1. Isaiah Rashad Joel McClain was born on May 16,1991 and is an American rapper.
35 Facts About Isaiah Rashad
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Isaiah Rashad first gained recognition following his performances on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour alongside rappers Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA.
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Isaiah Rashad is a founding member of the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based hip hop collective The House, which he formed with rappers YGTUT, Michael Da Vinci, Chris P, and Brian Brown.
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Isaiah Rashad Joel McClain was born on May 16,1991, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Isaiah Rashad was raised primarily by his mother, who is a hairdresser.
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Isaiah Rashad's father left the family when Rashad was three.
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Isaiah Rashad first began rapping seriously in tenth grade, while he and his friends would record on laptops.
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Once his cousin moved on to a different job, Isaiah Rashad bounced around a couple of local studios.
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Isaiah Rashad stopped going to school and lived wherever he could record.
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Isaiah Rashad began getting industry connects, forging relationships with DJ Z and Max Pete from DJBooth.
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From July 13 to August 23,2012, Isaiah Rashad toured with Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA among others, on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour.
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In December 2012, Isaiah Rashad began getting attention from various record labels, most of which he showed no interest in.
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Isaiah Rashad released many free singles on SoundCloud using beats from well known producers such as MF Doom and Flying Lotus, which helped increase his popularity.
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In March 2013, Isaiah Rashad met production team Digi+Phonics' Dave Free, who then introduced him to Anthony Tiffith, the CEO of Carson, California-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment.
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On June 3,2013, it was reported that Isaiah Rashad was the recent buzz about signing to Top Dawg Entertainment, home to rappers such as Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock.
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On October 1,2013, a video was released of Isaiah Rashad signing his contract with TDE.
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On October 15,2013, Isaiah Rashad made his national television debut when he participated in the TDE Cypher during the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, alongside his label-mates Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock.
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XXL praised the verse as strong, even through the high pressure Isaiah Rashad had to impress the masses.
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On November 7,2013, Isaiah Rashad told Revolt that he would be releasing his very first official project Cilvia during December 2013.
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In mid-January 2014, Isaiah Rashad revealed that the mixtape Cilvia would now be his debut extended play and would not contain many featured artists.
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The day before the EP's release, Isaiah Rashad released the music video for the Cilvia Demo song, "Soliloquy".
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From March 1 to June 1,2014, Isaiah Rashad toured with ScHoolboy Q for the entirety of his international tour supporting his third studio album Oxymoron.
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On May 5,2014, XXL revealed Isaiah Rashad was included in their annual freshman class, alongside fellow up-and-comers Chance the Rapper, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk and Jarren Benton.
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On July 18,2014, Isaiah Rashad performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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On September 20,2015, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith stated that new material from Isaiah Rashad would arrive by the end of 2015.
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On September 23,2015, Isaiah Rashad released a new single entitled "Nelly", to critical acclaim.
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On October 24,2016, Isaiah Rashad announced his first US headlining tour, the Lil Sunny Tour, via Twitter, stopping in 22 cities and set to begin in January 2017.
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On October 23,2017, Isaiah Rashad issued several tweets hinting at a new album coming.
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In May 2019, Isaiah Rashad played excerpts of various unreleased tracks.
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On May 7,2021, Isaiah Rashad released the albums first single, "Lay wit Ya" featuring Duke Deuce, alongside a music video directed by Omar Jones.
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On July 7,2021, Isaiah Rashad revealed the album's cover art and a July 30 release date, via his social media platforms.
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Isaiah Rashad's music is characterized by its woozy, often nostalgic tone and conscious lyrics that touch on topics of depression, drug addiction, and family.
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Isaiah Rashad further stated that due to his behavior, he was almost dropped from Top Dawg Entertainment three times during the recording of his album.
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Isaiah Rashad stated that he was no longer taking Xanax and only drinks socially.
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Isaiah Rashad acknowledged the leaks during his Coachella 2022 performance in April, saying that fans' positive messages had "kept [him] alive these last couple of months".