Isaiah Rashad Readies Return, Coachella Crunch Time Kicks In: Everything We Loved In Music This Week

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It’s Official. It’s Been Awful.

Okay, so it’s happening! Isaiah Rashad is dropping a new album! I first saw hints on his Instagram Stories – a pic of what looked like the album cover, called It’s Been Awful, with the TDE logo on it. Then, TDE’s Punch posted the same phrase on X, and a bunch of other artists from the label did too. Seriously, it felt like a coordinated drop! People even started spotting posters around New York and merch pics popped up online. But then, this morning, Isaiah officially announced it with a cool trailer – It’s Been Awful is a full studio album coming out in less than a month! It’s his first since The House Is Burning back in 2021, and the press release says it’s going to be a really raw and honest return. It’s dropping everywhere on May 1st – I’m already hyped!

Two of Our Favorite Hypetrak Stars Linked Up: Ovrkast. x Niontay

It’s always exciting when artists previously featured on Hypetrak collaborate, and the results are usually fantastic. This week, two rising stars in New York City’s underground rap scene – Ovrkast. and Niontay – joined forces for the first time. Their new track, called “Wata,” was previewed on Kast’s Instagram last week and has now been released with a striking black-and-white music video.

The Coachella Set Times Dropped



As Coachella’s first weekend begins in just a few hours, the festival released the official schedule of performance times earlier this week, signaling the start of the final preparations.

…And So Did the Coachella Billboards

While set times are helpful, seeing the festival billboards go up is the true sign that Indio’s huge music festival is almost here, and all our favorite artists are featured on them.

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2026-04-09 23:56