Ab-Soul

Top Dawg Says Fans Are Owed a New Black Hippy Project

During a Twitter Q&A on Monday, Top Dawg Entertainment founder Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith teased a potential Black Hippy project.… Read More

March 27, 2023

Yasiin Bey, Black Thought, Ab-Soul & More Discuss Their Respect for De La Soul on Apple Music

During a roundtable discussion on Apple Music, Yasiin Bey, Ab-Soul, Black Thought, DJ Premier and others discussed the impact of… Read More

March 7, 2023

Ab-Soul Brings His Classics to NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Continuing their Black History Month celebration, NPR Tiny Desk Concerts showcased Ab-Soul, who released new album Herbert in December. "We offer our… Read More

February 23, 2023

Mixtape Monday: Zeelooperz, Homeboy Sandman, Quelle Chris x Cavalier, Davis, Radicule + More

Zeelooperz, Homeboy Sandman, Quelle Chris x Cavalier, Davis, Radicule and more this Mixtape Monday. Back for the new year, Zeelooperz… Read More

January 9, 2023

Best Songs of The Week: ft. Ab-Soul, Little Simz, and More

The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set… Read More

December 16, 2022

6 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Alt Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of December 16)

Ab-Soul, Chief Keef, PinkPantheress, and Little Simz dropped albums on this New Music Friday. And Young Dolph's estate also shares… Read More

December 16, 2022

Ab-Soul Drops Heartfelt Fifth Studio Album ‘Herbert’

Ab-Soul has released his long-awaited fifth album Herbert, which features Joey Bada$$, Jhené Aiko, Big Sean, Russ, Ambré and more. Ab-Soul… Read More

December 16, 2022

‘On Demand’: Ab-Soul on Who Created the Black Hippy Name, the Five Greatest Rap Labels Ever & More

In the second episode of our On Demand series, Ab-Soul sat down with Okayplayer to discuss Black Hippy, his favorite… Read More

December 15, 2022

Don’t Call Him Ab-Soul

Ab-Soul takes us through the inner working of his new album, Herbert, revealing how the embrace of therapy, asking for… Read More

December 15, 2022

Best Hip-Hop Videos To Drop Last Week: Kendrick Lamar, Westside Gunn, Lola Brooke & More

Last week video releases from Kendrick Lamar, Westside Gunn, and more grabbed our attention. Nas reveals a video for "Michael… Read More

November 21, 2022

Best Songs of The Week: ft. Madlib, Liv.e, and More

The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set… Read More

November 18, 2022

Best Songs of The Week: ft. NxWorries, Nick Hakim, and More

The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set… Read More

October 21, 2022

Best Songs of The Week: ft. Nick Hakim, Ab-Soul and More

The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set… Read More

September 16, 2022

8 Interesting Ways Rappers Have Portrayed Jesus Christ

Historically, rappers representing themselves as Jesus Christ fall back on two famously identifiable stories: the story of the crucifixion and… Read More

July 19, 2022

Best Songs of The Week: ft. Pusha T, Daniel Caesar, and More

The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set… Read More

April 22, 2022

Best Songs of The Week: ft. Freddie Gibbs, VanJess, and More [Playlist]

The Round-Up playlist is Okayplayer’s weekly haul of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s… Read More

February 5, 2021