Smile
Hip-Hop trap 2016 jazz rap Southern Hip Hop
The second single to Isaiah Rashad’s 2016 sophomore album, and follow up to his 2014 debut Cilvia Demo. It released January 15th, 2016, a week after Top Dawg posted a snippet on his Instagram. “Smile” has a slow-burning beat that’s sonically reflective of Rashad’s Tennessee roots. The raps are just as smooth, but the content is often painful, as Rashad documents coming back to his stomping grounds – only to find his community isn’t bearing the “smile” with which he thought his return would be greeted. Read more on Last.fm.

Isaiah Rashad McClain (born May 16, 1991) is a rapper hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. Isaiah Rashad first began rapping seriously in the tenth grade and after high school, he lived wherever he could record. He began getting industry connects in 2010 from which point his music begun getting passed around to various A&R's. In 2012, Isaiah Rashad toured with Juicy J, Joey Bada$$ and Smoke DZA among others, on the Smoker's Club Tour. In December 2012, Rashad begun getting attention from various record labels, most of which he showed no interest in. On January 28, 2014, his first project was released, titled Cilvia Demo. The EP debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold 8,500 copies in the United States during its first week of release. On May 5, 2014, XXL revealed Rashad was included in their annual freshman class. On September 2, 2016, Rashad released his debut studio album, The Sun's Tirade. The Sun's Tirade received critical acclaim from music critics, debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 19,000 copies its first week. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.