The last time Ab-Soul’s camp got a new album from the Black Lipped Bastard was in 2016 with Do What Thou Wilt, which by modern-day rap standards is the equivalent to a lifetime ago.
However, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith took to Instagram on Tuesday (April 12) to confirm a new Soul album is imminent and gave a rare glimpse at the Los Angeles-bred rapper cooking something up in the studio.
“@souloho3 in the Stu getting ready… #TDE on the way,” Tiffith wrote alongside a clip of Soulo hard at work. In the clip he can be heard rapping about how “they wanna chop it up with Soul like the old Kanye,” referring to Kanye West’s affinity for criticizing people who want him to go back to his old ways.
Soulo has remained incredibly elusive since 2016, but he did drop off a new freestyle titled “Danger00kipawaa Freestyle” in 2020. Ab-Soul was also seen reuniting with his TDE brethren in the studio earlier in April to celebrate Jay Rock’s 37th birthday.
“Love y’all no questions bday vibes with my brothers!!!” Rock wrote of the reunion on his Instagram Story.
Producer Cardo later confirmed the reunion wasn’t just for kicks, as they also made a song together.
“N-ggas made a stanger last night,” he wrote on Twitter along with several traffic light emojis.
Ab-Soul had previously given a brief status update on his new project in December, writing “80%” in one of his Instagram Story clips, which fans took to mean the new album was nearing completion. Soul previously said it had been “70 percent” done in 2019.
While Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar continue to hold out on new music, Schoolboy Q recently returned with his first new track since 2019. Q dropped off his new single “Soccer Dad” on April 6, which arrived after the rapper previewed a few unreleased tracks last August during a Twitch live stream. Schoolboy closed out his livestream by referring to Top Dawg Entertainment as “better than everybody.”
“You will never meet another fucking artist like me, let me tell you that,” he said. “I don’t sound like nobody, I don’t move like nobody…I’m gonna constantly show that I’m better…I’m not out on the scene. I’m minding my business, and I come home to my kids.”
Ab-Soul Next Album. Dropping in 2000-Never. TDE has been shitting on him since 2012. If he knew better, he’d go indie and do his own thing.
it’s BLACK LIP PASTOR, not Black Lipped Bastard LMAO. he has Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a disease that affects his skin and eyesight, which is why his lips are dark & he wears sunglasses all the time.
It’s definitely black lip bastard lol he even has a song with that name ?
i’m aware of the song, which is just a song, but a quick google search for ‘black lip pastor’ will pull up several articles in which HE HIMSELF explains the moniker & why he calls himself that. here’s your L.
Jesus Christ y’all fighting over a grown ass man who goes by both names. Who gives a shit
“they wanna chop it up with Soul like the old Kanye” is referring to Kanye chopping soul samples.
It sounds pretty good. But TDE fucked his career up by holding him back for so long. Ab-Soul is the most talented of the roster. He can chew Kendrick on the mic. Top Dawg and Punch are lame motherfuckers for ruinning that man’s career. Fuck em.
TDE didnt ruin Soulo’s career. Artists are just free to drop when they want, but just werent ready. Thats the difference between TDE and other labels. Ab-soul been through a whole fucking lot with his girlfriend and Mac’s passing (RIP to both). So i think he just needed time. And he deserves that, cause he aint owe you NOTHING
You sound like you’re one of his hoes speaking on his feeling like that. Punk ass nikka
Only thing Im feeling is yo mama’s pussy
…while you get fucked in the ass by your uncle
Control System was beautiful. One of the best projects I ever heard.