Iame (rapper)
Iame | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ryan McMahon |
| Also known as | Wool See |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, Pacific Northwest hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Labels | Heaven Noise, Taxidermy Records |
| Website | heavennoise |
Ryan McMahon, better known by his stage name Iame (pronounced /aɪ.æmˈiː/ eye-am-EE) (often stylized as IAME or iAMe), and also known since 2014 as "one-man band" Wool See, is an American rapper, record producer and record executive from Portland, Oregon,[1] now based in Vermont. He is a member of the hip hop groups Oldominion and Sandpeople.[2] In 2012, he released the album Lame$tream, which was given favorable reviews including Willamette Week, who on said "This is an MC at the very top of his game" and the albums's songs "shines a light on the MC's powerful grasp of storytelling."[3] He has shared stages with Grayskul, Sleep, The Chicharones and Boom Bap Project, among many others.[4]
Musical career
[edit]During Iame's early musical career, he released the album Paradise Lost in 2003 with the short lived group Redshield. This album caught the attention of notable Pacific Northwest hip hop artists Onry Ozzborn and JFK aka Ninjaface, who would later invite Iame to join Oldominion in 2005.[5] Iame is also part of the group Sandpeople, a group consisting of ten members, one of which being Scribble Jam champion Illmaculate.[6] Following Paradise, he started an independent hip hop label named Heaven Noise.[7]
In 2009, he released the album I Am My Enemy. The album reached #3 on the CMJ hip hop charts, behind only Mos Def and Eyedea & Abilities.[8][9] In 2010, he released the album Lightfighter.[10] In 2011, Iame started a Kickstarted campaign to fund his new project Lame. The album features Solillaquists Of Sound and Xperience.[11] The next year, he released the album Lame$tream and the mixtape The Deaf Kid Mixtape.[12][13]
Discography
[edit]— Solo
[edit]Studio albums (as IAME)
[edit]- Noise Complaints (2005)
- I Am My Enemy (2009)
- Lightfighter (2010)
- Lame (2011)
- Lame$tream (2012)
Studio albums (as Wool See)
[edit]- Homie Garden (2015)
- Shed (2015)
- LifeAlert (2015)
- Leaving / Left (2017)
- Ewe Gross (2018)
- Cope Money (2022)
- Ketamine Dream Machine (2023)
- Ketamine Dream Machine Vol. 2 (2023)
- Invisibility Cloak (2023)
- Couch Rap Galaxy Brain (2023)
- House Cat (2024)
- High Rivers (2024)
- Premiere Finale (2024)
- I Moved to Vermont and Slowly Became a Jam Band (2024)
- A Weak in the Life (2024)
EPs and mixtapes (as IAME)
[edit]- The Deaf Kid Mixtape (2012) [mixtape]
- Lame$tream Bonus EP (2012) [EP]
EPs and mixtapes (as Wool See)
[edit]- Winter Worn EP (2014) [EP]
- Left / Over (2017) [EP]
- Ewe2 (2018) [EP]
- Panic Room Pop (2023) [EP]
- Just Called (2024) [EP]
- Fifth Grade Fit Model (2021) [mixtape]
— with Sandpeople
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Points of View (2004)
- All In Vain (2005) [released in Japan as The City Sleeps (2006)]
- Honest Racket (2007)
EPs, mixtapes and compilations
[edit]- Sandpeople Present... (2006) [compilation]
- Sandpeople: Promotional CD (2007) [compilation]
- B-Sides Vol. 1 (2008) [mixtape]
- B-Sides Vol. 2 (2009) [mixtape]
- Long Story, Short... (2009) [EP]
— with Oldominion
[edit]— Other collaborations
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Paradise Lost (2004) (with $iMpLe & Mo-B, as Redshield)
- Due Yesterday (2007) (with Goldini Bagwell, as Clockwerk)
- D00ZY (2024) (with R4PC4MP)
- Greenlit Series (2025) (with Claud Six, as Greenlit Series)
EPs and mixtapes
[edit]- Long Story Short EP (2009) [EP] (with Sandpeople)
- Mandarine (2022) [EP] (with Rico James & Elder Orange, as Jade Relics)
— Guest appearances
[edit]- Smoke - "Fog On The Shore" from Bleed (2006)
- Syndel - "Drown" from Enchantress (2006)
- Illmaculate - "New Mob" and "Times Have Changes" from Police Brutality (2009)
- Xperience - "What 2 Say" from William The VIII (2010)
- Taco Neck - "The New Wrong" from Tutorial (2010)
- Onry Ozzborn - "N.W.A List" from Hold On for Dear Life (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ "Heaven Noise Recordings // WW Interview: IAMEL". Heavennoise.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "IAME". UGSMAG. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Album Review: Iame". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Heaven Noise Recordings // IAME". Heavennoise.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "IAME". UGSMAG. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Sandpeople". Britishhiphop.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "IAME :: Lame :: Heaven Noise". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ ""DUO TOUR" featuring Onry Ozzborn/Wool See/Graves 33/Myke Bogan/CMJ/North Star Wisdom". Icehouse MPLS. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ ♫ I Am My Enemy - IAME (of Sandpeople & Oldominion). Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2017-03-07
- ^ "Lightfighter - Iame — Listen and discover music at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "IAME :: Lame :: Heaven Noise". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "IAME - Lame$tream (Album Review) Earlier this... | The Ramblings of a MC". The Ramblings of a MC. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "IAME – The Deaf Kid Mixtape". Raw Drive. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
External links
[edit]- Iame on Bandcamp
- Iame on Discogs (List of releases)
- Heaven Noise Recordings official site