The Sun’s Tirade is Isaiah Rashad’s debut studio album released on September 2nd, 2016 through Top Dawg Entertainment. The album serves as a follow-up to his 2014 EP Cilvia Demo. After a few tweets in August 2016, the title was speculated to be titled Free Lunch, named after his promotion single of the same name. On August 19, 2016, Rashad released another single titled “i mean,” a cut that didn’t make it onto TST. Months before Isaiah dropped the second promotion single named “Smile.” In an interview to promote his album, Isaiah revealed the thoughtful meaning behind this project: