For me this album was the end piece of a beautiful trilogy. From Cilvia to this album is a uprise, decline, to finding a in between in life to where he is comfortable. Cilvia was him getting into the game and being not only vulnerable but also ignorant to reality, The Suns tirade was the tragic decline of his drug/ alcohol abuse with depression and writers block. Now THIB is literally that meme Mike mention of that dog in the house on fire, he found his composure and found his comfortable place in his mental. Even when things are fucked up around him Isaiah is at peace. That was I took from this album, AOTY contender for me

This is one of those albums where at first listen you feel like something is missing, but then as times goes on it grows on you.

I can’t believe nobody mentioned Wat u sed! Iamdoechii absolutely rode the beat so well and killed her verse! Love y’all and this review was great!!

Chad with TUT isn't talked about enough. That shit smacks.

Isaiah's albums are memorable and this one is no exception. They won't get played out-you'll just catch yourself liking something new with each listen

It's so cool seeing Yoh with the crew.

I had to repeat RIP Young twice cause that shit was so smooth 🔥🔥🔥🔥

WE HEREEEE!! Shoutout DEHH for grinding and continuing to put out quality work for us , and check out their podcast if you haven’t theres some dope stuff on there that they talk about BEYOND hip-hop!

I wish blessings for everyone in this comment section

Bring yoh back more he’s so well spoken and he rlly listens to the music, he’s like a more chill myke c town

Rashad has literally always made mellow music. With a few bangers here and there. What are they talking about? Modest Media is right

I’ve been reading Yoh’s pieces forever, this is the first time I’m seeing him

In terms of replay value, this is probably my favorite album of the year so far.. the vibe of the album just fits me personally, especially being Summer (I live in Southern California) it's a great vibe setter for those sunset evenings, cruising around, going for walks etc. I don't think there's any skips. Sun's Tirade may have had more standouts, but this one is more consistent start to finish.

Aye Feefo don’t let them son you lmao. The Garden, Lay With Ya, 9-3 Freestyle, Hey Mista all had a certain bite on it that I was not expecting. So I get you brother lmaoooo

DARKSEID wasn’t talked about that much prolly my favorite my top 3 fantastic intro

They can clown on Feefo but he kind of right. It’s his smooth style, but an extra kick or bass thump makes it a hard Zay track. Hey Mista for being pretty mellow goes pretty fucking hard

I LOVE how he broke it down at 22:00. What a great way to analyze the album

I KNEW FEEFO WAS EVENTUALLY GONNA COME AROUND FOR CILVIA DEMO LMAO

I been putting YGTUT - Preacher's son as a suggestion in the patreon for at least a year now

I think people get so used to wanting beat switches and high energy stuff these days that albums like this can sound like a humming in their ear. At first listen I was iffy on the album but it's grown on me every listen since.

Would love to see Yoh come back on. Dude's got great energy and adds great perspective to the conversation.

Dead end hip hop vids be like public busses man hahaha love ya'll thank you so much for continuing to put out content during these times.. truly something that makes my day.

A Preacher’s Son s/o in 2021!🔥🔥🔥🔥 YGTUT is super dope

i swear to yall, i'm in the car on the way to work bumping this album right now & was just thinking about when this review was about to come out.

Yoh was kind of on point, the sequencing does make the album become slower in melody. It becomes almost numbing to the ear. The same thing that some drugs do to your brain. The House thats burning is isaiah’s mind, and the flame is the drugs

I see the consistent Memphis samples as rashad directly acknowledging his influences and upbringing but slurring it through this sludgy lens of depression, tying to the themes of fighting between surrendered to the flow of life or pushing back

Ask yourself, if the house was burning: would you watch and accept that destruction is creation, or, would you act timely to prevent the worse result? It's literally the calm during this heatwave and pandemic.

id honestly love to see more of yoh in the future, dudes really cool i love his vibe

Love the review. We gotta support artist like Zay Wop to bring balance to the game.

I think we have to consider the almost defiance to talk about his struggles in the past 5 years a theme. The fact that the songs are so mellow and blissful, the lyrics hardly mention his very public battle with alcoholism, writer’s block, going broke, etc - and the very intentional mixing of his vocals and the use of distortion on his voice throughout the entire album to hide his vocals and lyrics… I almost see a theme of unwillingness to be vulnerable. Like they said in the review, an acknowledgment that your life is going through a turbulent time but you will not open up to outsiders about the trauma you’ve experienced, either out of pride, delusion, or just your own self preservation. Putting on a brave face even thought you’ve been through and haven’t quite gotten over the trauma yet

Great job guys! I’ve been playing this album everyday since it released. So far… my album of the year!

The convo at the start of HB2U was one of my favorite parts of the record personally. That whole idea that you dont know if theres something waiting for you after death hit hard, especially after the record addressed mortality so intimately. Like with dont shoot and headshots. Its like your life could be cut short at any moment, and all you can hope is that theres something after it all.

After a lot of listens i think this album is a reflection of his 5 year hiatus. “The house is burning” represents his life falling apart due to alcoholism & drug use, and how he was just chilling during that period of time. Majority of these songs were written & recorded all throughout these 5 years which is why he sounds heavily intoxicated on most of these songs. The hidden track in “HB2U” is a depressing sort of victory lap. “You are now a human being” represents him realizing he’s made it out the fire but his struggles are still there, but the future is bright. The “House” represents his brain and his path to finding clarity through solely just accepting the chaos.

I can never not like a chilled out rap album, I'm always searching for them.

"The House is Burning" has been the decided name for the album way before the TDE drama so while Rod's theory is interesting it doesn't really hold too much weight.

I fw Yoh heavy, his vibe is dope fr

Rashad found his pocket and just laid in the groove. Loved y'alls conversation. Appreciate the thoughtfulness.

This whole album felt pretty mellow tbh it's just a cool album imo

Editing was fire, and it was good to see homie Yoh back. love the video keep up DEHH

The House is his mind. Think about the things like his drug addiction. The music was inspired from his addiction to drugs and the experience of being high but also having things like paranoia thus the hook for THIB but when your high tend to have paranoia so the House is mind and the album sequence is basically the motion of being High and then coming down. Hence the mellow vibe he gives off

My man zaywop is a underground goat !! If you’re a stoner into chill mellow rap that bumps in the whip to just vibe to he doesn’t miss. Man has 3 straight no skip classics!!

Runnin’ has a sample that couldn’t get cleared but it was supposed to be

Glad to see Yoh back! But yeah, another quality album from Isaiah! Personally my least favorite out of the three, but I’m not disappointed. Excited to hear what they say Edit: Pretty sure the Runnin song with ScHoolboy had sample problems, which is why it’s only on KZfaq

"Prototypical". Never change, Feefo

Dope album can't help to feel like he was so much influence on Outkast and soul samples with futuristic sounds a few more listens to compare it to his other projects right now for me it's what u expect from Isaiah Rashad got exactly what I wanted

Maaaan, I love you guys. Every other review I’ve seen of this album be trippin. This shit hella dope..vibes for days

I fucking love this album, not much to say. Chad is amazing.

The house is his brain and his brain on fire (drugs). That’s why it’s so laid back. “who’s that peeping through my window? Who’s that fuckin with my conscience?”

one of the best albums of the year, gives me outcast vibes and that's what I love about the arrangements, and vocal mixes on hooks and bridges. Great solid features, smooth production and its just a chill cool asf vibe all the way thru. what a surprise amazing album. good tempo, it flows and the beats fucking knock in cars.

Whoever said that the beats still got some southern bounce in the album is right. It’s still got the mellowed out hazy bounce which is unique. it’s dope and very unique.

THE YOH is back?? This was a treat. Thanks 🙏🏼

Oh sh¡t, Mach-Hommy is here!!!

For me It goes TPAB, then THIB this album is for every type of hip hop fan. This to me is TDE's second greatest album.

Dope review. I definitely agree that Isaiah is rapping way different and it’s just so good. I like the title as well. Honestly he has album of the year for me. Forgot * fav tracks Headshots, All Herb, Hey Mista, Don’t Shoot, Chad, THIB, HB2U

Was waiting for this! Darkseid is my favourite, love how Isaiah wears his influences on his sleeve. Great review guys!

This is one of those albums you can just put on and let it ride no skips on this He has always had a special type of vibe that we need in hip hop. It’s laid back and calm in the middle of the storm which mirrors the artist.

Nas King's Disease II Review is a must 🔥 🔥

This was so great. Thoroughly agreed and enjoyed!

shoutout to yoh for recommending preachers son to myke, thats a personal fav of mine

You should have Yoh on more often if he's interested. Haven't seen the old ones he's in, but I really like his takes and his way of speaking on this.

I've waited 5 years for this!

This video was the perfect palette cleanser after sitting through Fantano's hitpiece of a "review."

“IF THE HOUSE IS BURNING, RELAX”

Amazing review🔥🔥 super in depth and attentive

loved hearing yall thoughts on this

This was the best Isaiah Rashad review I’ve watched this was really good I felt a lot of the shit y’all was saying especially the dude who looked like Isaiah Rashad he was sayin alot of shit I agreed with much love to y’all keep doing this this was amazing

Seems he is in a happier stage of his life so, I loved the mellowness of the album.

shout-out to Yoh! 🔥

This def gonna be a grower on people

After hearing the title track i started thinking the «house» is a metaphor for his mind

what a dope conversation about a dope album. Yoh really did come through and make it extra special on this one.

I fucking love this album. 🇧🇷 Esse canal é muito bom!

I wanted an album of songs like bday and tity and dolla. That’s basically what I got and I’m super happy

Album is Real Good...along with that young dolph and his crew paper route illuminate

22:50 “he’s comfortable in uncomfortable situations” the realest shit I’ve heard

Always look forward to what yall review. Been a minute since we had some Zay and I was excited for this video

I was waiting for thisssssss

I’m glad y’all appreciate mellow music..like not everybody needs to be loud and aggressive… some of these reviews on KZfaq don’t understand that.

It’s been over a month now, and i have to say I love this album 5 times more than I did originally. Even the last part of the outro that I thought was weird at first. I could see myself bumping this along with the Suns Tirades for years to come.

Glad to see Yoh in this vid

Excited for this one! shout out to the DEHH Boys!

Great review! glad to see yall enjoyed this one!

This is a classic example of an album you can’t listen to once and form an opinion.. give it 5 listens and you’ll become a bigger fan each time.

This is my top album of the year so far. Sidenote: I'm digging the visual/sound effects throughout the videos.

I thought Suns Tirade was okay until I heard it about 3-5 times and it was crack, probably the same gonna happen with this. Rn I think it’s cool but the flows gonna catch me and bring me back soon I already know lol

damn man am I the only one who really really fucked with All Herb? possibly my favorite on the album the way zay and amindi sounded together was beautiful and it’s so catchy

This was great to watch thanks y’all 🎉

Zay bringing the music for the vibers. Everything this kid does hits. Whether it’s hard, slow, smooth it always hits.

Feefo be having some of the WILDEST takes lol hard hitting where? Lol

YGTut has a dope ass album called Preachers Son that Feefo and Ken should review!

I agree with Feefo, there are ‘hard’ tracks on this album. Wat u Sed, From the Garden, RIP Young, 9-3 Freestyle, Chad, and the two singles (Lay with Ya) (Headshots) all give ‘turn up’ energy.

love the closing comments

this is one of my favorite albums in a long long time. couldnt be happier for zay and im hype to see him live for first time

Big vouch for Preacher's Son mixtape. Super dope and if you like Zay you'll probably like him

Been looking forward to this one 🏠🔥🏚️

this new setup is dope

Streets been waiting on this one

Wish TUT's verse on Chad was longer, RIP Young goes dumb hard too

As chill/mellow as this album is, its his darkest piece of work to date at this point in his career. To me his music videos for this album is the main story and there's a order his music videos should be watched including 200/warning in order to fully grasp the idea the album gets to. And to me.... THIB is such a hard song. I still don't believe no one understands how fire that song is. Like to me thats the best song on the album. Dude... That flow he used, the whole way through and his delivery is so perfect on that song. He literally was telling a story completely mindfucking you with everything he's saying. Like bro, go check out that song. Idc if he sounds chill on that song, he's not chill on that song. Headshots and rip young is more up the alley of truly mellow and comfortable both sharing the same sample. From the garden is... Well... Yk?... His coming out song... Lol(idc i still love his music, and he's not truly gay gay. He's bi). Chad was a vibe song. Almost feels like TST song. Lay wit ya tho. That song is way more important than i think its supposed to show. Watch the music videos in this order after the listen to the album. I promise you'll thank me... Music Videos in order: 1. 200/ Warning 2. Lay wit Ya 3. From The Garden 4. wat u sed 5. CHAD 6. THIB 7. Headshots I placed headshots after THIB due to the similarities in vibes being so psychedelic and atmospheric tones between each other in a way. I could be wrong. But this album is conceptual. My favorite songs on this album 1. Geodran's Favors 2. THIB 3. Darkseid 4. Headshots 5. RIP Young 6. Hey Mista 7. All Herb 8. Don't Shoot I still don't know where to place this on my list of Zaywop projects, however I do believe this album is his most personal one and every song is supposed to sound like its own flame. Just how I saw it. If anyone feels like they'd like to add to this comment express thoughts, that would be amazing. Feel free to lmk whatever your thoughts are about this album.

This album rides so well in the whip, I agree outside of track two it's a pretty chill record, but man it just flows so well, I didn't want to stop drivin til the album was finished...