The “last Black Hippy to get a wiki”, Ab-Soul has gone from being the obscure fourth member of one of the hottest commodities in the industry (Top Dawg Entertainment) to an emerging star and XXL Freshmen. Continuing the imprint’s incredible run, Soul drops off the incredibly dope “The End Is Near”, which features Mac Miller. In typical fashion, the TDE MC waxes poetics using his uniquely abstract candor giving us gems like, “I’m a king and I smoke a lot of weed / that makes sense, it’s ‘bout 32 ounces...
The Bronx MC continues to impress with heartfelt lyricism in this freestyle over Nas' "Stay". With strings added by MP Williams, one of the brains behind A$AP Rocky's "Ghetto Symphony" on LongLiveA$AP, the producer helps to intensify Euro Leagues' unwavering honesty as he sets the tone to the MC's tale of past struggles leading up to his meeting and approval from the TDE crew. This release comes in the aftermath of his show at New York City's Highline Ballroom for their NYC Holiday Massacre show. You can listen to his...
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In interviews, Kendrick Lamar says good kid m.A.A.d city is a far cry from Section.80. Where Section.80 passed comment on Lamar's generation, good kid m.A.A.d city provides background for that appraisal. Not only do we gain a better understanding of Lamar through his personal histories, we also...
Thank Kendrick Lamar for leaking another banger from his highly anticipated forthcoming debut good kid, m.A.A.d city. K. Dot trades bars with Dr. Dre on "Compton" over a soulful, West-Coast Just Blaze instrumental. It's only right that the two deliver another California anthem to follow...
It's only a matter of time until the artists from Top Dawg Entertainment run the hip-hop world, constantly dropping tracks and videos of the highest quality and caliber. Off his sophomore album, ScHoolboy Q released the visuals for his single "THere He Go". This song highlights the versatility of Q...
In the past couple of years, a few groups of young artists have formed all over the United States and popped up into hip-hop's underground/indie limelight. These new voices have brought introspective outlooks & immense 'swag' back into the scene again; specifically I am referring to A$AP...
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Ab-Soul’s new full-length, independent album, Control System, accomplishes two things. It proves that the self-proclaimed ‘deep thinker’ of TDE (which includes Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Soul) is a star on his own merit. It also sets a precedent for future swag-era rap...
Ab-Soul teams up with Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate and fellow Black Hippy member ScHoolboy Q to drop the latest cut off his upcoming mixtape Control System, "SOPA." Ab-Soul absolutely kills this track as he has been doing as of late, bringing his almost enlightening verses and his smooth...
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