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Isaiah Rashad Recruits an All Star Cast for New Video Chad ISAIAH RASHAD RECRUITS AN ALL-STAR CAST FOR NEW VIDEO “CHAD” FROM THE HOUSE IS BURNING ALBUM WATCH HERE LIL' SUNNY’S AWESOME VACATION NATIONAL TOUR KICKING OFF SEPTEMBER 8TH IN BOSTON September 1, 2021 (Los Angeles, CA) – Ahead of his national Lil' Sunny’s Awesome Vacation tour, Isaiah Rashad unveils a star-studded video for “Chad” from his critically acclaimed album The House is Burning on Top Dawg Entertainment. Cameos in the video include Jay Rock, Dominic Fike, Amine, Kal Banx, Denzel Curry, REASON, King Mez, Childish Major, Devin Malik, Free P, Tia Corine, Hugh Augustine, YGTUT, and Lance Skiiiwalker. Isaiah Rashad will be embarking on Lil' Sunny's Awesome Vacation, which kicks off in Boston as he brings The House Is Burning to life on stages all over the United States (full dates below). Largely sold out, remaining tickets are available now at IsaiahRashad.com. General on-sale tickets are available HERE. Check out the new video now, and don't miss Isaiah Rashad on tour this year. “The TDE rapper returns with newfound poise and even joy, taking R&B, Southern rap, and his inimitable lyrical style and casting it into a sophisticated collage.” - Pitchfork “this is an album of gradual growth, of returning to foundations and building something more lasting than what was there before.” - NPR “With a set intention, Rashad executed his album with refinement” – GRAMMY.com LIL' SUNNY'S AWESOME VACATION' TOUR DATES: September 8 - House of Blues - Boston, MA - SOLD OUT September 9 - Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA - SOLD OUT September 11 - Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD - SOLD OUT September 12 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH - SOLD OUT September 13 - Pier 17 - New York, NY - SOLD OUT September 14 - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY- SOLD OUT September 15 - The Dome at Oakdale - Wallingford, CT September 16 - Fete Music Hall - Providence, RI - SOLD OUT September 18 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH - SOLD OUT September 19 - 20 Monroe - Grand Rapids, MI September 20 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT September 21 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT September 22 - Fillmore - Detroit, MI September 23 - Fillmore - Minneapolis, MN - SOLD OUT September 25 - Summit - Denver, CO - SOLD OUT September 26 - Depot - Salt Lake City, UT - SOLD OUT September 27 - Knitting Factory Boise - Boise, ID - SOLD OUT September 28 - Knitting Factory Spokane - Spokane, WA September 30 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA - SOLD OUT October 1 - Commodore - Vancouver, BC - SOLD OUT October 2 - McDonald Theater - Eugene, OR -S OLD OUT October 3 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR - SOLD OUT October 5 - Ace of Spades - Sacramento, CA - SOLD OUT October 7 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT October 8 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT October 10 - Novo - Los Angeles, CA - SOLD OUT October 11 - Novo - Los Angeles, CA - SOLD OUT October 12 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA - SOLD OUT October 13 - SOMA - San Diego, CA - SOLD OUT October 15 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ - SOLD OUT October 17 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV - SOLD OUT October 18 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ - SOLD OUT October 20 - South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX October 22 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA - SOLD OUT October 25 - Emos - Austin, TX - SOLD OUT October 26 - House of Blues - Houston, TX October 27 - The Aztec Theater - San Antonio, TX -S OLD OUT October 30 - Ritz - Raleigh, NC October 31 - Fillmore - Charlotte, NC November 2 - Jannus Live - St. Petersburg, FL November 3 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL November 4 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - SOLD OUT November 6 - Tab - Atlanta, GA - SOLD OUT November 7 - Iron City - Birmingham, AL November 8 - Marathon Music Works - Nashville, TN - SOLD OUT November 9 - The Signal - Chattanooga, TN - SOLD OUT November 12 - Day N Vegas 2021 - Las Vegas, NV DOWNLOAD HI-RES PRESS PHOTO HERE PHOTO CREDIT: Spencer Sease ABOUT ISAIAH RASHAD: Isaiah Rashad doesn’t look back. Instead, he never stops moving forward. That’s why the internet has tried so hard to keep up since the Chattanooga, TN-born and Los Angeles-based artist emerged in 2012. After one seismic appearance after another throughout 2013, he formally introduced himself with 2014’s Cilvia Demo. XXL named him among its prestigious “Freshman Class,” while the project earned a rare score of 8.2 from Pitchfork. Just two years later, his full- length debut, The Sun’s Tirade, bowed in the Top 20 of the Billboard Top 200 and closed out 2016 on over a dozen year-end lists, including UPROXX, L.A. Weekly, Inverse, Stereogum, Pop Matters, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, and more. In between sold-out shows coast-to-coast and racking up nearly 500 million total streams, he quietly stared down his demons out of the spotlight. By the time he dove back into music, life had changed. The process switched up, so he realigned and linked up with new collaborators. Ready to break a five-year creative silence, he returns with his album The House Is Burning. FOLLOW ISAIAH RASHAD: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook For more information, please contact: Yash Zadeh Warner Records [email protected] .
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