Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Album of the Week (February 9 - 15): Isaiah Rashad - 'Cilvia Demo'




















Isaiah Rashad signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (home to Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, & SZA) back in mid-2013.  Since the singing he has made a guest appearance here and there and appeared on the TDE cypher at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.  Cilvia Demo is the first solo work he has released into the world.  The tape features guest appearances from label mates Schoolboy Q, SZA, & Jay Rock, and is a very strong introduction from the rapper.  Rashad pays homage to some of the South's biggest Hip Hop artists of the 90s, with odes to Master P, Outkast, and Scarface scattered throughout.  The lyrics and production are both rock solid on the album,  and with this being his first release, I would expect big tings from this guy:

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