Down in a basement somewhere or maybe a skate park, some kid is handing out his band’s demo tape. Or maybe he raps. Or maybe she makes beats. Anything could be on this demo tape. And whatever’s on there, it’s probably bad. It’s probably really bad. But it might not be bad. It might be really good. Regardless, it tends to be an avenue solely occupied by new artists trying to get their work out into the world for the first time.
But it also appears to be the avenue of Isaiah Rashad, who happens to be signed to TDE. You may know TDE as the label that puts out very, very, very not obscure rappers like Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q. They’re also the label that put out Rashad’s Cilvia Demo today.
In fairness, Cilvia Demo may not be an actual demo. What it is actually remains a little hazy. Demo is in the title, yet demos don’t tend to get wide releases from large labels. Rashad has called the release an EP in the past, yet it’s 14 tracks, typically longer than the typical EP. Let’s leave it at this: Cilvia Demo is a new collection of music by Isaiah Rashad. It features appearances from TDE labelmates SZA, Jay Rock, and ScHoolboy Q. It is 14 songs long. It will probably not be handed out in a skatepark.
Listen to “R.I.P. Kevin Miller” below, and “Soliloquy” at the Chocolate Grinder.
Cilvia Demo tracklist:
01. Hereditary
02. Webbie Flow (U LIKE)
03. Cilvia Demo
04. R.I.P. Kevin Miller
05. Ronnie Drake (feat. SZA)
06. West Savannah (feat. SZA)
07. Soliloquy
08. Tranquility
09. Menthol (feat. Jean Deaux)
10. Modest
11. Heavenly Father
12. Banana
13. Brad Jordan (feat. Michael Da Vinci)
14. Shot You Down (feat. Jay Rock and ScHoolboy Q) (Remix)
• Isaiah Rashad: https://soundcloud.com/isaiah_rashad
• TDE: http://www.txdxe.com
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