Following the release of his riveting studio album The House Is Burning, Isaiah Rashad joined the Breakfast Club to talk about the meaning of the project, what’s been going on in his life, and everything surrounding TDE.
During the conversation, Rashad clarified a tweet that many had misconstrued to be about label mate Kendrick Lamar.
“I was on the way to my kid's birthday party on Saturday, and me and her mom had had a little verbal whatever,” Rashad explained about the real meaning of his tweet. “And I knew that I couldn’t really say anything that I wanted to say, so I said it on Twitter for a second, and I’m forgetting that n***as are watching me, so I deleted it. Not about him.” (“Him” being Kendrick.)
The tweet in question read “everybody emotional. u not that special. quit embarrassing us.” Â
Rashad quickly deleted it and clarified the message was not directed at K.Dot.
Social media was set ablaze last week after Kendrick Lamar broke his silence on Twitter and dropped a short but loaded message saying he was working on his last album with his label Top Dawg Entertainment.
“As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” Kendrick wrote. “The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood. May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life’s calling.”
Elsewhere in the open letter, Kendrick talked about going months without a phone and trying to find peace through the ebbs and flows of life. Rashad’s tweet was presumed by some to be about Lamar because everyone was focused on the DAMN rapper at the moment.
Check out Isaiah Rashad’s full Breakfast Club interview up top.
