The Sun's Tirade

Zayday’s back and hailing with The Sun’s Tirade and it’s packed with all types of gems. Isaiah Rashad and TDE released his 17-track, 16-song debut album on September 2nd and is his second project from his widely acclaimed Civilia Demo. “Free Lunch” was the first single that had a video treatment from TDE’s classic APLUS Filmz and was followed by “I Mean” right before the album dropped. The video featured Isaiah rapping in a laundromat with girl running what seems to be various types of dreams or “meal tickets” that she gives out after they’ve earned it through hustling on the streets. The album starts off as a satire as it has a voice over telling Isaiah “they been waiting on you.” The first song is “4r Da Squaw” is very vibey and lackadaisical as he rips constant consonant syllables over a neo-boom bap beat. The next few tracks seem to crescendo until the album reaches “Wat’s Wrong (feat. Zacari and Kendrick Lamar)”. The song starts off with people crying and turning into a loop of a low howl that sounds crazy as Zaywop spits over of it and leaves it to Kendrick to write another one of this classics. Kendrick lyrically follows in the tradition of YG’s FDT in:

“Might stay at the Trump Tower for one week/

Spray paint all the walls and smoke weed/”

The tracklist continues with a couple hard bangers as well as more easy songs but all mixed with that clean quality TDE stamp. The album has a sound that has me reminiscing of Section 80. A couple more noticeable mentions are “Tity an Dolla” that has a hard vibe with easy feel that has some amazing production flips that Zaywop finesses his delivery on with Hugh and Jay Rock killing the features. SZA’s silky vocals

serenade a smooth production as Zay spits bars.

"A Lot" is a TDE spin on Future's "Thought it Was a Drought" and "Dressed like Rappers" has a Biggie "Going Back to Cali" feel to it. Finally, “Find a Topic” is has a melodious guitar loop that just pops out and have to shout out producers Free P and J. LBS. Overall, the album has a good amount of tracks that could appeal to the masses and the charts but while keeping his original Chattanooga roots and representing Top Dawg hard on this one.