Sammy Adams

Samuel Adams Wisner (born August 14, 1987) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. A descendant of U.S. President John Quincy Adams, he rose to prominence in 2010 with his debut EP Boston's Boy, which reached #1 on the iTunes hip-hop chart and #73 on the Billboard 200. He signed with RCA Records in 2011 and released singles including "Only One" and "L.A. Story" before returning to independent releases. His debut studio album, The Long Way, was released in 2016.

Early life Sammy Adams was born on August 14, 1987, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Kata Hull, a painting instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Chuck Wisner, a leadership consultant.

Adams has been involved in music since his childhood; he played piano from the age of 7 and began improvising his own beats and melodies at age 11. He became a fan of rap music in the eighth grade. He began writing raps throughout middle and high school, and started recording songs on his MacBook in 2008 in the dorms of Trinity College. Boston's Boy was released on March 4, 2010, by 1st Round Records and reached #73 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on iTunes. Adams credited his loyal college fan base for the success of the EP.

Adams finished his second mixtape, Party Records Mixtape, in London and released it in September 2010. In the same month, Adams was arrested during a show at Kansas State University. After having his noise permit revoked, Adams yelled "Fuck the police!" and was subsequently handcuffed onstage as he tried to perform "Driving Me Crazy".

2011–2014: Signing with RCA and debut EP He performed at the music festival Lollapalooza in Chicago in August 2011. In late 2011, Adams signed with RCA Records of Sony.

Adams released the promotional singles "Blow Up" and "Summertime" in November 2011 and March 2012, respectively. He made his television debut on the late-night talk show Conan with Conan O'Brien in January 2012, performing "Blow Up". A third single, "Only One", was released in April 2012 and became Adams' first track to receive mainstream radio attention. Teen Vogue named Adams one of five new "Artists To Watch" in 2012, and Artist Direct gave the single 4 out of 5 stars. "Only One" was included in AT&T's 2012 Summer Olympics commercial featuring footballer Alex Morgan.

On August 1, 2012, EW reported that Adams was set to appear as himself on CW's hit teen drama 90210. Adams released a new single, "All Night Longer", for digital download on August 21, 2012. In October 2012, he played himself in a German reality show called Berlin Tag und Nacht. In Fall 2012, Adams went on his "All Night Longer" tour. In November 2012, he joined the remix of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's song "I Knew You Were Trouble".

During a charity concert in New Jersey on March 23, 2013, Adams fell ill during his performance and was taken to an ambulance for treatment by paramedics. During April 2013 he went on tour with California rapper T. Mills. On May 10, 2013, Adams released the single "L.A. Story" featuring American singer Mike Posner, produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder. The song was released to iTunes on May 28 and to Mainstream Top 40 radio on June 4, 2013. On September 18, 2013, Adams announced on Twitter that his debut album, Homecoming, was to be released in October. He later announced that Homecoming would be released on November 19, 2013, as a digital-only EP.

2015–2016: 1st Round and debut LP In 2015, Adams parted with RCA Records after three years on the label. He announced via Twitter that he would be releasing an album as an independent artist, and soon after rejoined his former independent label, 1st Round Records.

On December 3, 2015, Adams released the lead single "Remember" from his debut studio album The Long Way, which was released through 1st Round Records on March 24, 2016.

2017–present: Independent After the promotional cycle for The Long Way ended, Adams left 1st Round Records. In August 2017, Adams released his tropical house single "Shining".

On July 29, 2017, Adams headlined the inaugural Briggs Fest in Boston.

On November 10, 2017, he released the single "Driving" with Telykast and Basko.

Personal life Wisner played varsity soccer at Hobart College, where he scored 6 goals and had 4 assists. He then transferred to Trinity College, where he was named soccer captain during his senior year. He was selected to the All-NESCAC First Team at forward in 2008. He is a fan of English club Arsenal.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USRap The Long WayReleased: March 24, 2016 Label: 1st Round Format: CD, digital download 17

EPs + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions US USR&B USRap Boston's BoyReleased: March 4, 2010 Label: 1st Round Format: CD, digital download 73 21 7 HomecomingReleased: November 19, 2013 Label: RCA, 1st Round Format: Digital download 45 — 5

Singles As lead artist + List of singles by title, year and peak chart positions, and album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Heat US Pop "Driving Me Crazy" 2010 90 6 — Boston's Boy "Blow Up" 2011 — — — "Only One" 2012 — — 33 "All Night Longer" — — — RIAA: Platinum "Big Lights" 2013 — — — "L.A. Story"(featuring Mike Posner) 120 18 — "Remember" 2015 — — —The Long Way"Helluva" 2016 — — —"Shining" 2017 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US AUS CAN ICE SLO SPA"Hiroshima"(Supraliminal featuring Sammy Adams as "Initial")2005 — — — — — — Methods of Expression Vol.2"In the Zone"(Supraliminal featuring Sammy Adams)2008 — — — — — —Vol 3: Most Likely to Be Famous"No...Yeah"(Michael Africk featuring Sammy Adams)2010 — — — — — — "Fly So High"(G. Curtis featuring Sammy Adams)2011 — — — — — —Maximum Volume"Gamechangerz"(G. Curtis featuring Sammy Adams) — — — — — —"I'm Ragin"(Bei Maejor featuring Sammy Adams) — — — — — —Maejor Maejor"Finally Found You"(Enrique Iglesias featuring Sammy Adams)2012 24 33 11 28 10 31Sex and Love"I Knew You Were Trouble" (Remix)(Taylor Swift featuring Sammy Adams) — — — — — — "Boston vs. Everybody"(Statik Selektah featuring Various Artists) 2014 — — — — — —"Wide Awake"(Cam Meekins featuring Sammy Adams) 2015 — — — — — —Stories from the Green Line"Mine for the Night"(Zak Downtown featuring Sammy Adams) — — — — — —Winning Means Everything"Bad"(Michael Wavves featuring Sammy Adams) 2016 — — — — — — "Mix It Up"(Hi-Rex featuring Sammy Adams) — — — — — —"Hangover (Remix)"(Huey Mack featuring Sammy Adams and James Kaye) — — — — — — The Longest Year of My Life"Bananas"(Rapta featuring Sammy Adams) 2017 — — — — — — Leo "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.