{"id":2692,"date":"2014-07-24T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.lamn.com\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2014-07-24T09:45:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T16:45:39","slug":"artist-announced-international-maverick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/?p=2692","title":{"rendered":"Artist Announced: International Maverick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fblike_button\" style=\"margin: 10px 0;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lamn.com%2F%3Fp%3D2692&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.lamn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMav.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2693\" alt=\"IMav\" src=\"http:\/\/test.lamn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMav.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMav.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMav-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>International Maverick a.k.a IMAV is an up and coming hip hop Mc\/Producer from the North side of Chicago, IL . He started rhyming at the age of fourteen inspired by the lyrics of NaS, \u201cIt ain\u2019t hard to tell\u201d which led him to become a young MC himself.n<\/p>\n<p>In 2010 IMAV established his production company DREEM KATCHER MUSIC where he began to take the necessary steps to branch out and market himself. In 2011 IMAV released his first mixtape, Pardon My French with singles such as \u201cMiss Thang,\u201d \u201cJimmy,\u201d and \u201c5L\u2019s\u201d putting him on the local and internet radar. Singles such as these showcased his versatility in front of the mic and behind the production. IMAV\u2019s constant hustle, dedication and passion for music exuded not only in his mixtape, but also in his performances. Post the release of Pardon My French, IMAV starting making his mark as a MC, performing in various hot spots in Chicago and neighboring states to expand his brand.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012 IMAV was named by the highly regarded Undergroundhiphopblog.com as Artist of they Year, which lead him to LA where he was a featured artist opening for the legendary West Coast MC, Tash of the Alkaholiks. In 2013 IMAV plans to release his second project entitled DREEM KATCHER with the release of his first self produced track, Black Diamonds already receiving rave reviews on prominent sites and blogs, such as Soul Anchor Collective via Nathan Anthony stating,\u201dMan it is a bit rare to be pleasantly surprised by good music. IMAV proves to be one such gem amongst the rubble.\u201d Having released several videos to his credit and feeling like a seasoned performer; IMAV plans to continue capitalizing on his successes which will ultimately lead him to the objective of katching his DREEM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.lamn.com\/?page_id=90&amp;task=form&amp;id=221\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP NOW<\/a>\u00a0to see this performance Tuesday, July 29 at LAMN Urban\/R&amp;B \/ Hip Hop Music Contest (21+). FREE with RSVP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Maverick a.k.a IMAV is an up and coming hip hop Mc\/Producer from the North side of Chicago, IL . He started rhyming at the age of fourteen inspired by the lyrics of NaS, \u201cIt ain\u2019t hard to tell\u201d which led him to become a young MC himself.n In 2010 IMAV established his production company [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[601,602,653,609,603,598,650,611,604,237,600,605,651,599,652,127,654,607,608,606,610,649,72],"class_list":["post-2692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-advancing-music-career","tag-artist-developement","tag-brandontory","tag-dope-bt-design","tag-hewan","tag-hip-hop","tag-international-maverick","tag-its-the-grands","tag-iwilone","tag-lamn-jam-music-contest","tag-los-angeles-music-network","tag-lydia-rene","tag-pawz-one","tag-rb","tag-saulpaul","tag-skinnys-lounge","tag-sulli","tag-the-e-r-a","tag-the-evolution-of-real-audio","tag-trademark","tag-twisted-lyrically","tag-tyran-brown","tag-urban"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2692"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2715,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692\/revisions\/2715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lamn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}