They caught the ears of Lil B and A$AP Rocky, helping define the cloud rap movement.
Layering samples from all kinds of sources (choral music, new age, pop, R&B) and fastening them to sharp drums, Clams Casino productions were both mighty and mystical. But then he's a rare producer in general, arriving out of nowhere with an already well-defined and magnetic sound. Michael Volpe is the rare kind of rap producer whose instrumentals are better remembered than the songs they were made for.
