Isaiah Rashad McClain (born May 16, 1991), better known as
Isaiah Rashad, is an American
hip hop recording artist from
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rashad began taking rapping seriously in tenth grade, where he and his friends would record on laptops. He spent the next few years recording at local recording studios. His first big break would be touring with rappers
Juicy J,
Joey Bada$$ and
Smoke DZA among others, on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour. In March 2013, Rashad signed to
Carson, California-based independent record label
Top Dawg Entertainment. On January 28, 2014, he released
Cilvia Demo, his first
extended play, via digital distribution.
Cilvia Demo was met with widespread acclaim from
music critics and debuted at number 40 on the US
Billboard 200. Off the buzz from the release of the EP, Rashad was named to the 2014
XXL freshman class.