![]() ![]() The efforts of over 20 producers, most of whom weren't in on the debut, are in the predominantly mellow and gummy mix. ![]() Debauched and despondent rhymes are dealt out in casually candid fashion, whether they illustrate Rashad's escape routes, cul-de-sacs, or dead ends. What follows goes deeper than the striking 2014 debut. Not too proud to conceal struggles that escalated and developed in the wake of the acclaim, Rashad starts The Sun's Tirade, issued 31 months after Cilvia, with a voicemail - an exasperated ultimatum - from TDE's Dave Free. The rapper subsequently battled substance abuse, depression, isolation, and a resulting creative paralysis that found his relationship with the Top Dawg label hanging by a thread. Whether Cilvia Demo was viewed as an EP or an album, as a mixtape or an actual demonstration recording, there was a clear consensus that the release positioned Isaiah Rashad as a significant artist on the way up. ![]()
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