Ab-Soul

Twitter was quite eventful this past week from 2 Chainz detailing an encounter with Oklahoma police to Drake announcing he will perform at the 2013 MTV VMAs, the social network was buzzing all week long. Many rappers also took to twitter this week to vent frustrations, Joey Bada$$ most mentionable tweeting that his city lacks love for him and has blacklisted him from NYC radio...

Last week Jay-Z's Life + Times premiered a somewhat mysterious trailer for a mini-documentary about TDE's Black Hippy crew and the group's journey to perform at Jay-Z's Budweiser Made In America festival last Labor Day weekend. Now, the documentary is online for your viewing pleasure...

With the rap world still reeling from Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse, K. Dot and the rest of TDE have been quiet. As fans and rappers have reacted to the verse—both on social media and in their own verses—the rappers of TDE have stayed out of the conversation and out of the spotlight. Now, Life ...

In the wake of returning from a near four month hiatus, Ab-Soul exclusively chatted with XXL about his new track "Christopher DRONEr," his upcoming project with JMSN, and what we can expect from TDE as a unit. Along with confirming a new project is surely on the way, releasing the new material just yesterday, the "Black Lip Bastard" revealed that the track is indeed in respons

Rapsody drops the first track off the DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, She Got Game, due out August 20. Here, she links up with Nipsey Hussle, Ab-Soul, and Terrance Martin on “Never Know, “ which features production by 9th Wonder. Over the smooth beat, the three MCs rap tight bars that’ll have you rewind it back. Listen below. ...

While ScHoolboy Q is plotting Oxymoron for later this year, Ab-Soul has offered little details of his next project. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy his string of free tracks. Last night, the 2013 XXL Freshman released his new single titled “Christopher DRONEr.” Nam...

Alex Wiley releases the video "K-Swiss" today hailing off of his Club Wiley mixtape. Using fan featured videos for the majority of the clip, Alex appears among friends in quite odd scenarios with the addition of some performance footage...

At the age of just 25, Jhené Aiko has already spent more than a decade in the music industry. Far removed from her early days working under the B2K umbrella, she's stepped out on her own over the past few years with a highly acclaimed mixtape, Sailing Souls, features on projects with Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Schoolboy Q, and a new record deal with Def Jam under No ID's Artium Records imprint.

Yesterday, up-and-coming spitter (and nephew to Damon Dash) Da$h dropped his new mixtape V.I.C.E.S., an acronym for Very Ignorant Content Exposing Success. The fifteen-track tape is a nuanced, nostalgic journey through the depths of New York and Internet rap, featuring the likes of Action Bronson, A$AP Ferg and Ab-Soul. While th...

This was bound to happen. Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Porter, Jay Rock, Eminem, Royce da 5' 9", Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q are photographed in the studio. One can only assume that they are working on new music for any one of their upcoming albums. For any rap fan, we just have to cross our fingers that their records get released sooner than later...

Kevo Da Kid, Ab-Soul and Boldy James team up for "On God" produced by Young Chop. This is the first single off his High Class Life, Low Life Mentality mixtape. Listen to the track below. If this is you first time hearing this MC's name, this is a great introduction...

This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, friends and collaborators reacted to the death of Andre 3000's mother, Ab-Soul and Waka Flocka Flame reached out to Amanda Bynes, and Gucci Mane and Freddie Gibbs teased their new albums. At the same time,  Wiz Khalifa gets confused for an impostor and Tyler, the Creator talks about Mac Miller's sophomore album. And...