Who knows? We might do a mixtape.”Īfter a long timeout from music, Isaiah is refocused and ready to deliver more heat for his fans. Punch keeps trying to make us do a project together. “It gotta be at the right place and right time,” Isaiah says regarding a possible collaborative project with him and TDE’s songbird. “She’s working on her shit. After delivering two great records in “West Savannah” and “Ronnie Drake” on Cilvia Demo, fans have been itching for more collaborations between the two rising stars. In addition to Kendrick and Jay Rock, Rashad called on his friend and partner-in-crime, SZA, for his newest endeavor. Me and Jay Rock’s song is probably my favorite.” That was cool, but this is like a real song. I sent him a song that he liked at the right time it and it’s gonna be dope.” While Isaiah is beyond excited to finally land his Kendrick feature, his eyes instantly beamed once he spoke about his new track with Jay Rock titled “Tity and Dolla.” When asked how he was able to nab a feature from K.Dot for “Wat’s Wrong,” Isaiah credits time being in his favor. For hardcore fans, his collaboration with Kendrick has been long overdue. His 17-track project will include features from members of TDE’s collective in Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and SZA. You’re gonna get some of the vibes, the same attention to detail, and stuff, just not the same movie.” It’s the same brain trust, same ideas, same experiences. So it’s not the same movie. same director, same writer. “Three years ago, it was like Fargo. Fargo came out in ’96 and it’s like No Country for Old Men coming out right now. ScHoolboy Q & Akeem Ayers Talk Bringing NFL Back to L.A. This past August, he showered his fans with a bevy of potent cuts including “Free Lunch,” “I Mean,” and “Park.” Despite his harsh experiences over the last two years, Isaiah is confident that his fans will love his new tape and appreciate his growth since Cilvia Demo. There, he began masterfully penning banger after banger until he finally pieced together his once-elusive project, The Sun’s Tirade, due this Friday, Sept. Instead of sulking in his pain, Isaiah chalked up his losses and returned to his fortress of solitude - the studio. So I was like, ‘I don’t really want that no more.’ That was the worst, not remembering shit. I don’t be remembering a lot of shit between them two years. That’s when he realized he needed to get his life in order. Even Rashad’s mother got a sad dose of her son’s exhausting bout with drugs and alcohol. He was like, ‘The next time, I’m gonna drop your ass,'” Rashad recalls. Whatever you’re doing, you need to turn something in,’ and I wouldn’t. His lack of work ethic nearly strained his relationship with Top Dawg. For two years, fans pondered if he would ever deliver his sophomore project. Through Xanax and heavy drinking, he concocted the perfect cocktail for disaster. During ScHoolboy Q’s 2014 Oxymoron Tour, the forlorn rap star found himself entrapped in an ugly room of depression, laziness, and loneliness. Immediately after his meteoric rise, Rashad was ambushed by substance abuse. It would have been similar, but the things in between wouldn’t have been the same.” In reality, for me, if things would have went exactly how I wanted them to go, it still would have happened. I’m just a talented young n–ga, at least that’s how it felt since I haven’t put nothing out since, except like three songs.
If you don’t, you’re just a talented young n–ga. “It’s tight if you bounce back with something. “You realize how critically-acclaimed don’t mean shit,” the 25-year-old tells Billboard.