Richmond, CA native IamSu! can be called a lot of things ﾗ rapper, producer, songwriter ﾗ but “miseducated” is not one of them. Last year, the 22-year-old produced, penned the hook, and provided a scene stealing 16 for fellow Bay Area newcomer LoveRanceﾒs smash-hit single “Up,” which is currently a nationwide Top 10 single and boasts a remix featuring 50 Cent.
On The Miseducation of IamSu!, which he released in December 2011 to serve as an appetizer for “KILT“, Su! has been described as having the confidence of fellow Cali rapper Dom Kennedy and the smooth delivery of Nipsey Hussle.
The video for ﾓHBKJoe Beat,ﾔ named partly after his clique, HBK Gang, features Su! and fellow member P-Lo celebrating the rites of spring by goofing off in the sun-soaked backstreets of California while two PYTﾒs ride on the handlebars of their bikes.
Although Su! shouldered much of the production on Miseducation, he handed the duties for “HBKJoe Beat” off to HBK affiliate HBKJoe, who laced Su! with a lazy, saxphone-sampling beat that perfectly complements the low-key, playful video, which was directed by Chris Simmons.
“HBKJoe Beat,” is a rare, light-hearted track from Miseducation, which showcases a more serious tone with tracks like “Ralph Lauren Rugby S**t,” and freestyles over the Wu-Tang classic “Ice Cream,” and The Clipse’s “I’m Not You.” Watch the “HBKJoe Beat” video below:
Iamsu! – HBKJoe Beat (ft. P-Lo) (Video)
Su! is currently readying the release of “KILT“, his next album, which will also be released for free. In case you missed it, download IamSu!’s latest free project, “The Miseducation of IamSu!” below:
Iamsu! – The Miseducation Of Iamsu! (Free Mixtape)
Expect big things from Iamsu! and the HBK Gang in 2012!
