Cilvia Demo
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| EP by Isaiah Rashad | ||||
| Released | January 28, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop, Neo Soul, Jazz Rap | |||
| Length | 49:29 | |||
| Label | Top Dawg Entertainment | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| BET |   |
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| Pitchfork Media | 8.2/10 |
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| HipHopDX | |
| XXL | 4/5 |
Cilvia Demo (also referred to as Cilvia) is the debut extended play by American hip hop recording artist Isaiah Rashad. It was released on January 28, 2014, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The EP features guest appearances from Jean Deaux and Michael Da Vinci, as well as his Top Dawg label-mates SZA, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. The EP's production was handled by several record producers, namely Ross Vega, Mr. Carmack, Joseph L'Étranger, Black Metaphor, The Antydote, Farhot, Chris Calor, D. Sanders and a member of the Digi+Phonics Sounwave.
Cilvia Demo received universal acclaim from music critics. It was included in several year-end top album lists by critics and publications. The EP debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200, selling 8,500 copies its first week.
Cilvia Demo is a loose concept album that, according to Rashad, sums up his emotional struggle, from his teenage to adolescent years. The project is characterized by its personal themes, such as substance abuse, fatherhood, growing up, and police brutality. The EP's music incorporates stylistic and production elements of southern, experimental, and progressive hip hop.The production consists of smooth, old school influenced, downbeat southern hip hop, with elements of experimental soul and trip hop. The project features hazy and atmospheric soundscapes of low, mid, to high-tempo beats with chopped and screwed background vocals; its abrasive main vocal set against smooth, slow burning southern-styled production.
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