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New Jersey-based producer Clams Casino's instantly recognizable sound, fusing sludgy, blown-out beats with hazy, nearly shoegaze-like distortion and haunting, dislocated samples, almost singlehandedly spawned the cloud rap subgenre. Around the turn of the 2010s, his atmospheric production work for rappers like A$AP Rocky, Main Attrakionz, and especially Lil B stood out and garnered much critical praise, and his 2011 mixtape Instrumentals became a landmark release, gaining a cult following and expanding his audience beyond underground rap circles. His sound remained influential throughout the decade, as he produced or remixed songs by artists such as FKA twigs, Lana Del Rey, and Blood Orange. He continued releasing solo instrumental work, additionally making his major-label debut with the 2016 full-length 32 Levels, which included guest appearances by Vince Staples, Kelela, Samuel T. Herring (Future Islands), and others.

Born Michael Volpe, Clams Casino landed his first collaboration after contacting Lil B (then a member of Bay Area rap group the Pack) via MySpace near the end of the 2000s. The MC proceeded to use several Clams Casino productions, all of which were trippy, wistful, and strangely emotive, for the likes of "Realist Alive," "Motivation," and "I'm God." The last one of those three was also used by Soulja Boy for "2 Milli." Volpe's profile gradually rose as word got out that he was the one behind these tracks, as well as material by Main Attrakionz, Main Attrakionz's Squadda Bambino, and Mobb Deep's Havoc. In March 2011, he uploaded a free 13-track mixtape of instrumentals -- something of a highlight reel, along with a previously unused beat. This preceded the first official Clams Casino solo release, the Rainforest EP, which was issued by Tri Angle that June. A limited vinyl pressing of Instrumentals soon followed on experimental label Type. Additional instrumental mixtapes were issued in 2012 and 2013, a period during which tracks by the likes of A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, and Blood Orange were released with his production work. Among Volpe's more notable collaborations to surface in 2014 and 2015 were ScHoolboy Q's "Gravy," FKA twigs' "Hours," and three cuts from Vince Staples' Summertime '06.

Signed to Columbia, Clams Casino made his major-label debut as an artist in 2016 with 32 Levels. A fourth instrumental mixtape appeared in 2017. "4 Gold Chains," a collaboration with Lil Peep, was posthumously released in 2018, and Clams Casino additionally contributed to albums by Joji and serpentwithfeet the same year. Moon Trip Radio, a completely instrumental solo full-length, was issued in 2019. Instrumental Relics, a compilation of some of Volpe's best early productions (including "I'm God," with its Imogen Heap sample fully cleared), arrived in 2020. ~ Andy Kellman & Paul Simpson, Rovi

Genres

: cloud rap

Total plays

1.4 billion
Updated on 2025-08-14

Social media links

Monthly listeners

8,585,771

Followers

373,217

Top Cities

  1. United States
    86,731 listeners
  2. Australia
    104,703 listeners
  3. Poland
    100,530 listeners
  4. United States
    100,565 listeners
  5. Australia
    92,297 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino)
I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino)
613,844,213 3:10 2023-08-17
CAN'T GET OVER YOU (feat. Clams Casino)
CAN'T GET OVER YOU (feat. Clams Casino)
293,809,306 1:47 2018-10-26
I'm God
I'm God
258,120,273 4:38 2012-06-07
4 Gold Chains - (feat. Clams Casino)
4 Gold Chains - (feat. Clams Casino)
48,576,568 3:29 2018-05-14
Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga
17,085,622 2:21 2017-06-12
All I Need
All I Need
16,175,665 3:44 2011-03-07
All Nite (feat. Vince Staples)
All Nite (feat. Vince Staples)
11,187,928 2:48 2016-06-09
Be Somebody (feat. A$AP Rocky & Lil B)
Be Somebody (feat. A$AP Rocky & Lil B)
9,936,621 3:32 2016-07-15
Spider Web
Spider Web
8,060,939 2:57 2018-11-23
Blast
Blast
8,032,952 2:15 2016-05-20
I'm the Devil
I'm the Devil
5,830,512 3:41 2020-04-02
Motivation
Motivation
5,681,101 4:28 2011-03-07
Elastic Heart - Clams Casino Remix
Elastic Heart - Clams Casino Remix
5,191,423 5:17 2015-04-14
Illest Alive
Illest Alive
4,888,830 4:09 2011-03-07
Treetop
Treetop
3,576,676 3:22 2007-06-26
Gorilla
Gorilla
3,568,952 4:19 2007-06-26
Natural
Natural
3,397,209 3:55 2007-06-26
Bookfiend - Clams Casino Version
Bookfiend - Clams Casino Version
3,280,711 2:53 2014-02-17
Numb
Numb
3,159,543 3:55 2011-03-07
Swervin'
Swervin'
2,952,753 3:38 2012-06-07
Into the Fire (feat. Mikky Ekko)
Into the Fire (feat. Mikky Ekko)
2,919,238 3:28 2016-07-15
Water Theme
Water Theme
2,689,438 1:50 2021-11-17
Crystals
Crystals
2,610,543 3:20 2011-03-07
Y DON'T U
Y DON'T U
2,602,761 2:13 2021-05-24
Cupidwing
Cupidwing
2,596,222 3:23 2019-11-07
Realist Alive
Realist Alive
2,467,721 4:00 2011-03-07
Drowning
Drowning
2,380,392 3:23 2007-06-26
Be Somebody (feat. A$AP Rocky, AJ Tracey & Lil B) - Remix
Be Somebody (feat. A$AP Rocky, AJ Tracey & Lil B) - Remix
2,106,476 3:54 2016-09-02
Waterfalls
Waterfalls
2,098,319 3:33 2007-06-26
Summer Bummer - Clams Casino Remix
Summer Bummer - Clams Casino Remix
2,080,197 4:30 2017-08-25
Leaf
Leaf
1,999,253 3:21 2012-06-07
Human
Human
1,862,163 3:26 2012-06-07
The World Needs Change
The World Needs Change
1,645,654 2:25 2011-03-07
Soliloquy
Soliloquy
1,613,757 1:23 2019-11-07
Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga
1,584,757 2:15 2017-06-23
Rune
Rune
1,535,794 3:30 2019-10-29
32 Levels (feat. Lil B & Joe Newman)
32 Levels (feat. Lil B & Joe Newman)
1,476,173 2:59 2016-07-15
Healing
Healing
1,302,794 2:29 2019-11-07
Feiticeira - Clams Casino Remix
Feiticeira - Clams Casino Remix
1,273,526 2:02 2020-12-11
Pounce
Pounce
1,215,016 3:25 2018-12-06
Witness (feat. Lil B)
Witness (feat. Lil B)
1,209,313 3:37 2016-05-27
Caves
Caves
1,150,499 3:46 2012-06-07
A Breath Away (feat. Kelela)
A Breath Away (feat. Kelela)
1,004,639 4:57 2016-07-01
Stem / Long Stem - Clams Casino Remix
Stem / Long Stem - Clams Casino Remix
972,266 3:28 2016-10-28
Real S*** From a Real N****
Real S*** From a Real N****
901,627 2:56 2011-03-07
Skull
Skull
883,976 1:16 2016-07-15
Level 1
Level 1
859,222 1:44 2016-07-15
IM GOD
IM GOD
856,417 2:26 2022-10-23
Ghost in a Kiss (feat. Samuel T. Herring)
Ghost in a Kiss (feat. Samuel T. Herring)
850,731 3:57 2016-07-08
Unknown Tokyo
Unknown Tokyo
837,833 4:05 2022-02-18
Unchain Me
Unchain Me
804,671 3:51 2020-04-24
Water Theme 2
Water Theme 2
790,603 2:02 2021-11-10
Back to You (feat. Kelly Zutrau)
Back to You (feat. Kelly Zutrau)
782,119 3:23 2016-07-15
I'm Official
I'm Official
775,510 2:18 2011-03-07
Born To Die - Clams Casino Remix
Born To Die - Clams Casino Remix
735,226 3:08 2012-01-22
Return Year
Return Year
677,210 3:53 2018-11-23
Numb (Up And Away) (feat. Clams Casino) - Auf und davon Remix
Numb (Up And Away) (feat. Clams Casino) - Auf und davon Remix
658,437 4:27 2011-12-12
Mystery
Mystery
653,565 2:36 2018-11-23
Freeze
Freeze
615,115 3:05 2011-03-07
Thanks to You (feat. Sam Dew)
Thanks to You (feat. Sam Dew)
582,146 3:01 2016-07-15
Twilit
Twilit
544,870 2:28 2019-11-07
Time
Time
536,245 3:33 2017-06-23
Fire Blue
Fire Blue
514,768 1:42 2019-11-07
Wavey
Wavey
504,032 3:20 2017-06-23
NSX
NSX
478,705 3:12 2019-11-07
What You Doin
What You Doin
476,521 4:19 2011-03-07
Caffeine
Caffeine
462,587 4:16 2018-11-23
Misty
Misty
448,812 2:24 2021-11-17
Say Your Prayers
Say Your Prayers
446,128 3:44 2017-06-23
Dead Star
Dead Star
443,176 3:05 2018-11-23
Level 1 - Instrumental
Level 1 - Instrumental
440,716 1:43 2016-07-15
Be Somebody - Instrumental
Be Somebody - Instrumental
426,648 3:32 2016-07-15
Gravity
Gravity
397,959 2:13 2018-10-02
Glowing Bones
Glowing Bones
395,566 3:02 2019-11-07
Brainwash by London
Brainwash by London
380,133 2:56 2011-03-07
Cold War
Cold War
360,388 2:50 2011-03-07
Moon Trip Radio
Moon Trip Radio
340,257 3:09 2019-11-07
Vampire Knight
Vampire Knight
336,542 3:29 2018-02-23
She's Hot
She's Hot
333,761 2:56 2011-03-07
Postlude Part 1 (Bonus Track)
Postlude Part 1 (Bonus Track)
329,730 0:52 2019-02-27
Lyre
Lyre
327,056 3:20 2019-11-07
Talk It
Talk It
326,349 3:48 2017-06-23
All Nite - Instrumental
All Nite - Instrumental
315,915 2:48 2016-07-15
TEENAGE TEARAWAY (feat. Clams Casino)
TEENAGE TEARAWAY (feat. Clams Casino)
302,652 2:49 2018-01-26
32 Levels - Instrumental
32 Levels - Instrumental
287,544 2:59 2016-07-15
Weak - Clams Casino Remix
Weak - Clams Casino Remix
285,996 3:33 2015-10-30
Witness - Instrumental
Witness - Instrumental
281,496 3:38 2016-07-15
Tunnel Speed
Tunnel Speed
278,674 2:17 2021-11-17
Pine
Pine
273,159 2:07 2021-11-17
In a Mirror
In a Mirror
272,604 2:46 2019-11-07
Into the Fire - Instrumental
Into the Fire - Instrumental
272,325 3:28 2016-07-15
Haunt
Haunt
254,208 3:44 2021-01-27
Mystic Temple
Mystic Temple
243,277 4:46 2022-03-11
Winter Flower
Winter Flower
240,113 2:53 2021-11-17
Of Air (ft. Clams Casino)
Of Air (ft. Clams Casino)
228,649 3:08 2023-07-28
Ghost in a Kiss - Instrumental
Ghost in a Kiss - Instrumental
226,626 3:57 2016-07-15
Emblem
Emblem
225,966 1:50 2021-11-17
Back to You - Instrumental
Back to You - Instrumental
219,556 3:23 2016-07-15
Worth It
Worth It
219,100 2:46 2017-06-23
Thanks to You - Instrumental
Thanks to You - Instrumental
207,033 3:01 2016-07-15
A Breath Away - Instrumental
A Breath Away - Instrumental
195,800 4:57 2016-07-15
Cloud Atlas - Brapp HD Series
Cloud Atlas - Brapp HD Series
183,505 4:10 2016-08-11
13
13
180,441 1:19 2011-03-07
Girl on Your Tv (feat. Clams Casino)
Girl on Your Tv (feat. Clams Casino)
176,855 3:34 2020-03-20
Unknown
Unknown
168,979 1:21 2021-11-17
Water Theme Prelude
Water Theme Prelude
166,503 3:50 2022-03-11
I Got Uncomfortable and Succeeded
I Got Uncomfortable and Succeeded
151,576 3:44 2019-08-28
Postlude Part 2 (Bonus Track)
Postlude Part 2 (Bonus Track)
138,165 0:47 2019-02-27
Through the Tunnel
Through the Tunnel
137,739 10:45 2022-03-11
LVL R3MIX
LVL R3MIX
124,860 1:54 2024-02-16
Pine Forest
Pine Forest
91,931 9:20 2022-03-11
NIGHTS LIKE THIS PT 2 (Ambient Demo Version)
NIGHTS LIKE THIS PT 2 (Ambient Demo Version)
81,796 3:33 2025-07-18
Heavy Down Pour
Heavy Down Pour
76,805 4:07 2018-11-16
Adagio for Winter Flower
Adagio for Winter Flower
73,272 8:42 2022-03-11
ockstar
ockstar
62,640 2:24 2023-09-29
Thats when we lose. - Clams casino remix
Thats when we lose. - Clams casino remix
33,071 3:16 2022-02-10
The Uncertain New Life
The Uncertain New Life
11,991 4:20 2019-08-28
Keep The Lights On - Clams Casino Remix
Keep The Lights On - Clams Casino Remix
5,701 3:32 2012-01-01
rose gold chain
rose gold chain
3,010 4:00 2023-08-13

New releases

NIGHTS LIKE THIS PT 2 (Ambient Demo Version)
NIGHTS LIKE THIS PT 2 (Ambient Demo Version)
2025-07-18
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino)
I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino)
2023-08-18
[A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records]
I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino)
I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino)
2023-08-17
[A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records]
Of Air
Of Air
2023-07-28
[THANKS Recordings]
Winter Flower Reimagined
Winter Flower Reimagined
2022-03-11
[Clams Casino Productions, LLC]
Unknown Tokyo
Unknown Tokyo
2022-02-18
[Clams Casino Productions, LLC]
Thats when we lose. (Clams casino remix)
Thats when we lose. (Clams casino remix)
2022-02-10
[222Music]
Winter Flower
Winter Flower
2021-11-17
[Clams Casino Productions, LLC]
Water Theme 2
Water Theme 2
2021-11-10
[Clams Casino Productions, LLC]
Y DON'T U
Y DON'T U
2021-05-24
[Ninja Tune]
Haunt
Haunt
2021-01-27
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
I'm God
I'm God
2020-04-24
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Instrumental Relics
Instrumental Relics
2020-04-24
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
I'm the Devil
I'm the Devil
2020-04-02
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Swervin'
Swervin'
2020-03-20
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Instrumentals 2
Instrumentals 2
2020-03-06
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Crystals
Crystals
2020-01-31
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Moon Trip Radio
Moon Trip Radio
2019-11-07
[Clams Casino]
Rune
Rune
2019-10-29
[Clams Casino]
Rainforest (Deluxe Edition)
Rainforest (Deluxe Edition)
2019-02-27
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Pounce
Pounce
2018-12-06
[AlphaTone]
Spider Web
Spider Web
2018-11-23
[Dark Medicine]
Gravity
Gravity
2018-10-02
[Clams Casino]
Vampire Knight
Vampire Knight
2018-02-23
[Level XXXII]
Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)
Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)
2017-08-25
[Polydor Records]
Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)
Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)
2017-08-25
[Urban]
Instrumental Mixtape 4 Sampler
Instrumental Mixtape 4 Sampler
2017-06-23
[Clams Casino]
Be Somebody (feat. A$AP Rocky, AJ Tracey & Lil B) [Remix]
Be Somebody (feat. A$AP Rocky, AJ Tracey & Lil B) [Remix]
2016-09-02
[Columbia]
Cloud Atlas (Brapp HD Series)
Cloud Atlas (Brapp HD Series)
2016-08-11
[Brapp Records]
32 Levels (Deluxe)
32 Levels (Deluxe)
2016-07-15
[Columbia]
Ghost in a Kiss (feat. Samuel T. Herring)
Ghost in a Kiss (feat. Samuel T. Herring)
2016-07-08
[Columbia]
A Breath Away (feat. Kelela)
A Breath Away (feat. Kelela)
2016-07-01
[Columbia]
All Nite (feat. Vince Staples)
All Nite (feat. Vince Staples)
2016-06-09
[Columbia]
Witness (feat. Lil B)
Witness (feat. Lil B)
2016-05-27
[Columbia]
Blast
Blast
2016-05-20
[Columbia]
Instrumentals 2 (Sampler)
Instrumentals 2 (Sampler)
2012-06-07
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Instrumentals 3
Instrumentals 3
2011-03-07
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]
Instrumentals
Instrumentals
2011-03-07
[Clams Casino]
Rainforest
Rainforest
2007-06-26
[Clams Casino Productions LLC]