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Ab-Soul: “We Don’t Just Stand In The Background And Dance While Kendrick Raps”
He’s got a point. Around this time last week, XXL revealed the cover for their October/November issue, which features Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q & Jay Rock (Black Hippy), standing side...
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ScHoolboy Q Finally Reveals The Release Date For His Debut Album ‘Oxymoron’
Finally! ScHoolboy Q‘s debut album, Oxymoron, has been teased with lead singles, music videos, and tweets from him and his camp, but today, the LP has finally been given a release date, courtesy of...
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ScHoolboy Q Graces Cover 2-of-2 Of Issue 262 Of The Source Magazine
The Quiet Riot. With Oxymoron–ScHoolboy Q‘s major label debut album–debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 last month, the Figg Side rep and mellowed out member of Top Dawg Entertainment’s wildly...
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Kendrick Lamar Talks About His Sophomore Album & Black Hippy Freestyle(s)
The year of TDE Kendrick Lamar has been extremely scarce with details about his forthcoming sophomore album, the follow up to his debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, which garnered him 7 Grammy...
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Why ScHoolboy Q Really Quit Smoking
ScHoolboy Q talks Black Hippy album or the lack there of and why he quit smoking We’re all too familiar with Hip-Hop stoners. They rap about it, talk about it; they’re pretty much “one” with it. And...
View ArticleBlack Hippy Unites in Jay Rock’s New Video, “Vice City”
We’ve got to take the Black Hippy collaborations where we can get them. The highly sought-after collective from California, two of whom have released #1 albums, and two of whom have ruled the...
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Top Dawg Entertainment Speaks About Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q + More With MTV
In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) president, Dave Free, spoke about Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, SZA and more. Check out the excerpts below. TDE president Dave Free...
View ArticleTDE President Punch Drops New, Cardo-Produced Cut, “Gone”
Hopefully, Punch never actually decides to lose us. The TDE president, known as one of the minds behind Black Hippy‘s rise to prominence and stardom, is more than the guy behind-the-scenes–he also gets...
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TDE To Release 6 Albums In 2016; Along With Potential Black Hippy Project In...
For the past few years, southern California based label Top Dawg Entertainment or TDE, has been one of the premier imprints in Hip Hop. Home to Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock,...
View ArticleListen to the Black Hippy “THat Part” Remix Featuring Jay Rock, Kendrick...
On the dawn of Schoolboy Q’s album release date, we get a bonus track with the new Black Hippy “THat Part” remix featuring Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul. After the release of the original...
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Video: Ab-Soul Freestyles On Toca Tuesdays
Check TDE’s Ab-Soul freestyling on Tony Touch’s Shade 45 radio show, also a reminder that you can buy Ab-Soul’s album Control System which is in stores now. -John McAuliffe (@John_Mac310) The...
View ArticleVideo: Ab-Soul Interview with FaderTV
T.D.E.’s Ab-Soul sits down with FaderTV and talks about the origins of how he obtained the skilled lyrical diction he uses in a lot of his songs. Ab gives credit to his mother, who read to him, and...
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Video: Boaz – 9-5
Boaz drops the visuals to his most recent single “9-5” produced by Statik Selektah off his upcoming debut album Bases Loaded. You can catch Boaz this summer on the “Under The Influence Of Music ”...
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Ab-Soul Makes Headlining Debut In NYC
Ab-Soul has made numerous trips to NYC in support of his fellow Black Hippy members. Last night the TDE artist stepped on S.O.B.’s stage for the fist time as a headliner in the mecca of Hip-Hop....
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The Source Presents: A Day In The Life With Ab-Soul
The Source had the opportunity to trail Ab-Soul the day of his headlining debut in NYC. We caught up with the Black Lip Bastard to get inside his head earlier on in the day before we hit the streets...
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The Source Presents: A Day In The Life With Ab-Soul
Ab-Soul recently headlined his first show at S.O.B.’s in NYC. The Source followed the TDE/Back Hippy member the day of to get his personal story in a day in the life setting. From the hotel waking up...
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Video: Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle
Kendrick Lamar delivers the visuals to his #3 track off his album good kid,m.A.A.d. City via his twitter. The Source’s Rookie of The Year takes his Hit-Boy production from Compton to Paris in his...
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ScHoolboy Q Reveals Raekwon Collab, J. Cole Production For ‘Oxymoron’
As ScHoolboy Q crafts Oxymoron, we learn more about it. News of ScHoolboy Q reaching out to J. Cole for production on his debut album, Oxymoron (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope), surfaced over the weekend,...
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Listen To Ab-Soul’s New Song, “Christopher DRONEr”, Produced by Willie B
New Soul? Hopefully this means a project is on the way TDE’s been quieter than usual lately, no? With Kendrick Lamar‘s debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, successfully platinum, and ScHoolboy Q‘s...
View Article[Watch] Ab-Soul Speaks About Society, His Upcoming Album, Kendrick Lamar And...
Check out Ab-Soul on Montreality discussing various topics in society, music, friendships and more! Ab-Soul speaks about : – disliking the term “Stay Woke” (0:51) – the Law Of Attraction (1:24) – our...
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Video: Public Service Announcement From Schoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q delivers us a PSA about his latest solo effort Habits & Contradictions. The video shows Schoolboy Q speaking on the album and then concert footage with cameos by his fellow Black...
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Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard
TDE’s very own Ab-Soul mounts a new standout cut “Black Lip Bastard,” for your listening pleasure. The track is produced by Willie B of Digi-Phonics. “ “If I wasn’t in Black Hippy I’d be the 4th...
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Exclusive: Kendrick Lamar On His Political Views
Kendrick Lamar is featured in our Feb/March issue of The Source on stands nationwide this week. During our sit-down with the Compton MC he opened up on his political views and some current events....
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Video: Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul – 5 Fingers Of Death (Freestyle)
TDE’s very own Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul spit their way throughout Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning’s segment “5 Fingers Of Death!” with DJ Wonder on the 1’s and 2’s. – Sean Lynch (@Kiddfuture)The post...
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Video: Schoolboy Q Ft. Ab-Soul – Druggys Wit Hoes Again
Schoolboy Q’s viral game is on point! After delivering his album Habits and Contradictions Q links with Jerome D for a dope visual featuring Ab-Soul. hit play and check the video for “Druggys Wit Hoes...
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Electric Circus: Tales Of The Black Lip Bastard With Ab-Soul
We got SchoolBoy Q’s spotlight with Electric Circus during his show at Santos Party House, and now we get a spotlight of Ab-Soul. Check the Black Hippy member sitting down with Electric Circus...
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Video: ScHoolboy Q ft. ASAP Rocky –‘Hands On The Wheel’ (Live @ SXSW)
The homies at BombOnEm got some great footage of ScHoolboy Q performing “Hands On The Wheel” with A$AP Rocky at last week’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Both artists are really about that crowd...
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ScHoolBoy Q Announces #THeGroovyTour Dates With Ab-Soul
ScHoolBoy Q is gearing up to take his latest body of work, Habits and Contradictions on the road. The TDE standout be accompanied by fellow Black Hippy member, Ab-Soul on his upcoming trek,...
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Video: Beats TV Interviews Black Hippy
More interviews are still surfacing from SXSW and this latest one features the four members of Black Hippy. Beats TV catches up with SchoolBoy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Kendrick Lamar to talk about...
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Recap: ScHoolBoy Q Live In NYC
It was an overcast night both inside and outside NYC’s S.0.B’s. A few solid opening acts with the likes of Nemo Achida, Iron Solomon and CurT@!n$ warmed up the crowd for the main attraction. Hot 97...
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Listen: Ab-Soul Ft. ScHoolboy Q – SOPA
Ab-Soul dropped his latest track, “SOPA” featuring fellow Black Hippy member ScHoolBoy Q. Ab-Soul’s latest project, Control System drops May 11th. – Sean Lynch (@Kiddfuture)The post Listen: Ab-Soul...
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Listen: Ab-Soul ft. Kendrick Lamar – ILLuminate
Ab-Soul lights up the booth with some help from K. Dot on the Black Hippy member’s new joint, “ILLuminate.” The two wax poetics about the expectations before them to excell in the rap game. This one...
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Listen: Ab-Soul Ft. Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q & Jay Rock – Black Lip...
Black Hippy comes together for the closing track off Ab-Soul’s Control System mixtape. Kendrick, SchoolBoy and Jay Rock remix “Black Lip Bastard” for today’s offering of the project which drops...
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Ab-Soul’s ‘Control System’ Tracklisting
Tomorrow Ab-Soul will be issuing us his Control System project. The mixtape is expected to be 17-tracks deep with multiple features from his Black Hippy comrades, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and...
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Video: Ab-Soul Ft. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko – Terrorist Threats
We keep telling you to watch out for Ab-Soul. The TDE/Black Hippy/Interscope artist drops his Terrorist Threats visual featuring Danny Brown and Jhene Aiko. Haven’t picked up Control System yet? Do so...
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Video: Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar Invasion Radio Freestyle
On DJ Lantern’s Invasion Radio, Lantern, being the evil genius he is, put AB Soul and Kendrick Lamar (Black Hippy) on the spot by dropping a beat on ‘em but Ab had no problem going off. Kendrick...
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Kendrick Lamar And AB Soul On Invasion Radio
Kendrick Lamar and AB Soul spoke with DJ Green Lantern on Invasion Radio about the forward movement of West Coast Music. Green Lantern expresses his support of Kendrick’s life of non-smoking and “all...
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ScHoolboy Q Teases 2021 Album Release
Monday (Oct. 26th) marked ScHoolboy Q’s 34th birthday. In the midst of his celebration, the TDE emcee dropped off a gift of his own, hinting at a new release, seemingly scheduled for the beginning of...
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