Whether his outlook is free-spirited or pensive, Isaiah Rashad fills his verses and hooks with slick wordplay that relates his indulgences and psychological struggles. The pensive Tennessee native broke through in 2014, the year he made his Top Dawg Entertainment debut with Cilvia Demo and was selected for XXL magazine's annual Freshman Class. He hit the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 with his first proper album, The Sun's Tirade (2016), and despite its delays, The House Is Burning (2021) fared even better, entering the chart at number seven. Previewed with the casual and assured...