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Ab-Soul – The GRIT Interview (Video)

Though Ab-Soul may be a relative newcomer to some, he has been tirelessly pursuing his craft for more than 7 years. We caught up with him to discuss the determination, focus and drive that has sustained him and allowed him to reach the level of success he has to date.... Read more

Ab-Soul – Only 1

New heat from Ab-Soul. Check out Only 1. After Soulo is done cracking your cranium, you can get the low down on the lyrics at Rap Genius. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul (Audio)... Read more

Ab-Soul drops a verse in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)

Ab-Soul is the latest to grace The Backroom on 106 & Park. Check out his verse below. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul (Audio)... Read more

Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul

Wow. Joey Bada$$ and Ab-Soul take no prisoners on their new collabo. Straight lyrical assassination. Check out Enter the Void below. Click here to purchase on iTunes. Related: Joey Bada$$ performs Waves with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more

Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Pt. 3 (Will You Let it Die) ft Jay Rock & Ab-Soul

Here's a brand new song (just recorded last night, so it's not on the album...) from the Black Hippy crew -1. Check out The Heart Pt. 3 (Will You Let it Die) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock below (as well as The Heart Pt. 1 and Pt. 2,... Read more

J-Live – Hot vs. Dope Vol. 1 (Mixtape)

Some (though not enough) know J-Live as a dope MC. Heads know he is a skilled DJ, as well. Here's a new mixtape from him featuring recent music from Yasiin Bey, Kendrick Lamar, Murs & Fashawn, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Killer Mike, Rick Ross, Skyzoo, CL Smooth, Raekwon, Jean Greae,... Read more

Check out all of the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers featuring DJ Quik, DMX, Mystikal, Eve, Childish Gambino, Ab-Soul, Xzibit, Kendrick Lamar and more below (Video)

There were some strong verses from OGs and young guns in this year’s Cyphers. Below are all the Cyphers, including verses from DMX, Eve, Jean Grae, Ab-Soul, Talib Kweli, Childish Gambino, Driicky Graham, Schoolboy Q, Mystikal, Snoop, DJ Quik, E-40, Kurupt, Xzibit and Kendrick Lamar, starting with the West Coast... Read more

Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)

Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock spoke to Page 31 about the timing of a Black Hippy album (no time soon...), voting, how dope Kendrick's album is about to be and more. Check out the video. Related: Jay Rock - Yola (Audio)... Read more

Ab-Soul – Nibiru

Here's another new song from TDE courtesy of Ab-Soul. He lives up to his name by crafting a dense rhyme about extinction level events. There are not too many MCs in this head space. Check out Nibiru. Related: Ab-Soul - Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jay... Read more

Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) (Video)

Ab-Soul brought out the entire TDE family for his new video. Check out his Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. Related: Ab-Soul performs Ab-Soul’s Intro live on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)... Read more

Rapsody – Non-Fiction ft Raheem DeVaughn & Ab-Soul (Prod. 9th Wonder)

Rapsody drops another hot 9th Wonder-produced joint. This one features Raheem DeVaughn and Ab-Soul. Check out Non-Fiction. Related: Rapsody - Believe Me... Read more

Strong Arm Steady – Fair Fight ft Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock

Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock join Strong Arm Steady on the Statik Selektah-produced Fair Fight. Related: Ab-Soul - Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q & Jay Rock... Read more

Ab-Soul performs Ab-Soul’s Intro live on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Ab-Soul set the mic on FIRE on the Sway in the Morning show. Check out the video of his live rendition of Ab-Soul's Intro. Related: Ab-Soul spits an a capella verse for Beats TV (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul – Beats TV Verse (Video)

Ab-Soul drops an a capella slow flow verse for Beats TV. Check it out below. Related: Ab-Soul headlines his first show in NYC (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul, Fashawn & One-2 – Donnie Brasco

Here's a hot new joint from Ab-Soul, Fashawn & One-2. Check out Donnie Brasco.  Related:  Best New Hip-Hop of May and June 2012 featuring Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar and more (Audio)... Read more

A lot of hot hip-hop has dropped over the last couple of months. Here’s a playlist featuring some of the best joints from May and June (Audio)

You'll find music from Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Brother Ali, Dom Kennedy, Phife Dawg, MF DOOM, Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., MMG, Kanye West, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Pac Div, Goodie Mob, Large Professor, Snoop Dogg and much more. If you're down... Read more

Ab-Soul performs at NYC’s SOB’s (Video)

Ab-Soul did his first headlining show in NYC last night. Here's some footage of his performance at SOB's. Related: Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Karen Civil (Video)

Here's a cool interview of Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q by Karen Civil. They discuss what it would take to drop a Black Hippy album, how they decide who gets on what track, why Schoolboy Q is now calling himself Puff Daddy and more. Check out the video below. Related: Ab-Soul... Read more

Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul Rap on DJ Green Lantern’s Invasion Radio Show (Video)

Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul crush the mic on DJ Green Lantern's radio show. They go in on the beat for Nas' Daughters no less. Check out the video of their verses and an interview of them where they discuss Slaughterhouse, West Coast MCs and more below. Related: Ab-Soul - Black... Read more

Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q & Jay Rock in Concert in NYC (Video)

Is there any collective in the game right now stronger than TDE/Black Hippy? Here's a 30-minute video of Kendrick Lamar in concert with appearances from Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock that makes a strong case for them. Check it out below. Related: AFH Interviews with Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q... Read more

Ab-Soul – Terrorist Threats ft Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko (Video)

Ab-Soul drops off a new video to get the weekend started. Check out Terrorist Threats featuring Danny Brown and Jhene Aiko. Ab-Soul's Control System is in stores now. If you haven't heard it, you can stream it in full here. Related: Ab-Soul discusses his earliest musical influences (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul – Control System (Full Album Stream)

Ab-Soul's Control System album dropped on Friday. If you haven't heard it yet, you can stream the full album below, courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment. If you like what you hear, you can click here to buy it. Related: Ab-Soul speaks on his earliest musical influences (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul’s Control System album is in stores now. Here’s an exclusive interview where he speaks on his earliest musical influences and his journey to the world of hip-hop (Video)

Ab-Soul's new album Control System dropped today (click here to buy it and show your love for good hip-hop). As you get to know the knew music, here's a look at the man behind it. Like his name suggests, Ab-Soul is not easily defined. His diversity shows in his music... Read more

Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) ft Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock & Schoolboy Q

Damn. Black Hippy is going to hurt some feelings with this one. Here's the remix to Ab-Soul's Black Lip Bastard, featuring the entire TDE crew--Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. In a word: blistering. Check it out below. Ab-Soul's album drops on 5/11. Get ready. Related - Ab-Soul- ILLuminate... Read more

Ab-Soul – ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar

Here's some new FIRE from Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar. Check out ILLuminate. Ab-Soul's album controlsystem drops on 5/11. Related: Ab-Soul - Empathy ft Alori Joh and JaVonte (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul – Empathy ft Alori Joh and JaVonte (Video)

Ab-Soul vibes out on a track that is reminiscent of the sound Timbaland crafted for Aaliyah in the One in a Million era. Check out the video for Ab-Soul's Empathy featuring Alori Joh and JaVonte. Related: Ab-Soul - SOPA ft Schoolboy Q Peep the reference. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HN0GBRu10E... Read more

Ab-Soul – SOPA ft Schoolboy Q

SOPA is the latest from Ab-Soul and it features Schoolboy Q. Check it out below. Related: Ab-Soul - Pineal Gland (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNpcN_iQszk&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Schoolboy Q – Toca Tuesday Freestyle + Ab-Soul – Pineal Gland (Video)

Here's a double play from 2 Black Hippies. First up is Schoolboy Q kicking a verse on Toca Tuesday Freestyles and next is a tripped out (literally) new video from Ab-Soul for his song Pineal Gland (if you read up on the Pineal Gland you'll have a whole different level... Read more

Ab-Soul – Terrorist Threats ft Danny Brown & Jhené Aiko

Here's a new joint from Ab-Soul. The track was produced by Dave Free who laced the Blessed track for Schoolboy Q. Check out Terrorist Threats featuring Danny Brown and Jhené Aiko. Previously: Ab-Soul - Showin' Love... Read more

Ab-Soul – Showin’ Love

Here's a brand new banger from Ab-Soul. Check out Showin' Love. Also, click here to see why we named Ab-Soul one of the best MCs on the rise.... Read more

Here is our list of the underground MCs who had the biggest come up in the last year: The AFH Torch Bearers list. These MCs include Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, Chuuwee, Dom Kennedy, The Jets (Tradeamark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy, Sir Michael Rocks), The Kid Daytona, Rittz, Schoolboy Q, Smoke DZA, Stalley and XV. Click here to see why we chose these MCs and to hear some of their music.

There have been a lot of lists declaring top MCs lately; some for the mainstream and some for the underground. In our opinion (and each list is just that--opinions) each list left some things to be desired. So...we decided to take matters in our own hands. Partly in response to... Read more

Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul – 5 Fingers of Death + Druggys With H*es Again (Video)

5 Fingers of Death. You know how it goes down. Sway plays 5 random beats and let's MCs attack 'em. Half of Black Hippy, Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul, got their chance yesterday and the lyrical wordplay was silly. Both Q and Ab-Soul blacked out on different beats. Check out the... Read more

Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul) in Texas (Video)

Here's some footage of Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul) performing in Texas, set to a medley of their hits from the past year (and damn there are plenty). Props to Top Dawg Entertainment for killing the game in 2011. Click here to check out our... Read more

Schoolboy Q – Druggy’s Wit H*es Again ft Ab-Soul

Here's a new take on a previous collabo between Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. The beat is kinda crazy.  Check it out below (stream-only). ScHoolboy Q - Druggys WitH Hoes Again Feat. Ab-Soul by Mixedbyali... Read more

Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q in New York (Video)

There's been a lot of buzz about these cats lately, and justifiably so. They've dropped 2 very hot albums in the last month (Kendrick Lamar's Section 80 and Jay Rock's Follow Me Home) and are at the vanguard of a new West Coast movement. Here's a video showing their recent... Read more

Black Hippy – Toca Tuesdays Freestyle

The audio for this one dropped last week. The visuals make it even better. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q show that the West Coast is in good hands with this new generation. Jay Rock's Follow Me Home album is in stores now. Click here to buy it.... Read more

Jay Rock is joined by his Black Hippy crew on Say Wassup.

Check out the video ft Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar. Jay Rock's album, Follow Me Home, drops on 7/26. Top Dawg Entertainment is killing it. Support good hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UziocaSimyc&feature=player_embedded... Read more

You know how Black Hippy gets down. You know how Toca Tuesday Freestyles go down. Here’s the combo of the 2.

Check out Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q kicking verses (some true freestyles, some not...but all good) with Tony Touch.  10 minutes strong... Click here to download.  And, if you need more Toca Tuesday Freestyles in your life, click here. Update: Here's another freestyle from Kendrick Lamar and... Read more

Next up is a new joint from Rapper Big Pooh ft Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul.

Check out RapperPooh-A-Lude, produced by Focus. This one BUMPS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaJVJD6e3Pc Click here to download.... Read more

Ab-Soul continues to showcase different flows. On Gone Insane he goes in over a Southern bounce track.

The visuals are pretty ill too. It's great to see cats re-injecting diversity into the game. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGOhHA2gR0M&feature=player_embedded Click here for more Ab-Soul.... Read more

Here’s a new Ab-Soul video for Nothin’. Once again, he flips up his style to kick something very different from past releases.

Still dope, though. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJxuweus8S0&feature=player_embedded#at=148 Click here to check out some of his other flows.... Read more

Ab-Soul is one to watch. He consistently puts out good music that takes you on an aural journey.

The latest is his video for Picture That.  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XicMahwAVXc&feature=player_embedded#at=229 And, click here if you missed some of his other more recent releases.... Read more

Ab-Soul continues drawing on a slinky 70´s soul sound…and that´s a great thing.

Check out Moscato ft Kendrick Lamar. If you like that old stanky funky Outkast like Funky Ride and SpottieOttieDopalicious you´ll dig this. Click here to download. Here´s some of that Outkast for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXmqauitBkM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1e967ThSFs... Read more

Terrace Martin has been releasing some heat lately. His latest is a dope underground posse cut ft Murs, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Skeme, Problem and Casey Veggies.

This one weighs in at about 9 minutes strong.  There is no hook.  It's just a bunch of MCs spitting over a dope beat.  "Samples we can't even clear."  Real hip-hop. Click here to download and click here for more Terrace Martin. The length, lack of chorus and just endless... Read more

Ab-Soul is cool like that. Check out how he handles the classic Digable Planets track on his new song Titsenas

That cat's range has impressed me.  He dropped All Feelin' earlier in the year and it was a totally different sound but still dope.  Props to NahRight.com. Click here to download.  Here's Digable Planets' Rebirth of Slick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM4kqL13jGM... Read more

If you like Outkast’s first album or anything from Death Row Records, check out Ab-Soul’s All Feelin’. It’s a return to the funk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vaerNUTh44 Click here to download. Not feeling the Outkast comparison?  Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f5VKdK1c3Q... Read more