It was released on april 5, 2011, by top dawg entertainment tde, exclusively to digital retailers, serving as ab soul s debut retail release. Absoul rounds up his top dawg entertainment cohorts for a new mixtape effort. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. Absoul the book of soul by shabazz the magnificent published on 20120512t. Herbert anthony stevens iv born february 23, 1987, better known by his stage name absoul, is an american hip hop recording artist from carson, california, signed to top dawg. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. All of that said, these days has its rapturous moments. Album of the year assessed the critical consensus as a 70 out of 100 ural garrett of hiphopdx said, absoul expounds on his cranial compound do what thou wilt and fully revealed himself as an artist who plays mind games with himself and. Provided to youtube by tunecore the book of soul ab soul control system. The mixtape was released in 2009, as a free download via mixtapesharing websites. Man at 25, i lost my world and i got the world at the same time. The discography of ab soul, an american hip hop recording artist, consists of four studio albums, two mixtapes, seventeen singles including ten as a featured artist and 30 music videos.
His raps frequently evoke higher consciousness, but. Ab soul rounds up his top dawg entertainment cohorts for a new mixtape effort. Absoul showcases a split worldview on his new cut, do what thou wilt. Absoul dwtw album zip download absoul dwtw album zip download absoul is about to drop dwtw.
The book of soul explicit by absoul on amazon music. The book of soul by ab soul sampled bobby mcferrins moondance. Absoul women springsummer and fallwinter collections. The day before the albums release absoul revealed the track listing and released snippets from the album. After numerous delays, the album will arrive on friday, december 9th.
These days is the title, soul says in a twitter update made today may 5. Breakdown before i get into this, i just want to make it clear that some of the points i will make may seem like a bit of a stretch. Well, the album is based on aleister crowleys the book of the law. Absoul takes us on a journey through his 25year life in fiveyear intervals. Absoul the book of soul by shabazz the magnificent free.
Absoul narrates through the complications of his life. Watch ab soul s video for evil genius, a song about moving forward in tough times a gq exclusive. Check out lost in vegass thoughts on ab soul s the book of soul. Absoul the book of soul by shabazz the magnificent. At the stroke of midnight, soulos follow up to 2014s these days was released on itunes called dwtw do what thou wilt. Verse 1 your momma told me read the book of job they shoulda calle. Saucy your momma told me, read the book of job they shouldve called it the book of soul i came into this hurtful earth in perfect health caught stevensjohnson. Ab soul latest new mixtapes for free streaming and download. Absoul has been patiently waiting for his turn to release a new album under tde, and thankfully that day has arrived. Discover video clips of recent music performances and more on mtv. Jun 26, 2014 ab soul s latest, longdelayed album calls back to the glory days of the black hippy collectives impressive 2012 run, with the sprawling runtime, resonant repeated catchphrases, and greytoned. Contact zippysack the official website for zippysack. Check out the book of soul explicit by absoul on amazon music.
Your momma told me read the book of job they shoulda called it the book of soul i came into this hurtful earth in perfect health caught s. Stream tracks and playlists from absoul on your desktop or mobile device. Stevens is best known as a member of hip hop supergroup black hippy, along with fellow west coast rappers. Dec 22, 2016 absoul spends so much time mixing pagan and christian texts on do what thou wilt. Many have seen the song as mirroring the book of job simply in the fact that both soulo and job suffered needlessly, with soulo losing his longtime girlfriend alori. Absoul has revealed the title of his upcoming album. Absouls first fulllength project was a mixtape titled longterm. Absoul is focused on his own in between jugs of cough syrup, midconversation naps and fights with his own label. Ab soul s first fulllength project was a mixtape titled longterm. If you enjoy the content, please like the video and dont forget to subscribe for more unbiased reactions. We talked to soulo about appreciating women, death, and his new album, do what thou wilt. Man at 25, i lost my world and i got the world at the same time, absoul said, hours before stepping on stage at. Absouls the book of soul sample of bobby mcferrins.
It was released on april 5, 2011, by top dawg entertainment tde, exclusively to digital retailers, serving as absouls debut retail release. Stream absoul the book of soul by shabazz the magnificent from desktop or your mobile device. The project includes appearance sfrom javonte, jay rock. Absoul news, music performances and show video clips mtv. Absoul announced the release date for his longawaited album dwtw on twitter monday afternoon.
His raps frequently evoke higher consciousness, but absoul is only half. Stream ab soul the book of soul by shabazz the magnificent from desktop or your mobile device. Saucy your momma told me, read the book of job they shouldve called it the book of soul i came into this. Evidently, absoul and tde arent concerned about going up against j. Herbert anthony stevens iv born february 23, 1987, better known by his stage name absoul, is an american hip hop recording artist from carson, california, signed to top dawg entertainment and interscope records. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Opener gods reign with its serpentine hook courtesy of labelmate sza entwined with absouls sharp contrapuntal verses is its strongest track and one i keep revisiting, revealing what could have been a much more focused and fluid album without sacrificing absouls signature streamofconsciousness. Discover all ab soul s music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Watch absouls video for evil genius, a song about moving forward in tough times a gq exclusive. This is somewhat intentional, as i would love for this to spark some discussion about this song. The record serves as the followup to his previous studio effort, these days.
Able to juggle the profound and the profane along with the mainstream and the underground, rapper absoul is a member of the black hippy crew as well as a solo artist. Aug 08, 2012 absoul takes us on a journey through his 25year life in fiveyear intervals. The discography of absoul, an american hip hop recording artist, consists of four studio albums, two mixtapes, seventeen singles including ten as a featured artist and 30 music videos. The book of soul by absoul sampled bobby mcferrins moondance. Soulo takes his selftitled advice, and lets his strengths shine instead of experimenting for varietys sake. Stevens cited the book the autobiography of malcolm x 1964 as being highly influential. Control system was released exclusively through itunes on may 11, 2012, under top dawg entertainment. Longterm mentality is the debut studio album by american hip hop recording artist absoul. May 11, 2012 check out the book of soul explicit by ab soul on amazon music. Listen to absoul soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 47 tracks.
The album, as written on the back cover, is dedicated to the beautiful soul of loriana angel johnson aka alori joh. Download absoul mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Ab soul delivers a brand new mixtape long term vol. 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. May 10, 2012 ab soul the book of soul ab soul the book of soul. Absoul biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Herbert anthony stevens iv born february 23, 1987, better known by his stage name absoul. It was released on december 9, 2016, by top dawg entertainment. Discover all absouls music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Herbert anthony stevens iv born february 23, 1987, better known by his stage name ab soul, is an american hip hop recording artist from carson, california, signed to top dawg. The day before the albums release ab soul revealed the track listing and released snippets from the album.
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