A$AP, ironically the only A$AP album that Clams does not have production credits on. It is a bass-heavy, buzzing song with an open ambience very similar to A$AP’s At. The intro track opens with an angelic instrumental and closes out with Lil B declaring, “Leave it up to Clams/ He got us.” The honesty of his statement speaks for itself as the first vocal-featuring song, “Be Somebody” featuring A$AP Rocky and Lil B, comes in. A few months later, the entire album arrived, one half instrumental tracks and one half vocal-featuring songs.
Three years later, he dropped the first single of his studio album, “Blast,” a haunting instrumental that would inevitably set the pace for the entire new project. He followed it up with three mixtapes over the span of three years, all of which featured instrumentals, a few of which charted successfully.
For the most part, it flew under the radar of many listeners. Don’t believe me? Well, are you a fan of The Weeknd’s “King of The Fall”? How about Pia Mia and Chance the Rapper’s “Fight For You”? FKA Twigs’ “Hours”? Despite the differences their genres pose, they all have one thing in common: the incredible production of Clams Casino, who has now shot his way to the top of the hip-hop scene with 32 Levels.Ĭlams Casino, born Michael Volpe of Nutley, New Jersey, premiered his first EP, Rainforest in 2011.
