Ab-Soul recently criticized publications who mislabel Black Hippy.
Ab-Soul released this criticism via Twitter yesterday, saying that if publications continue printing “Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy,” the Carson, California rapper will remove himself from the group.
The Twitter message came shortly after Black Hippy’s cover on XXL was revealed. The cover reads, “With Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy.” The cover also crowns Top Dawg Ent. (TDE), Black Hippy’s label, “Rap’s Illest Crew.”
Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar are members of Black Hippy, a collective that formed under Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Each artist is also a solo act on the imprint’s roster.
In August, TDE added singer SZA to the imprint.
“To be the first female on TDE is more…it’s really just more important to me to be a part of TDE, rather than the first female,” SZA said in a September interview with MTV. “They’ve worked with girls in the past, incredible [artists] like Alori [Joh] and Jhene [Aiko]. So for me, it’s just honestly being a part of a collective, such as TDE. That’s what’s more insane to me. They don’t treat me like the girl, in the best ways though. No one tries to baby me or walk over me ’cause I’m a girl. They just let me fight for what I believe in and let me be as creative as I want to be and just give me free reign. So I love that.”
In September, TDE also added rapper Isaiah Rashad to its roster.
Ab-Soul’s Twitter update regarding the mislabeling of Black Hippy can be viewed below.
HHDX 2 days late as usual
Stop stalking peoples twitter.
read it on another hip-hop website.
stalking twitter, LOL how does that work….? twitter is public and everything people post is for other to read…. how does stalking fit in?
I don’t see why he’s mad. He should just enjoy the ride and thank Kendrick for everything he has
This happens all the time when a member of a group is more popular
Kendrick Lamar is now a brand name that sells
50 cent & g-uint
eminem & d-12
d-12 even made fun of it with their track my band.
G-Unit was 50s Label, D-12 were Eminems group on his label. Black Hippy aren’t Kendricks group, their not signed to kendrick. Its disrespectful. Yes his the biggest artists, but if you wanna do a magaizine cover based on kendrick don’t associate the others. To act as if the others are a product of k dot is rude
anyone who gives a fuck already knows that though. they should just take it for what it is and use the publicity to get themselves more known and get on Kendricks level
@Killa actually D12 wasn’t “Eminem’s group.” that’s just what people think of them as. It was actually Proof’s group. Em was just the biggest star.
Boyyyyy you wouldnt be on the cover if it wasnt for Kendrick! He the one selling a million plus you aint done shit yet! He’s got the praise, the critical acclaim and the sales to back it up. It’s his group for now
MY NIGGA YOU ARE STUPID . YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BLACK HIPPY . FOR THE FACT THAT YOU POSTED THATYOU ARE LISTENING TO LIL WAYNE, DRAKE, TYGA, OFFICER ROSS, AKON AND THAT BALLON CALLED DJ KHALEEEEED
naw nice assumptions though. i actually been rocking control system since it came out, as well as habits and contradictions, setbacks, follow me home, section 80.
I’d boot his ass out of the group for making that remark.
well luckily your not the ceo or whatever. nikka!
I agree with him. Kendrick Lamar + TDE/Black Hippy.
They are all big artist on there own.
This should not happen, even on the BET awards it said on the screen #kendrickverse, how about the other people rapping there ass off?
But they’re not big artists compared to Kendrick though. Not yet!
I love Kendrick he’s dope, but when Ab Soul is on his game making thought provoking music, I like Ab even better, so I agree with the space it puts him in,. He cant reach his full potential in this superstar/ other group members situation he’s in, but for the right now it’s helping him get some recongnition I think that’s why some ppl who are not fully aware of his music are giving him a lot of flack over this
Kendrick IS the standout of the group, not just because of the music but because of his image and appeal. Schoolboy is overweight, Jay Rock looks homeless, and Soul has that black shit on his lips. Until they fix that shit, nobody is gonna make posters of them. Schoolboy needs to drop 15 pounds, work on his pecs and traps, Soul need to get some lip balm, burts bees or carmex, and Jay Rock needs to go shopping with Asap Rocky, get some Rick Owens or Jeremy Scott, maybe some ripped jeans and Kanye West hip-hop shirts. Kendrick is the only one with a sense of fashion, and the only handsome one in the group minus his ears.
finally someone notice them ears
kendrick is cute with a hat on not that hat up top i’m talking about a cap
you cant just say that because everybody on school boy q just as hard do you even know what does black hippy represent i mean lets be real Kendrick got swagger with his shit but so do school boy school
and jay rock is a a forreal street nigga who take care of the block not sounding like you cant voice your opinion but im was just sayibn my two scents and a dollar
IMO Jay Rock is the dopest in the group…
co-sign.
schoolboy q needs to lose 40 pounds if he wants to be in this conversation. i just cant get attracted to fat slobs
One of the gayer posts that I have read in awhile.
young pause, stick your rubish in your ass.
since when are rappers ‘handsome’ or ‘cute’ or whatever.
jay z = ugly ass nigga
t.i. = ugly ass nigga
gucci = haha..
wacka flocka = ….
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Gawd, that post was on some gay-ass shit.
Fuck today’s music fans.
check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_TRuEeddjI
Clever MC’S like ab soul are always remembered when they are dead or when they are old. So he just has to remove himself from black hippy if he wants to. Popularity does not always mean you the best, it sometimes mean you appeal to people. Take 2 Chainz for example,the guy is more popular than Black Milk and Ab soul, but a wack rapper. Kendrick is an amazingly gifted MC and he is more popular than any Black Hippy MC but he is not the best out the group.
yes he is
Artists say and do some of the goofiest shit I have ever heard…How do you think they market/sell these publications? They put the name of the artists that the public is familiar with to draw attention to the story Absoul=Dumbass!!! Figure out how the game goes homie…shit goes smoother when you actually figure that shit out!
printing “kendrick lamar & black hippy” was un-necessary though. kendrick is already on the cover with the rest of the crew, do these publications really believe that people don’t have the common sense to recognize hes part of the group?? they are doing more to undermine the group when its about the group, not one man and a group he happens to be apart of
i feel where hes coming from because as a whole there black hippy two of them are commercial n other two are underground but they consider themselves a group not like a boy band group like MIchael jackson and the jackson five. he wants it to label as a whole that they all help eachother out that they all went all in even though Kendrick got his break then school boy q but the magazine n media gotta respect the movement the founders of the movement by giving what the group consider themselves not what you think on how the group should be publicized, that’s mainly one of the reason artist break away from the group type joints because of this dumb joint right here.
Well said. This definitely decreases the chances of the black hippy album dropping any time soon.
wasnt gonna come out anytime soon anyways
shit eminem hot as hell and he 41 so
If you wanna act like it’s a group… then MAKE A FUCKING ALBUM! Otherwise shut-up! Parading around like some hip hop super group and yall have how many albums out…. 0! Mixtapes…..0! Nobody would have a fucking clue who Black Hippy was without KL so you ought to feel lucky that they put his name next to Black Hippy when they write some shit. Dudes head is too big and in the clouds if he thinks anyone would give 2 shits about him if i wasn’t for KL populatrity.
They don’t act like a group. They all said they’re establishing solo careers with Black Hippy as an afterthought. That’s why he wants to be listed as Ab Soul rather than a part of Black Hippy.
you have a point about how they should be trying to put out records as a group. they need to do that instead of only putting out solo records from each member. however, i disagree that no one would give a shit about them. individually, each member already has a core following, and kendrick’s face is right on the cover of the magazine so ppl SHOULD have common sense to know kendrick is part of the group rather than printing “kendrick lamar & black hippy”. he got enough shine solo, this is about the group and everyone is an equal.
You act like these guys didn’t all allow and agree that kendrick should go first either, as if they cant’ make product. THey have released albums the same way kendrick released section.80 before. At that point, they had control system, habits and contradictions which were also lauded. maybe I should stop criticizing these fucking students who don’t even know the basic shit.
Each member of Black Hippy has released an album already and all where critically acclaimed. Think before you speak!
“Jealousy in the air tonight, I can tell…”
kanye west and good music
fuck kanye west
This is why I hate music publications and media. They still put one man above the rest of the group. Kendrick has all the shine he needs solo. This is about Black Hippy as a group so refer to them as “Black Hippy”! Sigh… this kind of crap has been going on since Motown.
For those saying “they just doing that to sell the mag”, hello, incase you didn’t know, kendrick is already on the cover of the mag. I think the general public have more common sense then they get credit for. A shitload of people already know who he is, they know his face, so there was no need to print “kendrick lamar & black hippy”.
nigga, when Motown said ‘Michael Jackson & The Jackson(s) (5), they had a good obvious reason for it.
all them other lames are worth nothin without MJ.
now kill yourself
yugang sounds young and naive. we should take your advice on what to print on magazine covers because you have so much experience and success in this line of business? theres a reason there are headlines. people dont sit there and take the time to digest everything they see, they see a headline that interests them and then look more into it. just putting BLACK HIPPY in big bold letters isnt going to draw people in because no one knows who the fuck they are.
I don’t think he was referencing Jackson 5. Besides the fact they were called Jackson 5 kinda defeats your point. Motown did have many other acts than the Jackson, you know?
Also, if they’re Kendrick fans, then how would they not know who the fuck they are or not be interested in any way? I see the point, but its not like comparing G-Unit, which was lead by 50. Its more like Wu- you don’t usually see Meth and Wu tang, or even RZA and the wu tang.
…despite the fact that RZA created it.
Ab soul sick
Ab-Soul >>>>>>>>>> Kendrick. Don’t care if they are in the same group.
Hahaha bet you a lame…
naw soul is way better listen to his words and get k.dot’s dick out your ear
Used to think Soul was better, but GKMC proves otherwise.
how does it PROVE otherwise?
is there any science behind wich music is better than watever.
you look fucking stupid now. but please tell me, einstein. i would love to know.
Yeah at the very least they’re equal. Kendrick has mad shine now, but thats what it is, shine. He’s ill, but he’s still a bit overrated.
Get that gkmc bullshit the fuck outta here.
Another internet rapper failing to expand further… I hate it.
Yeah, the B.E.T. awards, shout-outs from Jay-Z, and cover of XXL is definitely failing to expand. Stupid ass
How his dick taste u faggit?? Defending ur boyfriend hard …
Look at the idiotic hater. Mad because your favorite underground rapper isn’t getting any exposure?
BLACK HIPPY FROM THE START HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GROUP!!!!!
NOT KENDRICK LAMAR AND FRIENDS.
I completely feel where he coming from, especially since the rest of the black hippy crew is Big in they own right too. Its not like Ab-soul is a nobody the mans got a HUGE following, he’s more than a footnote
Get off his dick… he wack
You’re wack.
Sounds like u got Ab dick wedged down ya throat pretty far, smh.
looks like yall dont know who the fuck absoul is.
a HUGE following? i guess 5,000 people is huge compared to 2 people, but in terms of the music industry, he has far from a HUGE following. let me know when his album sells 10% of what kendrick’s did.
^lol u must be a child. go do a lil more research son.
sounds like some of ya’ll are fuckboys for kendrick.
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW WE BLACK
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW THE WHOLE TEAM GOT A JUMP SHOT
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW IM ON THE MOON
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM WTF IS THE BOTTOM?
STARTED WITH BLACK HIPPY NOW WE HERE
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW ITS BLACK HIPPY AND ME
STARTED FROM KDOT NOW IM KENDRICK
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW WE HERE
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW THE WHOLE TEAM GOT LEFT OUT.
that was LAMMMMEEEEEE bro
more creative than drake’s
creative isnt the word that comes to my mind
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW THE WHOLE TEAM GOT LEFT OUT.
Drake and young money
all are equally talented, there’s no leader of black hippy. even if there was a leader, it would be jay rock not kendrick.
Wrong.
not wrong, you stupid pork.
jay rock was the first artist on TDE.
Most ppl heard about Jay Rock first too.
Kendrick is like the Method man of tde, the most publicly acceptable, but they’re all ill in different ways.
Thats the problem of being affiliated to a group. K dot should have signed to Motown at least there’ll be no grouchy muthafucka on his neck and his fans will get albums to bump every year.
I am disappointed in Ab Soul saying some shit like that…if them is your nickas you ride til death….they didnt say kendrick and black hippy..the magazine did..be patient and wait your turn……they used to say Snoop and the Dogg pound even tho all them nickas was dogg pound…be patient and put out good music…your time is coming
he should listen to what q said in the sway interview. i bet 10x more people know who kendrick is than soul. its no wonder a publication would want to put kendricks name front and center, hes the most famous, the one most people are interested in, and hes one of a handful (literally) of artists pushing significant numbers. yes, its a business, giving shine to the most talented and being fair are not part of the rule book.
I got next Ab-Soul!!
Soulo has always been a bitter black lipped bastard. Why make a song like Top Dawg Underdog? It’s turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. TDE brought me in to take Ab-Soul’s place.
When is Isaiah Rashad going to officially become a member of Black Hippy?
just cause you tde dont mean you black hippy
bcuz ab-soul, everyone knows kendrick is the best of youz. jay rock is cool with it and schoolboy q has said he knows it and kendrick’s already put him in his place so stop spazzin like a bitch.
I smell HATE cookin! Check out the cypher and this lil busta body language when Kendrick killin it! You know this dude somewhere wit his other homies and they tellin him how much NICER he is than Kendrick. Word of advice Soul, you nice, but you ain’t that nice! KNOW YA ROLL PLAYA!!!!!! STAY IN YO LANE!!!!
fact!!!
Kendrick should threaten to not give him a feature on his album!
um…he already wasn’t featured on his album doe… But Soul is a beast he always been my fav e out the crew…not saying he better than kendrick but he’s still my favorite doe…and to the haters He def has more than just 5000 followers…
Ab-Soul definitely acted different in this year’s cypher, compared to last year… he had an attitude like he didnt wanna be there or was doing it against his will or something. I was listening to Control System before ANYTHING TDE, so I love Soul… but cmon man, Kendrick’s the man right now, let him have this shine, it’s gonna do nothing but good for the whole camp! Like others have said, just chill, your time’s comin… Q’s next.
its about time for him to move over now, tbh, especially how the rest of Black Hippy are so talented, and have proven successful themselves. Even fuckin Tony Yayo was gettin pushed to the front by 50 pretty early on, but was putting in no where as much work.
Qs album has been pushed back and its quite kendrick will be releasing another album next year.
I agree w/ him, but he shouldn’t punish the group and fans for that. You journalists are bustas like that
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proof that ab soul aint down with black hippy
https://hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20894/title.ab-soul-says-black-hippy-album-will-never-happen
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Man I understand how he feels about how XXL mag cover. But even though Kendrick is the man right now, he always show love to Black Hippy before anything else. He made sure they were feature on his album and appear in each other projects. Q next and then whomever after that
man what black hippy member was featured on G.K.M.C.
one member, and it was rock the one nigga that’s coo wit them putting Kendrick above them nd the nigga that needs k dot the most ….. q n soul juss as nasty as KL
you gon talk black hippy you gotta talk the group aint no one nigga above the other its like a mutha fucka sayin john lennon and the beatles, na nigga its the beatles its black hippy
oxymoron will put q on a level as well, on my momma jo
I feel Soul on this. Shit everytime they have they own separate interviews some dumb ass always mentions Kendrick. Like let them all get they shine without always asking questions about Kendrick. It’s like they only do interviews with them to get to know more on Kendrick. I always liked Kendrick but i’m slowly fading from him. It seems like the industry is slowly changing him now he going around saying “King Kendrick”. I smell I new Kanye West mentality from him. They all are talented but let someone else get they shine without talking about the other. Kendrick’s flow has become more arrogant from how he use to be. Thats the K-dot I miss. Soul will never make it because his music holds all truths.
Soul’s always been doper to me. He seems way less pretentious with his music than Kendrick. & all these “King” Kendrick dickriders can all go fist themselves on saying “know your place”…
Gawd, most listeners today are just bitches.
rofl what the fuck is this dude ab-soul gonna do without Kendrick?
Shit soul deff is better then kdot.. kendrick just got a more relative flow to wa yall used to i guess cause half you on here talking bout soul like he a random so I can aee who took the bandwagon already but none the less I called soul getting away from tde for a long time the been holding him back the already scraped a solo project he was working on and im sure its not the first but its w.e and to and lmao to the people really sitting there saying check his body language at the Cypher lmmfaoooo done
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THAT LEADS US TO OUR SINFUL CRIMES,
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