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Iamsu!

Iamsu! is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of 2 Chainz, Clyde Carson, Sir Michael Rocks, Bobby Brackins and E-40. Those roots explain a lot about how Iamsu! arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mozzy, Kid Ink, SOB x RBE, E-40 and Fabolous, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sage the Gemini, Young Thug, 50 Cent, E-40 and Problem, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Iamsu!, reaching back through 2 Chainz and forward to Sage the Gemini. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Sudan Ameer Williams, better known by his stage name Iamsu!, is an American rapper and record producer from Richmond, California. He is the co-founder and lead member of the hip-hop group HBK Gang, which was formed in 2008 and joined by fellow Bay Area artists including Kehlani and Sage the Gemini. He is best known for his guest appearances on Sage the Gemini's 2013 single "Gas Pedal" and LoveRance's 2011 single "Up!," both of which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. He signed with Alternative Distribution Alliance to release his debut studio album Sincerely Yours (2014), which moderately entered the Billboard 200 and received mixed reviews.

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Iamsu!2 ChainzClyde CarsonSir Michael RocksBobby BrackinsE-40Los RakasKanye WestAaliyahSage the GeminiYoung Thug50 CentE-40ProblemYGJonn HartWiz KhalifaMozzyKid InkSOB x RBEE-40FabolousNipsey HussleDJ Quik03 Greedo

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Iamsu! connections

Iamsu! grew out of 2 Chainz, Clyde Carson, Sir Michael Rocks and Bobby Brackins, shares an orbit with Mozzy, Kid Ink, SOB x RBE and E-40, went on to shape Sage the Gemini, Young Thug, 50 Cent and E-40. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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