Ab-Soul
Biography
Able to juggle the profound and the profane along with the mainstream and the underground, rapper Ab-Soul is a member of the Black Hippy crew as well as a solo artist. Born Herbert Stevens in Los Angeles, Ab-Soul contracted Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a child, a hypersensitivity complex that left him light sensitive and wearing sunglasses most of the time. He rapped throughout high school but didn't take it seriously until after graduation, forming the group Area 51 with rapper Snake Hollywood and signing a deal with Street Beat Entertainment in 2005. The two-year deal ran out with much to show for it, but in 2007, Ab-Soul joined the Top Dawg label with his A Day in the Life mixtape following a year later. In 2009 he formed the Black Hippy crew with fellow Top Dawg artists Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Rock, then in 2011, he made his solo debut with the album Longterm Mentality. His sophomore and breakthrough effort Control System followed a year later, featuring guest spots from the whole Black Hippy crew along with other artists like Jhené Aiko and Danny Brown. The album climbed to number 83 on the Billboard 200 albums chart while his 2014 effort, These Days…, featured names like Lupe Fiasco plus Rick Ross, and debuted at number 11. . Able to juggle the profound and the profane along with the mainstream and the underground, rapper Ab-Soul is a member of the Black Hippy crew as well as a solo artist. Born Herbert Stevens in Los Angeles, Ab-Soul contracted Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a child, a hypersensitivity complex that left him light sensitive and wearing sunglasses most of the time. He rapped throughout high school but didn't take it seriously until after graduation, forming the group Area 51 with rapper Snake Hollywood and signing a deal with Street Beat Entertainment in 2005. The two-year deal ran out with much to show for it, but in 2007, Ab-Soul joined the Top Dawg label with his A Day in the Life mixtape following a year later. In 2009 he formed the Black Hippy crew with fellow Top Dawg artists Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Rock, then in 2011, he made his solo debut with the album Longterm Mentality. His sophomore and breakthrough effort Control System followed a year later, featuring guest spots from the whole Black Hippy crew along with other artists like Jhené Aiko and Danny Brown. The album climbed to number 83 on the Billboard 200 albums chart while his 2014 effort, These Days…, featured names like Lupe Fiasco plus Rick Ross, and debuted at number 11.
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2. Control Syst..
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3. Longterm Men..
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4. You're Gone ..
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5. Riddims 2.0 ..
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6. Save (feat. ..
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7. Riddims (fea..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
| 1. | Illuminate (feat. Kendrick Lamar) | Control System | 5:06 | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Terrorist Threats (feat. Danny Brown.. | Control System | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Hunnid Stax (feat. Sc Hoolboy Q) | These Days... | 3:23 | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Sopa (feat. Schoolboy Q) | Control System | 4:08 | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Pineal Gland | Control System | 3:52 | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Just Have Fun | These Days... | 5:30 | $0.99 | |
| 7. | World Runners (feat. Lupe Fiasco &am.. | These Days... | 5:02 | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Gods Reign (feat. Sza) | These Days... | 4:18 | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Black Lip Bastard (Remix) [feat. Bla.. | Control System | 5:48 | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Track Two | Control System | 4:02 | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Moscato (feat. Kendrick Lamar) | Longterm Mentality | 4:39 | $0.99 | |
| 12. | You're Gone | You're Gone - Single | 3:26 | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Book of Soul | Control System | 5:10 | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Lust Demons (feat. Jay Rock & Bj.. | Control System | 3:40 | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Bohemian Grove | Control System | 4:23 | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Ride Slow (feat. Danny Brown & D.. | These Days... | 7:21 | $0.99 | |
| 17. | Feelin Us (feat. Jay Rock & Rava.. | These Days... | 5:09 | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Stigmata (feat. Action Bronson &.. | These Days... | 3:48 | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Sapiosexual | These Days... | 3:36 | $0.99 | |
| 20. | Closure | These Days... | 3:25 | $0.99 | |
| 21. | Kendrick Lamar's Interlude | These Days... | 4:59 | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Twact (feat. Jinx & Short Dawg) | These Days... | 3:48 | $0.99 | |
| 23. | Nevermind That (feat. Rick Ross) | These Days... | 4:39 | $0.99 | |
| 24. | Dub Sac | These Days... | 5:50 | $0.99 | |
| 25. | Tree of Life | These Days... | 5:37 | $0.99 | |
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