Making a monumental return in style, King Iso bosses up on an unshakable and undeniable new single and music video entitled “Travis O’Guin” out now via Strange Music. Listen HERE and watch the music video HERE.
The track layers cinematic violin over a thumping bass-heavy beat. King Iso gets into C.E.O. mode as he pays homage to Strange Music Co-Founder and Co-Owner Travis O’Guin with a rich lyrical display. He alternates his flow between cocky and charismatic verses in between a rapid-fire bridge. However, the song hinges on the hard-hitting and hypnotic chant, “I’m self-made, money long, call me Travis O’Guin.” The visual depicts a dream day-in-the-life of a hip-hop mogul with plaques across the walls, foreign cars in the driveway, women by the pool, and the man himself makes a cameo at the end.
“Travis O’Guin” marks Iso’s first new music since the arrival of his latest album ‘iLLdren’ back in 2023. The latter piled up millions of streams fueled by “Feel” [feat. Tech N9ne & Matt Phoenix], “Nightmare,” and more. Upon release, V13 touted iLLdren, while Music Existence also plugged it. Underground Hip Hop Blog rated it “9-out-of-10,” going on to rave, “there is no question in my mind that this dude has become the best artist on Strange Music other than Tech himself for the way he addresses topics that aren’t covered too often in hip-hop today like mental health.” Folk N Rock summed it up best as “one of the most powerful albums this year.”
Next up, he headlines the More Group Therapy Tour across North America joined by Taebo Tha Truth, A-Wax, and Snake Lucci. It kicks off on May 8 at Record Bar in Kansas City, MO, canvases the country, and concludes on June 29 at The Gem in Idaho Falls, ID.
Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.
King Iso’s “More Group Therapy Tour” 2025
5/8/2025 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
5/9/2025 Sioux City, IA @ The Marquee
5/10/2025 Lincoln, NE @ The Bourbon
5/14/2025 Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard
5/15/2025 Wichita, KS @ BarleyCorns
5/16/2025 Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios
5/17/2025 Denver, CO @ The Roxy
5/18/2025 Kearney, NE @ The Other Side
5/29/2025 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
5/30/2025 Des Moines, IA @ Leftys
5/31/2025 Minneapolis, MN @ Green Room
6/1/2025 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
6/5/2025 Madison, WI @ The Annex
6/6/2025 Southbend, IN @ Stockroom East
6/7/2025 Lansing, MI @ Macs Bar
6/8/2025 W Chicago, IL @ The WC Social Club
6/21/2025 Everett, WA @ Tony V’s Garage
6/22/2025 Spokane, WA @ The Red Room
6/25/2025 Boise, ID @ Heritage
6/26/2025 Reno, NV @ Cypress
6/27/2025 Salt Lake City, UT @ Liquid Joes
6/28/2025 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre
6/29/2025 Idaho Falls, ID @ The Gem
If you need a voice, King Iso is here for you. If you’re stuck in your head, he’ll show you the way out. If you need to know you’re not alone, he’s already been there and back again…
The Newport, Rhode Island-born rapper, who spent his formative years in Omaha, has braved an endless battlefield of mental health struggles only to gain life-saving wisdom, which powers his sixth full-length offering iLLdren [Strange Music]. After generating tens of millions of streams and packing shows, he issues an important and impactful message to a broken generation that needs to hear it the most. Iso hasn’t just confronted pain in his music; he’s wrangled it into an ever-evolving sonic beast. He has survived a turbulent upbringing, suicide attempts, hospitalization, homelessness, and despair and risen up with a string of fan favorite albums, including Autophobia [2016], Dementia [2018], World War Me [2020], and Get Well Soon [2022]. Along the way, his fiery flow burned bright on one of the biggest independent rap songs of all-time “Face Off,” placing him alongside Tech N9ne, Joey Cool, and Dwayne Johnson. Beyond acclaim from AllHipHop.com, Rock The Bells, and more, he has earned high praise from peers such as Brian Burkheiser of platinum hard rock outfit I Prevail who dubbed him “one of the realest dudes and musicians I’ve ever met.” Now, he faces calls out to a generation who needs a voice on iLLdren and more to come.
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