Rap artist Isaiah Rashad has announced his return with a new album titled It’s Been Awful, set for release on May 1, 2026. The TDE rapper shared a dramatic teaser video depicting him bloodied and stumbling in a field before collapsing, with the album title and date appearing on screen. This marks his first full-length project in five years.
Isaiah Rashad released the teaser video on April 7, displaying him stumbling across an open field in a bloodied state before falling to the ground. The screen then showed the text “It’s Been Awful 5/1/26,” confirmed by a new Instagram page as the title and release date of his upcoming album. As a rapper signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, Rashad has not dropped a new LP since The House Is Burning in 2021. [](https://pitchfork.com/news/isaiah-rashad-teases-return-with-its-been-awful/ Isaiah Rashad’s personal life drew attention in 2022 when a leaked video surfaced showing him in intimate encounters with men. He later described himself as “sexually fluid.” Following the album’s release, Rashad plans to embark on the second leg of his Clivia Demo 10th anniversary tour shows, which he initially launched in 2024. Clivia Demo refers to Cilvia Demo, his debut mixtape from 2014, ranked at No. 25 on Pitchfork’s list of the 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium.
