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Ab soul these days album download1/31/2024 The latter category features “Twact,” a druggy, boozy and more druggy anthem that has a sophomoric appeal aimed at the casual suburban rap listener, complete with a Slick Rick tag for good measure. And it isn’t just the cast that extends the album’s attempted reach, but These Days… comes complete with a glut of styles and tones to appeal to both fans of Ab-Soul’s self-proclaimed “genius idiot” flow and commercially viable diversions. These include: Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller (whose home provided the setting for much of the recording), Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Purity Ring, J Cole, Action Bronson, Isaiah Rashad, Danny Brown, Jhené Aiko, Lupe Fiasco, SZA, Joey Bada$$, Rick Ross, Puff Daddy and a sample of Lana Del Rey. Spanning 15 songs and nearly 90 minutes, These Days…, which Ab-Soul has explained simply is meant to reflect his current life experiences, is stuffed with high-profile features and producers who push the boundaries of good taste like the cast of Ocean’s 13. Though it is a “lowly indie rap album,” the actual product looks, sounds and feels like an event. But it is noteworthy that this is not an Interscope release like Lamar’s and Schoolboy’s, and likewise, some of the hype has featured undertones of fear that These Days… might be D.O.A. Coming off critical acclaim behind his last full-length, Control System, and the recent launch to superstardom of his Black Hippy-collaborators Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q with Interscope albums in a (widely misreported) deal with Top Dawg Entertainment, the hype doesn’t seem off-base. There was a strange amount of secrecy revolving around Ab-Soul’s new album These Days…, to the extent that the Los Angeles rapper was still hosting listening parties and clarifying his independent label status the weekend before the album’s release.
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