This came out like 4 days after one of the worst days of my life. I’m in the same boat, glad you made it out of that dark place. I’ll forever love Zay for this album alone but I like everything he’s done.
I remember having no car having to always walk 45mins to my job everyday + back + used to use this EP as one of my motivations to push me through life this project meant so much to me as it would push me through other traumas I was going through at that time
I love reading comments on Zays stuff. Yall feel like my people and I recognize their spirit. Love to all of you because we could all use a little. P.s. I love this performance because it shows how personal Zays poetry is. It’s like this is the how the music is meant to be experienced.
This album really did so much for me. I was in tenth grade bumping this. I’m 25 now and this EP is still a constant part of my rotation throughout the times. Thank you ZayWop for blessing us with these Sonics
wow man. i remember just blasting this album walking to my next class. confused, lost, but every song, every word, every sentiment on this tape made me feel understood. thank you, isaiah goated fr
God man Isaiah just does not miss. I love this album, I took my daughter to see him as her first show, THIB had just dropped and he was coming through Houston. I'm 40 now. I danced, I cried, I laughed- and she got to see it all. A memory we will forever share, from a rare artist that just does not miss. Ever.
Zay 's introduction through "Cilvia Demo" marked a pivotal moment in my musical journey. The first encounter with his artistry took place during a Schoolboy Q concert in Belgium, where he served as the opening act. From that moment on, I became an ardent fan.
Nah fr. As a grown man this touched my heart in the best way in a long time. There’s so many memories and emotions tied to that album and songs. So this was very much needed and appreciated 💯
Bro I was in the 8th grade in Algebra class having like some test day I think and they had us sitting in the computer lab and I found this gem on the recommendation. Life changed ever since❤
Your music has not only given salvation, solace, but often an actionable path forward. Your words have carried me for years, Isaiah. I hope you realize how important your music is to a generation Zay... thank you for everything. This set is everything brother.
Real talk Cilvia Demo got me thru my twenties .I'm thirty now, and so happy to see Zae peforming this at Spotify. Zae this is the reason us Vibers love you and always will.
I’ve been listening to this album every week for the past 8 years for my power nap. When I wake up, usually on RIP Kevin Miller, I always feel good and ready to go back to work. Always work, always will, your music is magical.
Had just turned 18 just got kicked out my moms house, bouncing round from hommie to hommies house. Just started blowing trees. I was lost but I was at peace too slapping this shot everyday it’s crazy. Love you zay.
Was in uni, had my first born, and got a job in cold sales door knocking.. this album kept me going as I walked door to door, worried about my next pay check. 10 years later, I’m glad to say Zay, we’ve both progressed - I now manage 2 states for the very manufacturer that I was repping d2d. Bless y’all
I still play this album front to back OFTEN. The whole discography actually. Zero skips. Thank you for making the music you make. Keep crushin it homie.
This was so special. Live instrumentals gave these songs a whole new light and I'm so about it. Zay has been my fav for years now. Since 2016 when TST came out. Good to see him well and cracking jokes.
26:00 love the fact that great rappers of this generation, like Isaiah, Tyler the creator, vic mensa, chance the rapper, ab soul are giving flowers and want to make the greatest lyricist in the game Lupe Fiasco proud! 🌹
His music will always do something for me that not many other artists can. I feel like he doesn’t get how important to the culture he is. Gotta see him play one day!!
I remember just listening to Heavenly Father every day back to back for like a month in a really messed up place and thinking about if I still wanna be here. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that, I gotta find my own purpose for living yo, this ain’t it. It has to be more than blaming God or my father or whoever, I wanna live for me. Thanks for the art as always Zay. This project for the most part, was the soundtrack to me finding a purpose.
Remember sitting in art school downloading this sh and bumping it for about 4 years straight, always in rotation. 10 years flies by. This joint was so important
When my father died this album was the only thing that gave me comfort at a time when i needed it the most, Thank you isaiah for the art you have given us ❤
I used to listen to this album in high school thinking....I need my college friends to be isaiah rashad fans....boom college starts and i was driving all the way to sacramento to see isaiah with these new friends who i made in college
One of my top 5 favourite artist ever. Really glad that Spotify got him to do this. This is one of the greatest debut records in hip-hop and Rap ever in my opinion. And this record really got me through a lot of dark years.
I saw this as audio when they did it and couldn't find footage of it and thought 'oh man would be sick if they filmed it'. 11 months later, here I finally am 🤦♂️ Cilvia Demos is a really special album to me, got me through a lot of internal anguish when I was 19. I still come back to it now and then and it still hits.
Been on this Rashad binge lately. This is hitting at the right time. All his music really speaks to me and got me through some dark times. TDE! HiiiPower!
I discovered this album in the toughest moments of my life and every time I heard it, it would trigger those heavy emotions again. But I finally can listen and genuinely enjoy it. I’m glad I can finally appreciate the creativity and artistry that is this album
I never played another album as much as I have with Cilvia Demo. This came out when I was in the 8th grade, I graduated college last year. This album will always have a special place in my heart.
The way this album makes me feel everytime I go back to it is just amazing how these were his first real songs and I can feel the emotion attached to them Thank you Zay for this Album Thank you TDE And Thank you Spotify ❤
"I had a couple drinks, and I wonder If I could call you, tomorrow and borrow, your heart See I've been stressing for a blessing The one that would set me apart, set me apart I got all my problems, but I no have no weed When they say money solve 'em, I say "No, not me" And I don't love no more, but I'll just let you be Cause you see all my problems and you still had loved me" - Menthol (this hook is insane)
Year I graduated high school, dark times mentally, but this album showed me light. Didn't even understand how much it was about mental health until I got older. Thank you, Zay..
Man I loved this album, but since then I have started my own music career and it sucks to see him judge his old self so much. I feel like he was shy about what he used to say when he should've performed every word with so much more passion. Like you felt that stuff in your soul at one point and now it seems like an afterthought and a reason to judge himself, cmon Zay, I suffer with bipolar behavior and adhd so I know how it is to love yourself one moment and hate yourself the next, but whether its the old or new version of you, you have always been the same dope ass mf. Cool to see this at this point of my life, grateful he did it for us. Thanks Zay!
Cilvia Demo never failed to keep my smile on my face during highschool years Back then, when we had classics like oxymoron or gkmc but we had the curiosity to explore this unknown part of TDE This unknown project with this minimal brown cover Dropped by this less known young artist that used to talk about life and experiencing our 20s on this lil mixtape called Pieces of a Kid Nobody could ever believe that Cilvia Demo could've changed our lives as Oxymorom or GKMC And, fortunately, we still here Thank you Isaiah, 10 years is only time for an immortal classic like this
Special for us to play this session with Zay... long live Cilvia Demo.
you guys killed it!
hope this aint the last we hear from yall and Zay together. You guys knocked the house is burning tour out of the Park.
You killed it just like you did last year in manny guys
Yall are amazing. Thank you all for this
Thank y’all for breathing even more life into this beautiful album🫶🏼
Mann I got so many emotions attached to this album. Nothing but love for zay
Nooo joke
On god!
That drug nostalgia hit hard with this, mann 13' and 14' what a time
Trueee
“Heavenly Father” gonna hit everytime 😭
This tape saved my life, not even an exaggeration. Took me out of a real dark place 10 years ago. Thanks as always Isaiah
I fR feel you on this bro
I cannot tell you how accurate this is!!!
For real this music helps the soul heal
Same dawg. God bless Zay ❤
This came out like 4 days after one of the worst days of my life. I’m in the same boat, glad you made it out of that dark place. I’ll forever love Zay for this album alone but I like everything he’s done.
65yrs old bumping this in 2024 banging!!!!
live music like this has no age!
This cover hits the soul glad to know it’s appreciated
Hell Yeah!
00:00 - 03:13 = menthol
03:13 - 04:09 = menthol backstory
04:09 - 08:15 = rip kevin miller
08:21 - 08:31 = rip kevin miller backstory
08:31 - 09:15 = cilvia demo album cover
09:15 - 10:01 = comparing recent projects to cilvia demo
10:16 - 13:34 = ronnie drake
13:34 - 15:00 = ronnie drake backstory
15:00 - 15:38 = on bond with sza
15:38 - 18:25 = shot you down
18:25 - 20:06 = shot you down backstory
20:06 - 24:55 = heavenly father
24:55 - 25:32 = heavenly father backstory
25:32 - 26:20 = final impressions
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Come to dallassss with that TOUR
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!!!!!!!!@@xtwinkiemaster17x
LIVE BAND PLAYING RIP KEVIN MILLER. HOLY SHIT DAWG. THIS IS CRAZY.
Bruh that shit goes innn
Just imagine if they gave us banana or hereditary too 🙃
"They don't feel you till you pass away,The eulogy be so movin"
We live the scenes from those movies
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HE STARTED W MENTHOL. Favorite track to this day man
Man imagine the whole album like this. Imagine a tiny desk
I remember having no car having to always walk 45mins to my job everyday + back + used to use this EP as one of my motivations to push me through life this project meant so much to me as it would push me through other traumas I was going through at that time
I can confidently say that this album is one of the most important ones of my life. Ever.
Facts this 1999 & P1
I love reading comments on Zays stuff. Yall feel like my people and I recognize their spirit. Love to all of you because we could all use a little.
P.s. I love this performance because it shows how personal Zays poetry is. It’s like this is the how the music is meant to be experienced.
This is the best comment on TH-cam
This album really did so much for me. I was in tenth grade bumping this. I’m 25 now and this EP is still a constant part of my rotation throughout the times. Thank you ZayWop for blessing us with these Sonics
Same age, same time frame for me. Weird looking back at those days, shit was a different lifetime
Exact same time frame. Thats crazy, I’m excited to see this man when he finally hits his tour
Same here brotha, same everything.
we here !!
this is crazy. same rotation and everything. life!!
wow man. i remember just blasting this album walking to my next class. confused, lost, but every song, every word, every sentiment on this tape made me feel understood. thank you, isaiah goated fr
Extremely relatable🥹🥹
Very well put!
STG
deadass
made me extremely emotional, was such a huge part of my adolescence and is to this day one of, if not my favorite projects ever.
Cilvia demo will never get old
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Cult Classic ☝
God man Isaiah just does not miss. I love this album, I took my daughter to see him as her first show, THIB had just dropped and he was coming through Houston. I'm 40 now. I danced, I cried, I laughed- and she got to see it all. A memory we will forever share, from a rare artist that just does not miss. Ever.
Zay 's introduction through "Cilvia Demo" marked a pivotal moment in my musical journey. The first encounter with his artistry took place during a Schoolboy Q concert in Belgium, where he served as the opening act. From that moment on, I became an ardent fan.
Still remember this dropping and being blown away. Ten years later he's one of my favorites. Thank you for the classics.
Glad that zay still here to give us this performance! Feel like the emotions of the studio versions are amplified x10 on this, loved every moment!
Nah fr. As a grown man this touched my heart in the best way in a long time. There’s so many memories and emotions tied to that album and songs. So this was very much needed and appreciated 💯
I was probably 12 or 13 when I first found Isaiah Rashad. Its been almost a decade and he never fails to save my life. Much love brudda 🤍
Bro I was in the 8th grade in Algebra class having like some test day I think and they had us sitting in the computer lab and I found this gem on the recommendation. Life changed ever since❤
I’m in 9th grade and I just discovered this mf this so damn good 😭
And none of my friends wanna try it out.
@@godly_potatoe69xd19 get new friends.
Living legend. Period. Live long to see your friuts my guy.
Your music has not only given salvation, solace, but often an actionable path forward. Your words have carried me for years, Isaiah. I hope you realize how important your music is to a generation Zay... thank you for everything. This set is everything brother.
Saw this live with the same band, I requested Menthol, Isaiah looked at me and said "Wait Imma get you " . Much love brother.
One of the most meaningful albums of my life, crazy to see that 10 years have flew so fast
Real talk Cilvia Demo got me thru my twenties .I'm thirty now, and so happy to see Zae peforming this at Spotify. Zae this is the reason us Vibers love you and always will.
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Those country licks on “Heavenly Father” nearly broke my neck 23:26
I’ve been listening to this album every week for the past 8 years for my power nap. When I wake up, usually on RIP Kevin Miller, I always feel good and ready to go back to work.
Always work, always will, your music is magical.
Had just turned 18 just got kicked out my moms house, bouncing round from hommie to hommies house. Just started blowing trees. I was lost but I was at peace too slapping this shot everyday it’s crazy. Love you zay.
This band is unreal. They are gonna be huge one day.
Was in uni, had my first born, and got a job in cold sales door knocking.. this album kept me going as I walked door to door, worried about my next pay check. 10 years later, I’m glad to say Zay, we’ve both progressed - I now manage 2 states for the very manufacturer that I was repping d2d. Bless y’all
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Love reading the comments on this, especially the ones that talk ab their memories and connections to the album. I love music man.
I still play this album front to back OFTEN.
The whole discography actually. Zero skips. Thank you for making the music you make. Keep crushin it homie.
The instruments on Heavenly father😪😍
This was so special. Live instrumentals gave these songs a whole new light and I'm so about it. Zay has been my fav for years now. Since 2016 when TST came out. Good to see him well and cracking jokes.
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26:00 love the fact that great rappers of this generation, like Isaiah, Tyler the creator, vic mensa, chance the rapper, ab soul are giving flowers and want to make the greatest lyricist in the game Lupe Fiasco proud! 🌹
Heavenly Father always makes me emotional man….
Real
This album got me through some dark times! All love, cant wait for the SF show! So stoked! These songs live are gonna be a vibe and a half 🤘
Bro ima be there tooo! Shits gonna be dope as hell
SF roll call 🙌
@@marcogonzalez3582 Can't wait! 🤘🤙
See you there!!
This album will forever be apart of my life. Thank you Zay for all your magnificent art pieces. I’m really blessed to experience this shit.
man. i'm just so happy to be born in this era. this is my music. thanks isaiah
His music will always do something for me that not many other artists can. I feel like he doesn’t get how important to the culture he is. Gotta see him play one day!!
This album helped me out so much with battling depression when I was younger. All the love to Zay
I remember just listening to Heavenly Father every day back to back for like a month in a really messed up place and thinking about if I still wanna be here. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that, I gotta find my own purpose for living yo, this ain’t it. It has to be more than blaming God or my father or whoever, I wanna live for me. Thanks for the art as always Zay. This project for the most part, was the soundtrack to me finding a purpose.
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This Album Will Forever Be A Classic For Me, Just The Time When It Came Out Was A Special Moment In Itself.. Im Forever A ZAYWOP Fan
Remember sitting in art school downloading this sh and bumping it for about 4 years straight, always in rotation. 10 years flies by. This joint was so important
2021 after dealing w/ my mom passing, and a break up simultaneously, this album helped me prevent my self-destruction.
First heard this album my freshman year of highschool 2014 will never forget. I’d be blasting this on my headphones every day 🎧🔥 much love 🫶🏼
Yuppp 2014 freshman year unmatched 🙌🏽
Man I remember when I down and out this album would be my go too when I would walk from school to the house
When my father died this album was the only thing that gave me comfort at a time when i needed it the most, Thank you isaiah for the art you have given us ❤
Can’t wait for a new album!!
🗣🗣🗣🗣
I used to listen to this album in high school thinking....I need my college friends to be isaiah rashad fans....boom college starts and i was driving all the way to sacramento to see isaiah with these new friends who i made in college
So glad he played Menthol, such an underrated song
Man just watching this gave me chills the whole video. It put me back in my 23 year old mindset and alot of memories just came back to me
Yes sirrr was the same age, good times bruh for real. Wanna go back for just a day.
22 rn n a lot of his music resonating with me rn
23 rn but been listening since 18 any advice
As a 17 year old kid who was playing cilvia in my room this means a lot. This and pieces of a kid got me through.
One of my top 5 favourite artist ever. Really glad that Spotify got him to do this. This is one of the greatest debut records in hip-hop and Rap ever in my opinion. And this record really got me through a lot of dark years.
My husband and I have so many memories attached to this album… definitely one of our top 3 ❤
Watching Rashad tonite at the House of Blues Anaheim!! Let’s goooooo 🔥🔥
I saw this as audio when they did it and couldn't find footage of it and thought 'oh man would be sick if they filmed it'. 11 months later, here I finally am 🤦♂️
Cilvia Demos is a really special album to me, got me through a lot of internal anguish when I was 19. I still come back to it now and then and it still hits.
Seeing this man live in concert perform this legendary album this Saturday!! Cannot fuckin' wait, loved this album from the first listen
Same, I'll be there!
Bro I’m going on Thursday
Isaiah Rashad you saved my life!
Most impactful album ever on my life. So potent, a true poet. Needed this in 2014
This took me to the first time I heard Isaiah Rashad. Nostalgic legend for sure. I almost cried
Damn man… chills listening to this again 10 years later… Zay forever
this is therapy. thank you isaiah.
Greatness. This album helped me through depression, alcohol dependence, and shitty relationships. Thank you sah!
Bro shi legit
this album changed my life i was like 10 when i first heard this really impacted my life
No one more vulnerable than this man. God bless you Isaiah you gave us spirit you gave us hope through out the years brah. Thank you
such a dope performance ever... please come back soon.
First time I heard this album was in 6th grade.Listened to it damn near everyday walking to school.
This SiR album bout to be ⛽️
Listening to this, I can't fail. Brings me back to when I first heard this. I'm so happy they started off with Menthol.
Proud to say I've been listening to this project for 10 years too and we still going, classic vibes🎤🔥
That Ronnie Drake crazy w the vibes❤
Hope they don’t kill you cause you black today Fuckme up everytime
This album is a classic hands down. Live performance we thought we didnt need.
Been on this Rashad binge lately. This is hitting at the right time. All his music really speaks to me and got me through some dark times. TDE! HiiiPower!
I discovered this album in the toughest moments of my life and every time I heard it, it would trigger those heavy emotions again. But I finally can listen and genuinely enjoy it. I’m glad I can finally appreciate the creativity and artistry that is this album
One of the best albums period🙏
Cilvia Demo ❤️
heavenly father hit differently wow
This version of Ronnie Drake just knocked me tf out 🖤🫶 shout out to the band!
💯💯🙌🏾
love rashad is in the moment and jus chillign w/ the band during his verses lmaoo
I never played another album as much as I have with Cilvia Demo. This came out when I was in the 8th grade, I graduated college last year. This album will always have a special place in my heart.
The way this album makes me feel everytime I go back to it is just amazing how these were his first real songs and I can feel the emotion attached to them
Thank you Zay for this Album
Thank you TDE
And Thank you Spotify
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Felt like a very intimate set, loved it
This has brought so much incredible happiness to me this afternoon. Thank you Isaiah Rashad and Spotify.
Legit made me emotional 🙌🏽 this was a TIME stamped in history that made me feel great back then ! Thank y’all for this bro 💯
"I had a couple drinks, and I wonder
If I could call you, tomorrow and borrow, your heart
See I've been stressing for a blessing
The one that would set me apart, set me apart
I got all my problems, but I no have no weed
When they say money solve 'em, I say "No, not me"
And I don't love no more, but I'll just let you be
Cause you see all my problems and you still had loved me"
- Menthol (this hook is insane)
The wayne influence here is crazy!! My favorite tape from Zay
Listened to this everyday for the past 4 days. Songs sound so amazing live. Zaywop one of my fav artists
OMA! 😃
Year I graduated high school, dark times mentally, but this album showed me light. Didn't even understand how much it was about mental health until I got older. Thank you, Zay..
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Isaiah Rashad is Generational Talent ❤
I love this performance so much, it has been on repeat since it dropped. The album is great too!! For this to be his first album, CRAZY!
Man I loved this album, but since then I have started my own music career and it sucks to see him judge his old self so much. I feel like he was shy about what he used to say when he should've performed every word with so much more passion. Like you felt that stuff in your soul at one point and now it seems like an afterthought and a reason to judge himself, cmon Zay, I suffer with bipolar behavior and adhd so I know how it is to love yourself one moment and hate yourself the next, but whether its the old or new version of you, you have always been the same dope ass mf. Cool to see this at this point of my life, grateful he did it for us. Thanks Zay!
If I could only choose one album to listen to for the rest of my life, it'd be this one
Cilvia Demo never failed to keep my smile on my face during highschool years
Back then, when we had classics like oxymoron or gkmc but we had the curiosity to explore this unknown part of TDE
This unknown project with this minimal brown cover
Dropped by this less known young artist that used to talk about life and experiencing our 20s on this lil mixtape called Pieces of a Kid
Nobody could ever believe that Cilvia Demo could've changed our lives as Oxymorom or GKMC
And, fortunately, we still here
Thank you Isaiah, 10 years is only time for an immortal classic like this
No ways I loved this tape in high school❤😮😊
Love him happy he in a better place!!!
everybody got that one artist that saved their lives, Zaywop is that artist for me 👊🏾❤
Isaiah Rashad is one of my favorite artists.
It's even cooler seeing him perform with OMA, their MF DOOM covers are the best! 😁