10 Things You Didn’t Know About Isaiah Rashad

He is the founding member of the Chattanooga hip hop collective The House, Isaiah Rashad was born as Isaiah Rashad McClain on 16 May 1991 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He first began rapping seriously in tenth grade, while he and his friends would record on laptops. 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. On October 2013, he made his national television debut when he participated in the TDE Cypher during the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, alongside prominent artists. There is no doubt that the 25-years-old recording artists is definitely paving a successful career for himself in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American recording artist, Isaiah Rashad:

1. Isaiah Rashad was born as Isaiah Rashad McClain on 16 May 1991 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2. He briefly had ambitions of becoming a preacher, until his stepbrother lent him a copy of OutKast’s ATLiens in junior high, and his mindset shifted.

3. He first began rapping seriously in tenth grade, while he and his friends would record on laptops.

4. 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.

5. He credits Big Boi, Jay Z and Scarface for being the biggest influences to his music.

6. Upon signing to Top Dawg Entertainment he got a tattoo to commemorate the partnership.

7. He has a son born in 2013 to his long-time girlfriend.

8. In January 2014, he released his first extended play “Cilvia Demo”, which debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200.

9. In May 2014, XXL revealed that he was included in their annual freshman class, alongside numerous new artists.

10. He is a member of the Chicago hip hop collective The Village along with artist like Alex Wiley and Kembe X.