With listeners still buzzing about Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city, the Top Dawg Entertainment crew is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after collectives in Hip Hop. Now, Kendrick’s cohort Ab-Soul discusses his relationship with his break-out Black Hippy partner.
In a recent interview with Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg, Ab-Soul recalled being humbled by Kendrick the first time he heard him rap. Since then, Soul says he has been “heavily inspired” by the work of his TDE collaborator.
“When I first heard K. Dot, I thought that he…could potentially be one of the best ever, first time I heard him,” he recalled. “We were so young at the time and you know, we’re talking about pride – I’m a rapper too, and I aspire to do well, so listening to him for the first time really kind of humbled me. [He] let me know, like, ‘Okay, I’m not the only one that’s really serious about my craft.’ He’s continued to be that consistently throughout our entire relationship. I’m still heavily inspired by him all the time.”
Ab-Soul is currently working on an collaborative album with singer-songwriter JMSN, titled Unit 6. Soul is also slated to perform this Wednesday, February 27th at S.O.B.’s in New York City.
Check out the full interview below.
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Lyrically speaking, I would love to see Eminem with either Ab or Kendrick Lamar. And before ya dumb niggas start talking shit, im not a Eminem stan. I just appreciate real hiphop not that water down trash (2 Chainz & Future).
Co-sign. I’d love to hear that too. Any of those combinations would result in a lyrical massacre.
Eminem+Joe Budden+Kendrick+Ab Soul
double co sign
Nas would be a better choice imo. Em’s style is too different & crazy. Lol
That Eminem-Joe Budden-Kendrick-Ab Idea… with a Dre beat… would be murder.
you all must be fucking whiteboys.
eminem is booooooooooooooooooring!!
Em with brotha lynch
Soul with Danny Brown or Dom would be dope
Kdot with Lupe or droop-e
EMINEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN WATERED DOWN …
SINCE THE SLIM SHADY LP
FUCKIN LEARN WHAT RAW HIP HOP IS
BLACK HIPPY NEVER HAPPEND CAUSE THE FANS EAT UP EVERTHING THEY PUT OUT
THEY DONT EVEN MAKE REAL HIP HOP
THEY COPYCATS
Agreed… refreshing to have TDE and these hippys in an era where we see all this female style drama from sub par lyricists and R&B cats.
They was playing him the whole interview.
Black Hippy & Slaughterhouse
That’s what I call Hip Hop
PEOPLE LIKE U IS WHY SLAUGHTERHOUSE DOESNT GIVE A SHIT
Ab-Soul can rhyme better than Kendrick already. Confused