Iamsu! & HBK Gang Lead Off 2014 With “Never Goin’ Broke” Video

Video: Iamsu! + HBK Gang – “Never Goin’ Broke”

Iamsu! & HBK Gang Lead Off 2014 With “Never Goin’ Broke” Video; Iamsu! Ups the Ante With Two Freestyle Tracks

01.07.2014

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 Video & Freestyles:

Just one week into 2014, Iamsu! and his HBK Gang cohorts are already making waves. In their brand-new “Never Goin’ Broke” video, the crew bring to life a dynamic track from their widely-acclaimed Gang Forever mixtape. Directed by frequent HBK collaborator David Camarena, the video features Iamsu!, P-Lo, Kool John, Jay Ant, Skipper, and friends partying it up on their lawn. The crew accentuate the track’s playful confidence when they spark a joint with a burning stack of 20s.

As if a new video wasn’t enough, Iamsu! also drops two freestyle tracks. In the first, he lets loose his signature flow over Yung Thug‘s popular single “Stoner.“ The second reimagines the YG/Drake track “Who Do You Love.“

Stayed tuned for details on 2014 solo releases from the HBK Gang artists.

See the “Never Goin’ Broke” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paGPMjyp-nI

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Stream “Stoner (Remix)”: https://soundcloud.com/thehbkgang/iamsu-stoner-remix

Stream “Who Do You Love (Freestyle)”: https://soundcloud.com/thehbkgang/iamsu-who-do-you-love

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

Iamsu! Background:

2012 was nothing short of a breakout year for Iamsu! The 22-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 one 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. Iamsu! is back to work already in 2013, with the release of Million Dollar Afro, a collaborative mixtape with Compton rapper Problem with whom he co-headlined a tour to support the release. Iamsu! released his new solo mixtape, KILT 2, in conjunction with LiveMixtapes, which is available now, as well as the remastered deluxe edition, which is available via iTunes. 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.

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’,”) Lovereance (“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.