Isaiah Rashad

In celebration of Isaiah Rashad’s sophomore album, we present a series of vignettes for a ‘The Sun’s Tirade’ summer.

Five years on, 'Cilvia Demo' still feels like a winding journey of self-discovery.

“You don’t work, you don’t eat.”

"He just played me a whole [K] Dot album, damn near."

When one door closes, another opens.

Everyone wants to fall in love immediately, but sometimes it takes a few listens.

The 30 best hip-hop and R&B LPs since January 1, 2010.

"Ur making my lil cousins look up to idiocy and codiene."

Meet the man behind Kendrick's "Cartoon & Cereal," Jay Rock's "Gumbo" and ScHoolboy Q's "Kno Ya Wrong."

And Knxwledge tweaks Ciara's hit.

When it comes to perfectly capturing feelings of depression, these four artists delivered one-liners that really struck a chord.

Do they make bumper stickers large enough to house all of this real talk?

Sometimes it takes someone outside the creative process to guide it.

"I was kinda discouraged at first because Cole didn’t want it."

The GRAMMY-winning producer sheds light on his soul-soaked beats for Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, SZA and more.

Well, well, well, look at what we have here.

The studio that Top Dawg built found success by being an artist development school for gifted youngsters.

Kendrick Lamar isn't the only TDE artist gearing up for an exciting 2017 campaign.

A cell phone equipped with a camera and social media isn't required for an enjoyable concert experience.

I went to Isaiah's Chattanooga show to experience the special feeling of a son returning home.

The best song is rarely the single, and the fan favorite is almost never the number one record.

The TDE emcee's music is a soundtrack for those who want to get their life on track but have no real sense of how to do it.

The Chattanooga native will kick off 2017 with a tour in support of his full-length debut.