Isa Whitaker (pronounced Esa) is a 22 year old Hip-Hop artist currently residing in Morganton, North Carolina. Known as “Siyah” in the Hip-Hop world, an acronym for "Strugglin' Improves Your Ambitious Hustle", Siyah has been pursuing a career in Hip-Hop since 2008 after graduating from High School. Siyah is hoping to use his musical talents as a way to get people to think about things they may not have considered before, and to relate to people who have been or are in the situations he's went through. Some of his musical influences are Tupac & Lupe Fiasco.