St. Louis-born rapper and producer ian creates trap songs with woozy synths, Auto-Tuned delivery, and blunt punchlines. Writing and producing since his early teens, he garnered widespread looks in 2024 when his debut mixtape Valedictorian became a viral sensation. Initially moving under the moniker suburbancerberus, ian started releasing music on SoundCloud in 2018. He started by producing beats for rappers like Lil Xelly and Izaya Tiji which would
eventually lead to the release of “G63” in 2022 – his first release as a rapper – which catapulted him into his career as a rap artist today.
While ian’s early releases bordered on cloud rap and emo-rap, he progressed sonically towards traditional trap for his debut mixtape Valedictorian (2024). The release attracted widespread attention online and charted at number 54 on the Billboard 200. Striking co-signs from artists like Lil Yachty and Chief Keef, he evolves into a matured version of himself upon the release of his
most recent mixtape Goodbye Horses.