I am a big fan of Isaiah Rashad's work.  Are you familiar with Rashad?
Yes, the hip hop recording artist and record producer is one of my favorite artists.
Do you know when he got his start?  I have only recently been following him
Rashad began taking rapping seriously in tenth grade, so its quite a long time ago!
I would say so.  Does have any awards?
On September 2, 2016, he released his debut studio album, "The Sun's Tirade", to widespread critical acclaim, which is sort of an award!
I really like his style.  Does he mention any particular influences on his music?
His inspiration is Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA among others!
I can see that.  Their sounds definitely have some similarities 
Yep and he is also a founding member of the Chattanooga hip hop collective The House. Have you heard of that?