![]() ![]() XXL: Talk a little bit about the album and why you chose to name it after yourself?Īb-Soul: The album Herbert is about getting back to self. He attributes this newfound energy to therapy, which is also what making this project was like for him.Įmbracing his return, the 35-year-old MC takes time to speak with XXL about his growth as a man and artist, friendship with the late Mac Miller, women in rap and his former labelmate Kendrick Lamar leaving TDE. These are practices that require diligence and pure intentions, but are also vastly different from the darker subject matter he once showcased on past albums. The artist, born Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, has accomplished that by alignment and controlling his frequency. It’s evident Ab-Soul, dressed in a black hoodie, grey cargo pants, white Air Jordan 4 sneakers and his staple black sunglasses, is basking in his own much-deserved luminosity as he kicks off the new year with a meaningful album.Īb’s developed a glass half-full perspective over time. For Ab, there’s light emitting from the dark though.Īs the Top Dawg Entertainment rapper sits in a lounge on the second floor of New York City’s Sixty LES hotel on a December afternoon, the sun gleams through the floor-length windows. Topics such as West Coast roots, tragedies like the loss of his father in 2011, and close friend Doeburger last year, plus depression and addiction are shared on the recordings. Organic themes like loyalty, healing and mental health are covered with his new work. While Ab deems this two-year delay a gift and a curse, he intentionally chose to deviate from his typical “science”-like approach to creating and fully emote. native’s album has been held up due to the coronavirus pandemic. Initially slated for a 2020 arrival, the Carson, Calif. ![]()
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