Ab-Soul

Next week marks the moment everyone has been waiting for, when XXL will start rolling out our 2014 Freshmen Cyphers. It's one of the most anticipated parts of the Freshmen cover—outside of the list itself—and has made for some intriguing chemistry and fascinating collaborations over the years. But while you wait f...

This past month, we've rolled out the profiles, interviews, behind the scenes photos and freestyles from this year's XXL 2014 Freshmen Class, and yesterday we compiled all those freestyles into one place and ask you to vote on which Freshman came through with the best verse. The...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there's always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it's out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap hea...

New York's own Nitty Scott, MC offers up some new tunes to start off your Memorial Day weekend. After her successful EP, The Boombox Diaries, Vol. 1 and her freebie mixtape Doobies & Popsticks, the 23-year-old spitter comes forth with her first proper project. Th...

After talks of leaking his album and settling on a release date, Ab-Soul is up next to come out this year from the TDE camp. For the first official offering, Soulo grabs Queens' Action Bronson and Philly's Asaad for "Stigmata." Filled with Q's "Yak...

Each year, XXL presents its list of the best Freshmen for the coming year, and each year that means another class has moved on to sophomore status. But just getting on the Freshmen List doesn't guarantee success—we like to say that it means the work really begins right then and there. Last year, we ...

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Ab-Soul’s debut album These Days finally has a release date. After being pushed back numerous times, the LP is set to hit shelves June 3. Fellow label mate ScHoolboy Q released the good news on Twitter this weekend in tweet that said “June 3rd old blood!!!” His ...

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Top Dawg Entertainment is all about fan participation. In response to their impatience over Ab-Soul upcoming album These Days, TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith is allowing them to pick its release date. He’s offered up four choices including June 3rd, 10th, 17th or 24th. YALL BEEN ON MY...

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