Isaiah Rashad Confirms New Album 'It’s Been Awful'

Isaiah Rashad is finally ending the silence. Following a cryptic coordinated campaign across the Top Dawg Entertainment roster—with ScHoolboy Q, Doechii, and Punch all echoing the same bleak sentiment online—Rashad has confirmed his fourth studio album, *It’s Been Awful*, arrives in less than a month. The rollout moved from Instagram stories to the streets of New York City in under 24 hours, marked by physical posters and sightings of new merchandise featuring the Chattanooga rapper alongside Lexa Gates. Rashad has always been the resident poet of TDE’s bench, specializing in a specific brand of Southern lethargy that feels both intimate and expansive. While 2021’s *The House Is Burning* was a victory lap of sobriety and survival, the new title suggests a pivot back toward the grit. With the lead single "Same Shit" already circulating, Rashad appears ready to dismantle the four-year wait with the same vulnerable, mid-tempo precision that defined his early cult classics. Expect *It’s Been Awful* to land on all platforms by early May.