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Artist
Iomos Marad
12+ albums
chicagounderground hip-hopall naturalrapeast coast hip hop
about
There is virtually no such thing as "one-of-a-kind" in hip-hop. An art form that once prided itself on ingenuity seems to have reached its creative limits. Enter IOMOS MARAD (pronounced "eye-yo-mahz" "mu-rod"). IOMOS found his musical niche the hard way...by rocking shows in Chicago's over-crowded underground hip-hop scene. However, what clearly sets him apart from the pack in Chicago and the world is his ability to play the drums and rhyme, simultaneously. IOMOS began to take the big city underground circuits by storm in the 1990s. Touring nation-wide from NY to LA, he mesmerized audiences by kicking clever, poetic freestyles while delivering crisp strikes on the kick and the snare. Over the years he has acquired a reputation of stealing the show while heading up various renowned rap acts. Ultimately he hooked up with the All Natural Inc. label in December of 1998, and within one month of meeting, IOMOS and capital D recorded IOMOS' debut single "Deep Rooted." I-O's momentum was just beginning, soon thereafter he appeared on All Natural's club-friendly single "Elements of Style." This was then followed up by IOMOS' second single "L.I.F.E. (Living in Foul Environments)," As shown on the first song on IOMOS' full-length album "Deep Rooted" (released September 9, 2003 on All Natural Inc.). This album equipped with 16 banging tracks, was ranked ..4 in the Chicago Sun-times Notes From the Underground national review in December 03. Kicking flows in a seemingly effortless and natu
