Broscodolo

1y

Nobody really 😂 it was a real transitional period where artists like Don Trip, Starlito, Dee Goodz and a few other more street oriented rappers were kinda being phased out and more Post-Odd future and late blog era type artists were starting to get traction. Like there was a lot going on in the city but it was also before mfs knew how to get on so everybody was on some Odd Future s*** not really doing their own thing.

There was a big benefit concert with like every up and coming rapper at one point not too long before he got signed and I remember people knowing his music but it being one of those moments where you realize he’s the only person really doing something new. Next thing you know dude was signing to TDE and I swear everybody else just stopped rapping lol

Good times nonetheless but still crazy to think about that night he got signed. City was shook fr lol

He was really the only person prepared for the world to pivot to that TDE/Kendrick sound.

radiosonde

1y

He's so hot

Broscodolo

1y

Isaiah Rashad really just another testament to TDE’s developmental skills.

He had very clear potential but was no where near as developed as a lot of the people in the Nashville rap scene.

It was a big deal when everybody heard TDE was in town to sign somebody and I promise his name was the last anybody thought of.

Slimane

1y

I remember his signing, this nigga was so unknown I had to do research on his music. his old s*** was slaps tho

Experiment626

1y

Didn’t even know Don was from out there lol

All this makes the track Shot You Down make a lot more sense lol

AvenueJones

1y

Nashville? He from Chattanooga tho.. are those scenes blended?

AvenueJones

1y

First thing I thought of was that D-Good/Dee Goodz bar on Shot you down Never knew the context behind it

Broscodolo

1y

Isaiah Rashad really just another testament to TDE’s developmental skills.

He had very clear potential but was no where near as developed as a lot of the people in the Nashville rap scene.

It was a big deal when everybody heard TDE was in town to sign somebody and I promise his name was the last anybody thought of.

Broscodolo

1y

Lol living in Nashville the week he got signed was so crazy never seen more pissed off local rappers in my life 😂😂😂

Water Giver

1y

Big facts.

Cilvia Demo is really unique and high level but the apologists really overrated his work afterwards and try to hindsight downplay CD to make a false point.

Most his music after CD is still good, but it's just very basic in comparison.

Same with Mick Jenkins after The Waters, another lightning in the bottle crazy project that was unique and high level, but his stuff afterwards most of it ended really basic. Although most of his music after it is still good overall, just not the heights and the crazy vision of that project. Like Rashad.

An Isaiah that kept on the same path of CD would legit be one of the best Rappers, period.

I know the expectation of what comes after CD f***ed him up and made his mental health really bad tho (and I think the same happened with Mick with Waters), so if it overall makes his health physical and mental better with the way it played out then that is good.

But man, that project was and still is so crazy. So artistic while still being very hip-hop, so unique while still being digestible, crazy ass special production and high level rap skill while still being catchy and understandable.

Amazing point of time.

Corporate Mór

1y

Nerfed him with depression. Me too

Broscodolo

1y

Isaiah Rashad really just another testament to TDE’s developmental skills.

He had very clear potential but was no where near as developed as a lot of the people in the Nashville rap scene.

It was a big deal when everybody heard TDE was in town to sign somebody and I promise his name was the last anybody thought of.

Smacked Voodoo

1y

And where all them other Nashville cats been at since?