On Air With David Duane: Interview w/ iamG & Dave B

While most ambitious, career conscious college students were pursuing internships, IamG was getting in real work as an MC, performing on DJ Whoo Kid’s Shadyville University tour and getting covered by major college blogs, BroBible and GoodMusicAllDay. The 2013 Syracuse University Music Business major graduate is taking his grind to the next level with the release of his latest project, Mia Vita EP. The Mia Vita EP captures the party energy of his early mixtapes The Movement and Ain’t Nothing To It as well the perspective of a successful independent artist with several stints on the road under his belt. “This EP is the starting point of the new IamG,” he said. Seattle MC Dave B is a multi-talented hip-hop artist who raps, sings, writes and produces also brings to the table lyrical content reflective of the golden age of hip-hop. His depth and versatility is partially attributable to his vast musical inspirations: gospel icons Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin; hip-hop luminaries Andre 3000, Missy Elliott, and Kanye West; R&B songstresses Aaliyah and Erykah Badu; jazz legend Theolonious Monk; and rock god Jimi Hendrix. In 2015, he released his breakthrough song “Leaves" produced by fellow Seattle native Jake One. Soon after, the Seattle Weekly named him “One To Watch” and The Fader declares he’s a “versatile rapper.”