Free Concert from I.O.U.
Venue: Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center (The Bonnie) (Radford University), Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, August 24, 2012
Time: 8:00 - 9:15 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
R-Space presents the band I.O.U. on Friday, August 24th outside the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center as part of the events for Welcome Week. The show is free and open to the public.

Step inside their universe, and get to know I.O.U., New Jersey’s Rutgers University’s most familiar faces, young cats Isaiah ‘Izee’ McNeill and Andrew ‘Buck’ Buckner. The journey for these two 19-year-old New Jersey natives began in their home studio in Isaiah’s basement when they set out to create a sound of their own, with an epic feel, a world vibe, and hip-hop as the base.

The boys rose to local stardom under the stage name Deuce 1’s during their freshman year of college when they released ‘Rutgers State of Mind’ their take on Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ ‘Empire State of Mind.’ The song became a Rutgers anthem, and the following year Buck and Izee linked up to record ‘Black and Scarlet,’ their take on Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Black and Yellow’ which landed them the title of ‘Rutgers’ Official Rap Group,’ and left many fans wondering, what can we expect from these guys next?

A few months later, the fellows holed themselves up in their studio, changed their name to I.O.U., a name they felt was more meaningful, and set out to break their mind barriers, figuratively, by producing and recording their self-released album ‘Breaking Our Mind Barriers’ or ‘B.O.M.Bs.’.

Since B.O.M.Bs., Izee & Buck have come a long way by opening for international superstars Far East Movement in Long Island, NY late September 2011, performing at Six Flags' Frightfest in Jackson, NJ early October 2011, releasing their second and third mixtape Love,Great.Humans and Patience in November 2011, and May 2012 respectfully, as well as opening for Big Sean at East Stroudsburg University in March 2012, performing at Bamboozle in May 2012, and last but not least opening for School Boy Q and Ab-Soul in June 2012.

For more information, visit: http://www.facebook.com/IOUniverse

For more information on R-Space, visit: http://www.facebook.com/radspace

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