One of my favorite projects of all time and I'm glad you're getting to it. No skips for me and continues to inspire my own music and creative endeavors. Zay's lyrics aren't always easy to get on first listen but that's one of the fun parts about listening to him
I’m one of his biggest fans and it still takes me a long time to understand him 😂 I don’t even get into his albums at first , but like you said !! The good thing about listening to him.. he’s layered , his music, his words .. his message .. ugh he’s brilliant
One of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Nothing else sounds like it and I really hope Zay returns to this dark, emotional, grimy and raw feel one day!
nice . This album changed my life lowkey . TDE were like super saiyans back than. The overdubs (layered vocals) in this album changed the way I approach mixing
Not very far into the video yet but I'm glad you're talking about his voice and vocal inflection. I think he's one of the more earnestly emotive rappers I've heard. That and his flow are his biggest strengths to me, he's a really good writer but the whole package expresses a lot more than the lyrics alone do, especially the more you revisit it (and I revisited it A LOT as a college freshman who was horribly depressed and getting into weed lol, so I have a lot of memories attached to it now). A lot of other hip-hop projects that have stronger qualities than this, but when it comes to just how much it resonates with me emotionally and how much beauty it contains in my eyes, I don't know if anything can match it.
I probably was the first to tell u about this album it was like a year ago. I love this album sm had this on my playlist when i went to Africa at 14 yrs old brings back sm memories 🙌🏾 it really matched the vibe of Africa
This is a great album. Probably his best work to date. I slept on Rashad for a while. My introduction to him was The Sun’s Tirade album. Absolutely loved that album. Immediately had to listen to this. Glad Isaiah Rashad is getting more attention. He definitely deserves it.
Finally! I’ve been waiting for this reaction for so long. One of my favorite albums of all time, it means so much to me. I know it’s gonna take a while but The Sun’s Tirade and The House is Burning are amazing as well.
Been hoping for this reaction for a while; this is one of my favourite albums oat. Funny hearing at the beginning the comments about the album being all over the place. I think the pacing and track order work really well for the project. I'd be interested to hear your take on it now you've listened to it.
Glad you’re getting into Zaywop. He played this whole album on tour last week in San Diego, was a great show! he got some fans up on stage and was giving out water bottles as well
Also, 'Guwop' is a nickname for rapper Gucci Mane, who was notorious for being in and out of jail all the time for doing some dumb shit. He has since turned his life around.
So glad you listened to this! this record came out in my senior year of highschool and really helped me get through some rough times. Not as big on Isaiah's later work but this one really holds up well even after all these years.
I love how you explained that you don’t always see the artist perspective and you may be over critical at times. Having that understanding is necessary while doing reactions like this and I appreciate you noticing the importance of that.
Its very unique in Hereditary he talks about things that his daddy taught him (presumably by NOT being present) "taught me i dont need nobody" "taught me how to leave somebody." "How to drink my pain away " Etc.
Super stoked you’re digging into his work! Can’t believe this album is 10 already. Sometimes rapping is just talking shit, vibing out, and feeling yourself. Webbie Flow feels like he’s on that fun and manic braggadocio vibe, and I think it’s more about the feeling of the cadence and the energy he’s bringing, and less about lyrical analysis. Not sure if digging deeper into those lyrics would yield the return on investment some other tracks would. Just how I feel about certain songs in music in general. Music isn’t always about intellectualizing the lyricism, sometimes it’s more about feeling, vibing, and sensing the artist’s “shine”.
19:20 a bar of rap is one full line. Most verses consist of 16 bars. He's talking about spitting a 22 bar verse, because he says after he'll save that for when he's touring. It's also referring to spitting a .22 pistol
LETS GO, Isiah makes music for the vibers man, he’s a mix of a little bit of chill rap shit and rapping about real shit about his life and stuff. This shit radiated with me in my early twenties man, really just felt like I connected with his sound and the shit he was rappin about: weed, hoes, and home troubles lol. I hope you enjoy it Bob 🔥
Part of why I love Isaiah Rashad’s music is being from Chattanooga you can understand his music a lil bit better. “Never hit her raw again, fucking with the law again” is him saying he’s never having unprotected sex with a hoe again because he ended up with a hoe as a bm and he dealing with child support. “Picking up trash on highways, never my way” he’s saying from dealing with all that landed him in jail/courts and in TN (maybe other states) inmates clean up the interstate to reduce their time or fines that their charged.
This album and The Suns Tirade are 2 albums I hold very close to my heart. I would love you to listen to The Suns Tirade and The House is Burning when you get the chance to🫶🏼
The lyrics of Tranquility are probably the most interesting on the whole album. I believe the line “they kill for a blessing” could be interpreted that these figures have killed to benefit themselves, but also in Christianity, the death of Jesus is seen as gift, dying on the cross to wash away our sins. So when he says “thank god for the shooter” it’s because without the shooter, Jesus wouldn’t have died for our sins. He’s thanking God for creating the shooter, who in turn has blessed us. Him saying “they came from the heavens” is throwing out the question wether or not they are truly evil for their actions, if killing Jesus was actually a part of gods plan. There’s definitely more to take away from some of the lines but I love how he wrote that hook.
about damn time bobert 😂 hopefully the TDE backlog gets sorted thru a bit more this year some gahdamn great albums in there still to get too. all in due time tho no rush boss man
i listen to this jawn back wen i was a freshman in high school and at tha time i never really related to a body of work, but tha feeling from this just stuck wit me, and now im 22 going on 23, adulting and now it REALLY connects wit me…which is crazy
Im 30 and still realizing i have a lot to learn and people are still stupid . Also it's not easy to be happy although being it is just a hard thing in itself to be happy
“they treat lyrics like i hold triggers Then downplay what I’ve been given” i’ve always interpreted that as the media taking everything in hiphop literal to make a point. look at these violent individuals type of comments they make. While at the same time downplaying his talent. “Rap isn’t music it’s just talking” right? How many times have we heard that.
This is actually my favorite album of all times and I think the best album of all time. Of course illmatic, #LTM, Control systems, and cheat codes are close seconds. You should check out long terms mentally by ab soul
FINALLY!!!! This is one of my favorite albums ever. Isaiah has always felt like one of the more self-aware and relatable artists out there, imo. His 2nd album, The Sun's Tirade, is also a great listen. Hope you can get around to that one eventually as well.
Holy shit I was literally just thinking about West Savannah, hopped on YT and saw you reacted to this. Please do Sun’s Tirade next, one of my favorite albums of all time
After watching this video again 48:18 I find at this point here the thing and I would say most would consider it a huge critic or thing they love about him is he has his pocket especially within instrumentals and I find often meshes or blends in so much that they almost merge and can often go unnoticed. This I find extremely evident on other projects where it almost is fully in the beat and they are almost hard to separate. Suns tirade is good but has some great highs and some very big lows when compared to this ep I find Brad Jordan to be the only huge miss
Absolutely love this album. The way he mixes his vocals is so creative, how he has like a laid back slurring take at the forefront and a hype one in the background. Love this guy Edit: breaking bad series reaction on patreon coming soon?
FINALLY !! SUNS TIRADE NEXT PLZ
My favorite Isaiah album
MID
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Been waiting so long 🥲
@@oliberdude🧢🧢🧢🧢
Isaiah Rashad is for those that VIBE
"I got the music for the vibers, I got the music for the vibers."
Isaiah and Smino on repeat with the joint fr
BOB IM AT THE CLUB RN BUT I WILL CHECK THIS REACTION OUT AS SOON AS I GET HOME TO MY BED!!
The dedication 😂
@@sondertime6920it be like that 😂
haha, have fun!
The way Zay layers his vocals is incredible
Fr bro! It sound like it coming off a old radio or some shit it’s so fuckin tight
No one does it like Zay.
@@demo2080listen to smino Brodie his style is different but his vocals and the production is just as top notch 👌🏻
Oh my & he does it a lot !!! When you catch it , it’s wild
One of my favorite projects of all time and I'm glad you're getting to it. No skips for me and continues to inspire my own music and creative endeavors. Zay's lyrics aren't always easy to get on first listen but that's one of the fun parts about listening to him
Yeah, I do enjoy lyrics that keep popping up with new things to notice with more listens
@@bobthepoppop love to hear it 🙌🏾don't forget to vibe out too, that's the other great part (and even more-so on his future albums)
I’m one of his biggest fans and it still takes me a long time to understand him 😂 I don’t even get into his albums at first , but like you said !! The good thing about listening to him.. he’s layered , his music, his words .. his message .. ugh he’s brilliant
isaiah mad underrated gotta do sun's tirade and house is burning as well
One of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Nothing else sounds like it and I really hope Zay returns to this dark, emotional, grimy and raw feel one day!
Tbh i hope he doesn’t. He is in a way better place now
every album are different and every one of them are good. He doesnt need to do the same thing on every other album.
@@michaelpoulsenliv he can return to that style without being depressed. It doesnt have to be born from that
@@alexandregaudreau1061 Sun’s Tirade is weak for me personally, but THIB was a sort of a return to form for sure
All my heroes are junkies might sound like cilvia demo
nice . This album changed my life lowkey . TDE were like super saiyans back than. The overdubs (layered vocals) in this album changed the way I approach mixing
I miss that era, those stacked rap vocals on songs made for some of the best songs rhythmically and sonically
46:56 when he says the art of barbarian, he's also saying he's bar burying, that's how hard he bodies this track
Oh, nice catch!
This album helped me mentally during a time I didn’t want to live anymore
Hope you are in better headspace bro ! 🙏
feeling this way RN and can vouch this album keeps me going
This album, and a Sun’s tirade, have both saved my life countless times; no exaggeration. Forever grateful for Isaiah
This shaped my teen years 😭
ts crazy cuz 10 years later it’s shaping mine
This warms my heart Bob. This album had such an effect during my teenage years
I imagine it's an incredible album to have in your ears at that time in life
Stone cold classic in my eyes. Shot You Down is both uplifting and depressing at the same time. One of my favorite hip hop songs of the last decade.
Love how raw this album is, this and the mixtape Pieces of a Kid are both amazing
bob i have waited decades. this is amazing thank you
Glad you’re starting from the first project. Let’s goo 🔥
Literally screamed when I saw this video in my notifications; my favorite artist 🫂
You have good taste
Not very far into the video yet but I'm glad you're talking about his voice and vocal inflection. I think he's one of the more earnestly emotive rappers I've heard. That and his flow are his biggest strengths to me, he's a really good writer but the whole package expresses a lot more than the lyrics alone do, especially the more you revisit it (and I revisited it A LOT as a college freshman who was horribly depressed and getting into weed lol, so I have a lot of memories attached to it now). A lot of other hip-hop projects that have stronger qualities than this, but when it comes to just how much it resonates with me emotionally and how much beauty it contains in my eyes, I don't know if anything can match it.
Well said
This is hands down my Favorite Rap album ever. So good man.
I probably was the first to tell u about this album it was like a year ago. I love this album sm had this on my playlist when i went to Africa at 14 yrs old brings back sm memories 🙌🏾 it really matched the vibe of Africa
WE PRAYED FOR TIMES LIKE THIS
This is a great album. Probably his best work to date. I slept on Rashad for a while. My introduction to him was The Sun’s Tirade album. Absolutely loved that album. Immediately had to listen to this. Glad Isaiah Rashad is getting more attention. He definitely deserves it.
Finally! I’ve been waiting for this reaction for so long. One of my favorite albums of all time, it means so much to me. I know it’s gonna take a while but The Sun’s Tirade and The House is Burning are amazing as well.
BEEN RECOMMENDING THIS SINCE THE CHANNEL BEGAN!! GLAD YOU LOVED IT!! Can’t believe I didn’t see it until now.
Been hoping for this reaction for a while; this is one of my favourite albums oat. Funny hearing at the beginning the comments about the album being all over the place. I think the pacing and track order work really well for the project. I'd be interested to hear your take on it now you've listened to it.
I do too. I think the person giving me the warning was worried I'd get too picky :)
I think the album flows very well
My favorite album of all time. I lost count of how many times I’ve listen to west Savannah!
I was recommending this FOREVER BRUH THIS SHIT INCREDIBLE
My favorite album ever !
Thanks for givin it a spin PopPop, made my night 🥲
Glad you’re getting into Zaywop. He played this whole album on tour last week in San Diego, was a great show! he got some fans up on stage and was giving out water bottles as well
This is one of my all time favorites! Im so glad you reviewed this!❤
Listening to this album brings a whole new genre and vibe of music to your head. Been loving his music /lyrics and his unreleased ones as well.
Also, 'Guwop' is a nickname for rapper Gucci Mane, who was notorious for being in and out of jail all the time for doing some dumb shit. He has since turned his life around.
I yelled “fuck yes” when I saw this thumbnail 😂
Tranquility, Heavenly Father, and shot you down are all some of my favorite songs of all time
Need to hear schoolboy q, blank face and oxymoron both classic albums
Schoolboy Q coming soon!
OMG!! Never thought you would react to this. Love this project
I just was at a ciliva demo 10 year anniversary tour show and this album will always have a special place in my heart. Glad you enjoyed this gem.
Music for the vibers 🙌🏿
One of my favorites of all time, glad you enjoyed this one.
been one of my favorite albums for a very long time, very excited to watch
So glad you listened to this! this record came out in my senior year of highschool and really helped me get through some rough times. Not as big on Isaiah's later work but this one really holds up well even after all these years.
I love how you explained that you don’t always see the artist perspective and you may be over critical at times. Having that understanding is necessary while doing reactions like this and I appreciate you noticing the importance of that.
Its very unique in Hereditary he talks about things that his daddy taught him (presumably by NOT being present) "taught me i dont need nobody" "taught me how to leave somebody." "How to drink my pain away " Etc.
Jus seen bro live in San Francisco for the 10year anniversary of this album and he did not disappoint. Such a great album
So happy that you are finally soon getting into daves music, We are all alone in this together is one of my all time favourite albums
thanks for making my friday night alot more enjoyable
Thank you for how in depth your reactions are
hey bob, thanks for being here and making great content.
NO WAY THIS IS ALL IVE BEEN WAITING FOR
Super stoked you’re digging into his work! Can’t believe this album is 10 already. Sometimes rapping is just talking shit, vibing out, and feeling yourself. Webbie Flow feels like he’s on that fun and manic braggadocio vibe, and I think it’s more about the feeling of the cadence and the energy he’s bringing, and less about lyrical analysis. Not sure if digging deeper into those lyrics would yield the return on investment some other tracks would. Just how I feel about certain songs in music in general. Music isn’t always about intellectualizing the lyricism, sometimes it’s more about feeling, vibing, and sensing the artist’s “shine”.
Yesssss im so lucky to be going to see him perform this live sunday wreaction
One of my favorite albums and artists of all time! Been waiting for you to start Zays discography!
19:20 a bar of rap is one full line. Most verses consist of 16 bars. He's talking about spitting a 22 bar verse, because he says after he'll save that for when he's touring.
It's also referring to spitting a .22 pistol
YESSSSSS OH MY GOD IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL ISAIAH IS SO AMAZING
LETS GO, Isiah makes music for the vibers man, he’s a mix of a little bit of chill rap shit and rapping about real shit about his life and stuff. This shit radiated with me in my early twenties man, really just felt like I connected with his sound and the shit he was rappin about: weed, hoes, and home troubles lol. I hope you enjoy it Bob 🔥
My favourite album of all time
West savannah evokes a nostalgic feeling that no other song is able to for me.
Part of why I love Isaiah Rashad’s music is being from Chattanooga you can understand his music a lil bit better. “Never hit her raw again, fucking with the law again” is him saying he’s never having unprotected sex with a hoe again because he ended up with a hoe as a bm and he dealing with child support. “Picking up trash on highways, never my way” he’s saying from dealing with all that landed him in jail/courts and in TN (maybe other states) inmates clean up the interstate to reduce their time or fines that their charged.
This album and The Suns Tirade are 2 albums I hold very close to my heart. I would love you to listen to The Suns Tirade and The House is Burning when you get the chance to🫶🏼
The lyrics of Tranquility are probably the most interesting on the whole album. I believe the line “they kill for a blessing” could be interpreted that these figures have killed to benefit themselves, but also in Christianity, the death of Jesus is seen as gift, dying on the cross to wash away our sins. So when he says “thank god for the shooter” it’s because without the shooter, Jesus wouldn’t have died for our sins. He’s thanking God for creating the shooter, who in turn has blessed us. Him saying “they came from the heavens” is throwing out the question wether or not they are truly evil for their actions, if killing Jesus was actually a part of gods plan. There’s definitely more to take away from some of the lines but I love how he wrote that hook.
This song is deep af, one of my all time favs from Zay
This album is just like fine wine, the more you listen to it the better it gets💯
about damn time bobert 😂 hopefully the TDE backlog gets sorted thru a bit more this year some gahdamn great albums in there still to get too. all in due time tho no rush boss man
Especially how much he loved Jay Rock man
FINALLLY IT HAS COMEEE BOB I JUST GOT OFF WORK TIME TO SMOKE AND WATCH
Bob this is one of my favorite albums of all time. you have no idea how much this means to me. I love you
🤓
i listen to this jawn back wen i was a freshman in high school and at tha time i never really related to a body of work, but tha feeling from this just stuck wit me, and now im 22 going on 23, adulting and now it REALLY connects wit me…which is crazy
Heavinly Father is one of my favorite Isaiah Rashad songs for the sole reason of that beat and chorus
Im 30 and still realizing i have a lot to learn and people are still stupid . Also it's not easy to be happy although being it is just a hard thing in itself to be happy
“they treat lyrics like i hold triggers
Then downplay what I’ve been given”
i’ve always interpreted that as the media taking everything in hiphop literal to make a point. look at these violent individuals type of comments they make. While at the same time downplaying his talent. “Rap isn’t music it’s just talking” right? How many times have we heard that.
The beat for tranquility is so beautiful
Oh my dear bob. You’ve made me very happy this day
Now this is a Gem! 10 year anniversary!!!
My favorite and obviously most listened to album of the last decade. Nothing better than driving around on a summer night listening to Cilvia Demo
Yessiiirrrrr shout out the guy who recommended you listen to this. This album is a CLASSIC
THANK YOU BOB FOR LISTENING TO ZAY IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG
I revisited this album last month so this is a great surprise for today. Keep up the great work!❤
this album played a very instrumental part in my 15 year old life😭 made things a lil easier for me
This is actually my favorite album of all times and I think the best album of all time. Of course illmatic, #LTM, Control systems, and cheat codes are close seconds. You should check out long terms mentally by ab soul
My favorite album of all time !
Same here!
I AM HERE FOR THIS.
Being from Tennessee and a teenager when this came out, Rashad is goated!
Excited to hear Psychodrama has been added to the the to-do list too now.
FINALLY!!!!
This is one of my favorite albums ever. Isaiah has always felt like one of the more self-aware and relatable artists out there, imo. His 2nd album, The Sun's Tirade, is also a great listen. Hope you can get around to that one eventually as well.
This is one of my favorite albums. Isaiah Rashad is incredibly underrated imo
Just went to his LA concert for the 10 year anniversary of this album. In heaven
Holy shit I was literally just thinking about West Savannah, hopped on YT and saw you reacted to this. Please do Sun’s Tirade next, one of my favorite albums of all time
one of the best albums of all time imo. every song is just absolutely fantastic and i find myself listening to it daily.
My most anticipated Bob video didn’t disappoint
no way! this made my night so much better
I love this album so much! Probably my favorite
The bridge on Menthol, just Hits different at late night when your alone smoking a j
Bob enjoying a Zay project has made my day ❤
He is so good his latest Album is so Important for me its crazy
Goin thru it rn so this album is very fitting
Definitely to Dave’s psychodrama next. Amazing album with great story telling. Lesley might be the best story telling song of all time
img isaiah is by far my fav rapper! welcome to his world
This project sounds so 2014 rap. Goldlink, Isaiah, J. Cole, Schoolboy, Joey Badass
I always wondered why Cilvia demo title track wasn’t the intro. It sets the mood for the album
After watching this video again 48:18 I find at this point here the thing and I would say most would consider it a huge critic or thing they love about him is he has his pocket especially within instrumentals and I find often meshes or blends in so much that they almost merge and can often go unnoticed. This I find extremely evident on other projects where it almost is fully in the beat and they are almost hard to separate. Suns tirade is good but has some great highs and some very big lows when compared to this ep I find Brad Jordan to be the only huge miss
Zaywop the fuckin goat. Dude hits the soul man
Was literally just listening to this album 😂
Absolutely love this album. The way he mixes his vocals is so creative, how he has like a laid back slurring take at the forefront and a hype one in the background. Love this guy
Edit: breaking bad series reaction on patreon coming soon?