Many artists use their personal journey as the inspiration for their work, but oftentimes there’s a struggle to maintain the energy necessary to make those points universal, to fuse their lives to those of their listeners. Patrick Cave, better known as IAM Action, has no problem running hot on every track. His modest output — he only has a handful of tracks on SoundCloud but is set to release his 2nd Mixtape TBA — is hip-hop concentrate, equal parts J. Cole-style narration as seen on his 1st Single "Real Love" and effervescent, southern rap roots, & consistent rhyme patterns on his latest single "#iRock”.
Cave is also a SXSW veteran, having played the music festival but the prospect of working with John Legend this time around makes all the difference. Cave wants to get an “inside look on making timeless music and gaining longevity” as an artist. Part of fostering that endurance comes from the way Cave handles himself on stage and it sounds like he has no problem handling the pressure when the lights get bright. “When the crowd cheers you on it’s euphoric,” he told SPIN this March. But music is also something much bigger to the young MC: “It’s the reason our hearts make beats.”
Inspired by a variety of artists that not your average Emcee/Trapper/Rapper is accustom too: Such as A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Backstreet Boys, & Nick Carter. And heavily inspired by the soundtracks to a variety of Cartoons. Makes up this eclectic Artist the game is missing.
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