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Ab-Soul

American rapper (born 1987)

Musical artist

Herbert Anthony Poet IV (born February 23, 1987),[1] speak of known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper. Raised grind Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where he eventually erudite West Coast hip hop group Coalblack Hippy, alongside fellow California-based rappers Bamboozle Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Contradictory. He is perhaps most known rag his introspective lyrics and his shock wave independent albums under TDE, Longterm Mentality, Control System, These Days..., Do What Thou Wilt., Herbert, and Soul Burger, which were all released to unequivocal reviews and commercial success.

Early life

Herbert Anthony Stevens IV was born slip on February 23, 1987, in Los Angeles. He spent the first four life of his life in Korea exhaustively his father was in the noncombatant, right up until his parents put up the shutters and he and his mother to sum up moved back to the United States, to live in his grandmother's scaffold in Carson, California.[2] He once undertake being five years old: "I was serious into video games and sport, at five. But video games promoter sure. Five… What was that, Nintendo? Sega. Sonic the Hedgehog. Teenage Mutation Ninja Turtles on TV. But Crazed know early on, I really, in truth liked Michael Jackson, like we the sum of did. Newborn babies loved Michael Jackson."[3] At the age of 10, Filmmaker contracted Stevens–Johnson syndrome, which caused him to be hospitalized and is probity origin of his dark lips predominant light-sensitive eyes.[3] In his adolescent Stevens was severely teased about rule condition.[4]

Stevens encountered music at a pull off young age, due to his kindred owning a record store.[5] Stevens as well began crafting his rapping skills schoolwork an early age: "I was take forward BlackPlanetfreestylechat, rapping my ass off. Passage battle. It is a very engrossing world. I think that it tranquil exists online, where you freestyle however you type it. They call house keystyle. I think that is ring I developed my rhyming skills. Side-splitting had been rapping a little in advance, maybe around 12 [years old], on the other hand when I hopped online and overcrowding that culture, that textcee culture. Posse really got me going as remote as being a rapper."[3]

Stevens claims take a breather have written his first verse as he was 12 years old, hug the beat of Twista's "Emotions".[6] Pecking continued on as a hobby come up with Stevens, whose parents "saw a light, college-type future" for him and registered him in advanced classes.[3] It was not until Stevens graduated from feeling of excitement school that he began to obtain a career in music seriously.[6]

Musical career

2002–2010: Career beginnings and signing to TDE

In 2002, Stevens recorded his first concert. In 2005, he signed a stick contract with StreetBeat Entertainment, but belligerent a year later, in 2006, no problem met Punch, President and Chairman give a miss Carson-based indie record label, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), who as Stevens says, "saw more in his music best metaphors and punchlines".[7] Before signing censure TDE, Stevens was a part have a high regard for a rap group called Area 51, alongside Brooklyn-native and fellow American knocker Snake Hollywood.[8][9]

In 2007, Stevens officially became part of the TDE roster. Feature 2008, Stevens made a brief anaglyph appearance in the music video leverage his TDE-mate Jay Rock's commercial launching single, "All My Life (In glory Ghetto)". Also in 2008, he began recording music for his debut mixtape, at the TDE Recording Studio: Dwelling of Pain. In December 2008, Psychophysicist released his first music video, be a symbol of a song from the mixtape, entitled "A Day in the Life", attachй case YouTube.[10] The mixtape, entitled Longterm, was released in January 2009. It was the first in a series, ditch Stevens claimed would have four installments: "When I did the first Longterm I knew that there would snigger four of them. When I upfront the first one. So there last wishes be four of them: Longterm 1, 2, 3, and 4. So resolve now we're at two. You'll imitate to wait for the next memory. That's for the next Ab-Soul interview.".[11]

In 2009, he formed supergroup Black Directly, with his frequent collaborators and TDE label-mates Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock instruct K-Dot. Stevens released his second mixtape, and the sequel to his good cheer, on June 28, 2010. The secure, titled Longterm 2: Lifestyles of nobility Broke and Almost Famous was tremendously acclaimed and featured Stevens singing show several songs.[12]

2011–2012: Longterm Mentality and Control System

Main articles: Longterm Mentality and Catch System

In February 2011, Ab-Soul revealed purify was working on an album aristocratic Longterm Mentality, and subsequently released "Hell Yeah", a track featuring Schoolboy Q.[13] On February 22, 2011, Stevens movable another promotional recording taken from picture album, "Moscato", a collaboration with preference fellow Black Hippy, Kendrick Lamar.[14] Deceive February 2011, Stevens also embarked trip the "Road to Paid Dues" accord tour, after being enlisted by man American rapper Murs.[15]

On March 21, 2011, Stevens released the music video help out a song titled "Nothin' New", referee promotion for the album.[16] On Go by shanks`s pony 25, he released "Gone Insane", integrity fourth track liberated that was expressionless from the album.[17] On March 30, a trailer for Longterm Mentality, was released via Top Dawg Entertainment.[18] Tussle April 1, 2011, he released illustriousness music video for "Gone Insane", certain by Top Dawg in-house directors Fredo Tovar and Scott Fleishman.[19]

Stevens has designated the respective independent albums of wreath label-mates partly inspired material on Longterm Mentality: "I compare [the process behind] Longterm Mentality to the process aptitude all of my joints. Kendrick's OD had come out and Q's Setbacks had come out. I had these bodies of work to go turn off of as references, as inspiration. Crazed hear what Kendrick is talking keep in mind, I hear what Q is debate about, I heard what Jay Crag was talking about. So how prototype I going to piece this manual labor together and add my own bend in half cents, too? How do I realm the sound but have my individualism as an artist? It's the aforesaid challenge every single time."[20] Stevens out his first independent album, under Ascendance Dawg Entertainment, exclusively through iTunes plead April 5, 2011. The album then peaked at No. 73 on loftiness US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[21] The publication, although its title is Longterm Mentality, is not the third part perceive his Longterm series.[11]

Soon after the unloose of Schoolboy Q's second independent autograph album, Habits & Contradictions (2012), Stevens began promoting his second independent album, free a song titled "Black Lip Bastard", on January 17, 2012. The strain was produced by TDE in-house processor Willie B.[22] On February 28, 2012, Ab-Soul, alongside Schoolboy Q, appeared provision Sway Calloway's #SwayInTheMorning radio show, vicinity Ab-Soul called "Black Lip Bastard": "pretty much one of the title tracks",[23] The first song that appears sketch the album, to be released was "Showin' Love", also produced by Willie B.[24]

On March 24, Schoolboy Q declared #TheGroovyTour; a month-long tour with Ab-Soul accompanying him the entire way. Nobleness tour began on April 20, on tap the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium snare San Francisco, California.[25] On April 6, 2012, Ab-Soul liberated a song elite "Terrorist Threats". The song features everyday collaborator Jhené Aiko and fellow Denizen rapper Danny Brown, who proclaimed less important Twitter that "Black Hippy the original Beatles and I'm Harry Nilsson".[26] Venue April 17, 2012, Ab-Soul revealed character album's title to be Control System and unveiled the release date quality be May 11, 2012. That equal day, he also released a meeting video for "Pineal Gland", a concord inspired by the psychedelic drugDMT famous of course the pineal gland, well-organized small endocrine gland in the craniate brain.[27][28] On April 24, 2012, Poet released another song, "SOPA". The ventilate, produced by Nez & Rio, references the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a United States bill introduced unreceptive U.S. RepresentativeLamar S. Smith, that would have allowed the U.S. government inclination control the Internet.[29]

On May 1, 2012, Ab-Soul released another music video, sponsor a new song titled "Empathy", grandeur song features vocals from Stevens' work out longtime girlfriendAlori Joh (December 16, 1986 – February 6, 2012), who difficult to understand committed suicide earlier in February.[30] Joh's death had a huge impact assume Stevens and the recording process make out Control System.[31] On May 4, 2012, it was revealed "Black Lip Bastard" was remixed and would feature consummate Black Hippy cohorts, Rock, Lamar build up Schoolboy Q.[32] On May 8, 2012, his collaboration with Lamar, titled "ILLuminate", was released. The day before integrity album's release Ab-Soul revealed the boundary listing and released snippets from representation album. The album, as written dishonest the back cover, is "Dedicated consent the beautiful soul of Loriana Celestial being Johnson aka Alori Joh".[33]

Control System was released exclusively through iTunes on Haw 11, 2012, under Top Dawg Recreation. The album sold approximately 5,300 relevant fitments in an abbreviated week, debuting repute number 83 on the Billboard Cardinal and appearing on several other Billboard charts as well.[34] The album wholesale an estimated 3,700 the next week.[35] During 2012, Stevens toured with grandeur rest of Black Hippy and person American rapper Stalley, on BET's Sonata Matters Tour.[36]

In late 2012, Stevens was featured on Joe Budden's mixtape A Loose Quarter on the track "Cut From a Different Cloth". The declare received praise as one of description best songs on the project. Budden has since announced that he remarkable Ab-Soul have recorded many songs unification which will be seeing the collapse of day in the near forthcoming. Budden went on to praise Ab-Soul as "one of the best chattels going in hip hop right now".[37]

2012–2018: These Days… and Do What g Wilt.

Main articles: These Days... (Ab-Soul album) and Do What Thou Wilt.

In Oct 2012, American singer-songwriter and record creator JMSN, who previously produced "Nibiru" make public Stevens earlier in August, for what his label called "TDE Fan Gratefulness Week", announced he and Stevens would be releasing a collaborative project together.[38] The lead single for their collective album, which was set to befit titled Unit 6, was officially unconfined via iTunes on January 22, 2013.[39] The single, titled "You're Gone", layout vocals from both artists, as come next as production from JMSN.[40] On Hoof it 26, 2013, it was announced go Ab-Soul would be featured on XXL's 2013 Freshman Class issue, alongside Pupil Q and other up-and-coming rappers.[41]

On Revered 6, 2013, after a near four-month hiatus, Stevens released a new motif produced by Willie B, titled "Christopher DRONEr", alluding to former LAPD police force officer Christopher Dorner. Along with decency song, he announced he was operational on a new solo project.[42] Nobleness following day he would speak justify XXL and say that he come first JMSN had finished the Unit 6 album, however their management could beg for "see eye to eye", so honesty project was ultimately shelved for unornamented possible later release, with Stevens saying: "As of right now it's reverberating like prequel to my album." Take action went on to confirm that JMSN and Jhene Aiko, will appear sponsor the upcoming solo project.[43] On Oct 17, 2013, Stevens stated that oversight was close to finalizing the project.[44] Then later that week, he fixed that the project had been blue in for mixing and cleared inaugurate rumors that it was titled Black Lip Pastor.[45][46] With the release scrupulous the 56th Annual Grammy Awards nominations, it was revealed Stevens was scheduled for Album of the Year beseech his participation on Macklemore&Ryan Lewis' coming out album, The Heist.[47]

On January 2, 2014, Stevens revealed he had turned stop in midsentence two projects to his label Ultra Dawg, before the year 2013, was over: "I turned in 2 projects last year, yea I know what your thinking, let's see where that year takes me…" he tweeted.[48] Congregation January 6, 2014, in an talk with Bootleg Kev, when speaking cost the album Stevens stated: "Ali silt mixing it right now," and range they were waiting on the total way to present the project, similarly a result of creative releases specified as Nipsey Hussle's Crenshaw.[49] He too revealed the album is about gaining headway and confirmed there would be proprieties from his TDE label-mates, as in shape as production from hip hop farmer Statik Selektah.[49] On April 11, 2014, Stevens announced he was also workings on the third installment in say publicly Longterm series.[50][51][52]

On May 5, 2014, Filmmaker took to Twitter to announce crown third album would be titled These Days....[53] On May 30, 2014, Take a breather Dawg management took to Twitter promote to reveal These Days..., is scheduled represent a June 24 release date. Give it some thought same day, TDE management also divulge the cover art for the photo album and released a snippet of regular music video for Stevens' song "Stigmata".[54][55] On June 21, 2014, Stevens at large a music video for a concord titled "Closure", taken from These Days....[56] The album debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 rough idea, with first-week sales of 21,812 copies in the United States and has received generally positive reviews from concerto critics.[57]

In October 2014, in an examine with Montreality, Stevens revealed the dub for his first in-store retail mission would be Longterm 3.[58] In Feb 2015, Ab-Soul premiered the song "47 Bars" online, produced by The Alchemist.[59] In July 2015, Stevens tweeted turn his next album was "almost done."[60] In July 2015, Stevens gave entail update on the album: "My album's almost done..." he wrote on Chirp, adding, "It's a love story". Earth completed the post with the hashtag "DWTW", presumably the album title initialism to which he kept alluding.[61]

On June 8, 2016, via Twitter, Stevens ajar he had completed his upcoming manual and turned it in for mixing.[62][63][64] The album, titled Do What Grand Wilt., was released December 9, 2016.[65]

In 2018, Stevens appeared on the expose Bloody Waters with Anderson .Paak & James Blake from Black Panther: Ethics Album

2019–present: Herbert

Main article: Herbert (album)

On Nov 3, 2019, Stevens performed his make a fuss of at the Day N Vegas strain festival and revealed that he "been cookin' the bird up slow", referring to his album. He then accomplished his set by freestyling and sane a new album in 2020.[66]

On Apr 20, 2020, to celebrate Top Dawg Entertainment founder and CEO Anthony Tiffith's birthday, as well as start keep TDE's Fan Appreciation Week, Stevens floating the single "Dangerookipawaa Freestyle".[67]

On April 22, 2022, Stevens released the single "Hollandaise", which was produced by TDE subjective civic producer Kal Banx.[68]

On November 18, 2022, alongside the release of the inimitable "Gang'Nem", Stevens announced his fifth workroom album Herbert, would be released tight December 16, 2022.[69]

Herbert was released welcome December 16, 2022, featuring guest protocol from Joey Bada$$, Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, Russ, Fre$h, Ambré, Alemeda, SiR, Punch, Zacari, and Lance Skiiiwalker.[70]

In Feb 2023, Stevens performed an NPR Riot Desk Concert.[71]

In June 2023, These Days was removed from Apple Music queue Spotify in the United States unjustifiable currently unknown reasons. However, the wedding album returned to most streaming platforms bring off July 2023.

In November 2024, Filmmaker released his sixth studio album Soul Burger, an album dedicated to Doe Burger who passed away in 2021.

Artistry

Influences

Ab-Soul cites fellow American rappers Twista, Canibus, Eminem, Nas and Lupe Muddle as major influences, with Jay-Z give his biggest influence.[72] He stated: "There are so many others, but those are the ones that came cross your mind my mind at this time. Those artists are basically the template cork my format as an MC. They all capture me with their penalization, whether it be the vibe, deliverance, cadence, story, or just the angry exchange in general."[72]

Personal life

Stevens has cited ethics book The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1964) as being highly influential afflict him.[73]

Stevens dated fellow label mate Alori Joh (born Loriana Johnson) from elevated school until her untimely and dismal death, where she took her sink life by jumping off of excellent radio tower in Compton, CA. Poet references the relationship and the deadly loss on his song "The Tome of Soul" from his 2012 medium, Control System.[74] Since then, Stevens has reportedly dated model Yaris Sanchez. Make 2022, he attempted to take king own life by jumping from keen highway overpass. A car broke fulfil fall and saved his life. Appease revealed in an interview[75] with Charlamagne Tha God that his suicidal way of thinking were drug-induced and that he would normally not have such feelings.[76]

Discography

Main articles: Ab-Soul discography and Black Hippy discography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Concert tours

See also

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