Iame (rapper)

Iame
Birth nameRyan McMahon
Also known asWool See
OriginPortland, Oregon, United States
GenresHip hop, alternative hip hop, Pacific Northwest hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active2003-present
LabelsHeaven Noise, Taxidermy Records
Websiteheavennoise.com

Ryan McMahon, better known by his stage name Iame (pronounced /aɪ.æmˈiː/ eye-am-EE) (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][9] In 2010, he released the album Lightfighter.[10] In 2011, Iame started a Kickstarted campaign to fund his new project Lame. The album features Solillaquists Of Sound and Xperience.[11] The next year, he released the album Lame$tream and the mixtape The Deaf Kid Mixtape.[12][13]

Discography

See also: Oldominion discography

Solo

Studio albums

  • Noise Complaints (2005)
  • I Am My Enemy (2009)
  • Lightfighter (2010)
  • Lame (2011)
  • Lame$tream (2012)

Mixtapes

  • The Deaf Kid Mixtape (2012)

EPs

  • Lame$tream Bonus EP (2012)

Collaborative albums

  • Paradise Lost (2004) (with $iMpLe and Mo-B, as Redshield)
  • Due Yesterday (2007) (with Goldini Bagwell, as Clockwerk)

Sandpeople

  • Points Of View (2004)
  • All In Vain (2005)
  • The City Sleeps (2006)
  • Sandpeople Present... (2006)
  • Honest Racket (2007)
  • Long Story Short EP (2009)

Singles

  • NAME

Guest appearances

  • Smoke - "Fog On The Shore" from Bleed (2006)
  • Syndel - "Drown" from Enchantress (2006)
  • Illmaculate - "New Mob" and "Times Have Changes" from Police Brutality (2009)
  • Xperience - "What 2 Say" from William The VIII (2010)
  • Taco Neck - "The New Wrong" from Tutorial (2010)
  • Onry Ozzborn - "N.W.A List" from Hold On for Dear Life (2011)

References

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