSU’s “Up Until Then” | September 12, 2016 |
As good as you'd expect from these three...
| 2 Hard 4 Tha Radio: February in The Bay | March 6, 2015 |
The new column from Matt Moretti gets you caught up on all the latest rap from The Bay
| The Top 50 Rap Songs of 2014 (All) | December 18, 2014 |
The Passion of the Weiss staff present the first volume of the compilation album "Best Rap of 2014: 25 Shots to the Dome"
| Shots Fired, Episode 75: Only That Real ft. IAMSU! | July 1, 2014 |
As mentioned yesterday, Richmond’s own IAMSU! took a trip down Interstate 5 to make his second appearance in the Cosmic Zoo. The co-founder of the HBK Crew talked to us about basketball, the based God, buying weed brownies in Berkeley, Bay Rap, and his latest album, Sincerely Yours. In addition, Nocando and I talked about […]
| Shots Fired Video: Only That Real Ft. IAMSU! | June 30, 2014 |
The latest Shots Fired drops tomorrow with young Sudan Williams, but here’s a taste of the high stakes conversation in store. This episode was originally recorded during the Western Conference Finals; hence, we are unaware that Serge Ibaka would soon shake off the hex of the Based God. (But we all knew that OKC would […]
| A Boy Named Su – Iamsu’s Sincerely Yours | May 14, 2014 |
Max Bell own titles and busts nines at his rivals Before most had heard of Sage the Gemini, there was Iamsu. In fact, it was Su who brought Sage into the HBK Gang fold. However, given the popularity of Sage’s singles “Gas Pedal” and “Red Nose,” many have probably been too busy “filming” their yiking […]
Salva stays savage mixing 15 HBK and Bay Area slaps into a thirty minute mix in advance of IAMSU, Kool John, and Sage the Gemini’s Check Yo Ponytail show this Friday at the Echoplex. I shouldn’t feel the need to repeat myself with these dudes. Su was on Shots Fired. Peace, Love & Shmoplife is […]
For the latest episode of Shots Fired, Nocando and I welcomed IAMSU!. To the non-blog world, Su is best known for rapping on E-40’s “Function” and Sage the Gemini’s “Gas Pedal.” His biggest production is probably Loverance’s “Up,” which I have heard remixed in about 74 variations. If you go deeper into his catalog, he’s […]
| Gas Pedals, Green Lights & IAMSU! | March 29, 2013 |
Somehow IAMSU! didn’t make that XXL Freshman list, which is mildly insane, considering the dude’s sound has been ubiquitous on West Coast radio for the last six months. He produced a large portion of that Shmop Life tape, Loverance’s “Up,” his own solo material, and Sage the Gemini’s “Gas Pedal.” If you haven’t heard the […]
| Problem & IamSu! & Their Million Dollar Afro | February 15, 2013 |
Max Bell has a $1000 shaved head. “You ain’t gotta think about it, cause you already know.” So goes the hook to “MDA,” the title track from Million Dollar Afro, the collaborative mixtape from Compton-bred rapper Problem and Richmond’s prodigal son IamSu!. It’s the statement of intent, nothing has changed since either man’s last […]
