![]() The final track spends the first five minutes warming us up on the JMSN-produced 'W.R.O.H.,' and then transitions, in pure bonus track fashion, into eighteen minutes of nonstop BARS between Ab-Soul and battle rap veteran Daylyt that is sure to make your mind spin in circles with every line each of them spit. It's a shame that the heart of this LP almost abandons everything Soul is known for, because it starts off fairly strong, and picks back up during the last four to five tracks, saving the mind-rattling lyricism fans are used to for the very end. It's questionable features, production, and subject matter like the ones found on these tracks that may make a long time Ab-Soul fan feel a bit alienated. With obvious west coast "club bangers" like 'Twact,' it is obvious that Soul aimed to make this project more accessible to a wider audience who are simply not on the level to grasp the concepts found on an album like 'Longterm Mentality.' This trend continues with no shortage of ignorance with tracks like 'Hunnid Stax,' and 'Nevermind That' with a feature from Rick Ross for absolutely no reason at all. Other than the Lupe-assisted 'World Runners' and the slaughterfest led by none other than K.Dot on 'Kendrick Lamar's Interlude,' (which really doesn't count) most of the meat of this album severely falls flat. 'These Days.' starts off in typical Soulo fashion with 'God's Reign.' Along with 'Tree of Life,' these songs fit everything we have come to expect from Ab-Soul, but it's a shaky ride from then on depending on your particular tastes. So after four albums of ambitious, thought provoking, and near-masterfully produced music, which direction would he take his latest project in? The lofty expectations for his follow-up to Control System almost aren't fair, as that album still remains as one of, if not TDE's strongest album to date. "The Heart Pt.After sitting on the sidelines for the past couple years, we finally get a new album from Ab-Soul in the form of 'These Days.' From 2009 until 2012 we were able to enjoy stellar efforts from him every single year until it all came to screeching halt when his two projects were shelved in 2013. Treacherous Records Presents: The Mint Room Problem, Casey Veggies, Murs, ScHoolboy Q, Skeme, Terrace Martin Guest appearances List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album nameīastards of the Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Kembe X featuring Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Zacari) ( Danny Brown featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Earl Sweatshirt) (Kevo Hendricks featuring Ab-Soul and Kenhood) (Jesse Medina featuring Ab-Soul, Sir Michael Rocks and Anya Kvitka) (Mod Sun featuring Ab-Soul, Rich Hil and Metasota) Singles As lead artist List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album nameĪs featured artist List of singles as a featured artist, with showing year released and album name Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous Mixtapes List of albums, with selected details "-" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Format: CD, digital download, streaming.Studio albums List of albums, with selected chart positions The mixtape was released in 2009, as a free download via mixtape-sharing websites. Ab-Soul's first full-length project was a mixtape titled Longterm. The discography of Ab-Soul, an American hip hop recording artist, consists of five studio albums, two mixtapes, seventeen singles (including ten as a featured artist) and 30 music videos.
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