Rolling Stone Premieres Iamsu! Video “Father God,” Second Visual From KILT 2; Deluxe Version of Mixtape Announced

Video: Iamsu! – “Father God”

Rolling Stone Premieres Iamsu! Video “Father God,” Second Visual From KILT 2; Deluxe Version of Mixtape Announced

07.02.2013

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:

Iamsu! and director HBKGADGET have teamed up once again to create a new visual for the latest track from Iamsu!’s KILT 2 mixtape, “Father God,” which Rolling Stone premiered today. The mixtape, released on June 6th, has been catching the attention of new fans and earned a review from Pitchfork which referred to him as “colorful, catchy” and a “burgeoning star”.

The second video released from KILT 2 shows the 23-year-old rapper reflecting on his success and delivering a prayerful hook throughout the track. “Everybody has their perspective on religion in hip-hop, and lately there’s been a lot of talking down on it. So when it came time to write this song, I just felt like praying on the chorus,” he explains. “I believe there is a God and that I owe him a great deal. I’ve been blessed.” Taking control of both production and vocals, Iamsu! paints the clear contrast between his rough background and glossy foreground that has emerged as his career has grown.

On July 9th, Iamsu! will release a remastered deluxe edition of KILT 2. The deluxe edition will see the tracklist expand to a robust 22 songs and the project, which is available for pre-order now, will be released via iTunes.

Watch the Video at Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/iamsu-honors-his-faith-in-father-god-premiere-20130702

Download the KILT 2 mixtape here: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/22185/iamsu-kilt-2.html

Pre-order link for KILT 2 Deluxe Edition: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kilt-ii-deluxe-edition/id667633453

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 recent release of Million Dollar Afro, a collaborative mixtape with Compton rapper Problem. The two West Coast rappers co-headlined their own Million Dollar Afro Tour to support the mixtape, and most recently Iamsu! has released his new solo mixtape, KILT 2, in conjunction with LiveMixtapes, which is available now.