The 29 year old rapper hails from Queens New York yet grew up in Port Charlotte Florida and has been in love with music as a performer since he was 13 but has only been recording for about 4 years.
I-Beam has been influenced by the likes of BIG, Pac, Nas and Jay-Z as well as T.I., Lil Wayne, Plies, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Slick Rick, Goodie Mob, Outkast and others.
Though his career in the business is just beginning, already he has shared the stage with Nas, Slick Rick, Ja-Rule and Foxy Brown as well as been featured by OZONE MAG, HOOD MAG and WWS MAGAZINE.
Always on the grind, I-Beam has produced for various artists such as C.V., Kodak, C-Roc and Young Reyes. He is also working on his book/screenplay called "THE AVATAR OF GENOVA". It's a fantasy story for all ages, a little kid has a recurring dream that he's in a different world and in the midst of a civil war he is the only one who can save them.
He feels blessed for what he has been able to accomplish and looks forward to future accomplishments.
So why is he linking himself with Hiphop and Books? "I've always felt that hip-hop was the voice of the hood," says IBeam. "I grew up with eviction notices on my door. The hood is where we generally have less or have nothing. And many look at rapping or basketball as the only way out. As I've grown I've learned that isn't necessarily the truth. We have so much more that we can accomplish. If somebody told you as a child that reading was the staircase and knowledge was on the rooftop. Wouldn't you just start climbing them steps! That is what Hiphop and Books is about, and that's why I support it. So I could try to help all the little ones to start climbing them steps."
For more information about I-Beam, visit him online at www.myspace.com/941beam or www.blogtalkradio.com/ibeam. You can also email him at 941beam@gmail.com.
For more information about Hiphop and Books or to find out how you can become a supporter, visit http://www.hiphopandbooks.com or contact Cyrus A. Webb at 601.896.5616 or cawebb4@juno.com.
