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I ain’t saying nothing that Jay Electronica ain’t already said twice. I ain’t saying nothing that ain’t already been said. I learned a lot from hip hop, so it’s only right that I try to give that back. He was like one of my first favorite rappers. There’s a lane for just about everything. L+T: Are you ever worried that the subject matter you touch on throughout your music may go over the heads of fans, especially in an era where most listeners are mostly concerned with turning up?ĪS: Who’s to say how someone is really being accepted? This music is big. L+T: Will “Tree Of Life” be on These Days…? It was great recording, but I just couldn’t wait for this part.

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I recorded the majority of it at Mac Miller‘s house, so you know that was just crazy. The recording process was very fun, of course. This is what I’ve really been waiting on.

L+T: What has been your favorite part of creating These Days…?ĪS: It would probably this part – being able to present it and talk about it. There are kids out there watching me and listening to my music. That’s just one of my many nicknames, but I realized that bastard is not a good name, so I changed it to pastor. L+T: Was the album really going to be tilted Black Lip Bastard at one point?ĪS: No, it was never going to be titled that. I wanted it to be like a time capsule to represent where I’ve been between my last project and this one. I wanted to make the overall concept broader. A lot of people do like that concept-driven perspective and that’s cool, but I just wanted to loosen up a bit. L+T: What’s the meaning behind your album being titled These Days…?ĪS: Originally, I didn’t want a super conceptual title. He’s a very wise man and just as a fan, I knew I would have loved to hear him on that. L+T: How did you link up with Action Bronson for the record?ĪS: Action dances around these subjects. It only made sense for me to title it “Stigmata.” Also, I always like to reference my favorite shit, whether it’s new or old, in a manner where you know I did it and the “The Cross” reference made perfect sense. I had already had this concept strung in, so when I looked up the definition of stigmata, it just all made sense. After looking it up I realized that I had already been dancing around this Jesus concept within my lyrics. I ended up looking up the word stigmata, thinking that it was an extension of the word stigma. How the song came about, in all honesty, was that I wanted to do a song about stigma. With that extra time, I went back in and added about four or five extra songs and “Stigmata” was one of the last ones. L+T: What was it about Nas’ hook on “The Cross” that made you reference it for “Stigmata”?ĪS: I turned the album in at the beginning of the year and Schoolboy Q had just gotten a release date for his album, so we had decided to push my album back in order to let Q’s project breathe and to also let Isaiah Rashad run, let SZA run and to keep building the anticipation for my album. It’s like a cornerstone of the whole joint. I think that “Stigmata” embodies the project. It’s really the third record that we’ve released that’s from the project, but it is the first leak after unveiling the These Days… title. Why did you choose it as the first single from These Days…?Īb-Soul: It’s actually not the first record.

As he prepares to release These Days…, Ab-Soul sat down with Life+Times to talk his new single, his forthcoming album and the praise he received from Common. “I just want to bridge the gap between information and fun without it sounding too conscious,” he admits.

“Because These Days… is what’s been cracking with us all.”Not one to unnecessarily exhaust too much energy on things that don’t matter, the Carson, California native is less worried about rumors and more focused on his music’s purpose. “It’s a family affair,” he says of his soon-to-be released album. Fast forward a few weeks, and he now has an idea of when he’ll be releasing his album These Days… and although, at the request of his label, he couldn’t reveal the features he has lined up for the project, he made it absolutely clear that “the whole crew” will be making appearances. Rumors about a possible rift between the rapper and TDE really began to spiral out of control to the point many wondered if he had left the label or been kicked out following the “I’m this close to leakin my shit like its a mixtape…” tweet he sent out in early May. After taking to Twitter to voice some of his recent frustrations, Ab-Soul left many fans speculating about his current standing within the Top Dawg Entertainment empire.