IAMISEE began rhyming at thirteen years old in basements around Wilmington, Delaware as one half of the duo, Grace & Divine named for Philadelphia's infamous Father Divine and Daddy Grace. Divine (IAM), backed by the beats of a then unknown Scott Storch, had a prodigious flow and a charismatic presence on the mic that quickly got him noticed. Within a year he had left school, his family, and his home outside of Philly to begin work on a project with Ruffhouse Records.
When the deal with R...
IAMISEE began rhyming at thirteen years old in basements around Wilmington, Delaware as one half of the duo, Grace & Divine named for Philadelphia's infamous Father Divine and Daddy Grace. Divine (IAM), backed by the beats of a then unknown Scott Storch, had a prodigious flow and a charismatic presence on the mic that quickly got him noticed. Within a year he had left school, his family, and his home outside of Philly to begin work on a project with Ruffhouse Records.
When the deal with Ruffhouse fell through Divine found himself as a solo artist and chose the name, IAMISEE- I am what I see. It would prove to be a prophetic moniker as he took his place in a then unknown elite of artists forced back down into the basements from whence they came; from their hunger, commitment to artistic integrity, and spite for their cross-over counterparts in the mainstream, they formed The Underground.
Since 2001, IAMISEE has continued to build his home-studio and has become equally respected as a producer and graphic designer. He has contributed four more albums to the culture and more specifically to Philadelphia's Hip Hop community. IAMISEE's commitment has paid off with international exposure (receiving spins in France, Germany, Russia, and the UK to date), an online fan base of 20,000, writing and performing the theme song for the documentary film "Planet B-Boy" and production for French artists Kery James (Warner) and Kayna Samet (Universal). IAM is what he sees. And he clearly sees the future of Hip Hop.
IAMISEE uses an Akai MPC 2000XL, Pro Tools 8 on an iMac G5, Reason, Structure Free, SampleTank and various other programs with an Oxygen 8 Midi Controller. He is also proficient with multiple graphic design programs including Photoshop and Illustrator and designs everything from album art to t-shirts.
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