Kendrick Lamar released this new track after his stop in Vegas this weekend, which does NOT appear on his new album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, hitting this Tuesday on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment.

Ab-Soul & producer Brain Gang Blue sit down with Gabe Cruz of FlyTimesDaily to talk about the song “Mixed Emotions”. Video by Thomas Biggars & Preston McManus.

Coffee Music Hub recently brought Ab-Soul to Dallas To Perform in front of a very electric audience. Fly Times Daily were on hand to catch Ab-Soul perform “Terrorist Threats” live, as well as get Ab-Soul Kissing a fan on camera just before performing “Black Lip Bastard”, and rounded out the night with an exclusive interview.

From Jaye’s Fiat Lvx mixtape, hitting August 31st.

It’s #TDEFamAppreciationWeek.

Directed by The ICU. Original version taken from Control System, available now.

From Stereotype, coming soon via Stones Throw. Produced by Statik Selektah.

Beats TV sits down with Top Dawg Entertainment’s Ab-Soul for an exclusive freestyle.

West coast hip-hop founders Treacherous Records and The DJBooth are proud to present their new compilation album, The Mint Room. Packed with 14 original offerings, including approved singles Back in the Days, Born Go Getta and more, this is independent hip-hop at its rawest and most treacherous. The Mint Room finds Treacherous Records recruiting an [cont.]

From The Mint Room compilation, hitting later this month.

Ab-Soul dropped by the Toca Tuesdays studio last week to promote his new album Control System. While on the air, he gave the world a few bars. Check out Toca Tuesdays each and every Tuesday from 8p till Midnight EST on Shade 45.

February 23, 1986: The LA Times’ Connie Johnson penned a young Janet Jackson had “truly arrived” after releasing her third studio album Control. “This is a story about control, my control,” Jackson declared on the album and title track intro. A year to date from that review a child was born, who on May 11, [cont.]

Prod. by Dave Free of Digi+Phonics. Directed by APLUSFilmz. In the second clip, Ab-Soul talks about the hippy movement, getting to the bottom of things, his new album Control System, being under the radar and the main obstacle in his career.

After his performance at Rutgers University, we had the pleasure of chatting with another talented member from TDE, Ab-Soul. In this interview he reveals that his his eyes are light sensitive which explains the “Sunglasses Look”. We also discussed his educational background, music influences, and who he is currently a fan of in hip-hop.

Like his name suggests, Ab-Soul is not easily defined. His diversity shows in his music as he can effortlessly shift from slow flow to rapid fire and everything in between. Here’s a look at him discussing some of the many musical influences that shaped him into the artist he is now. He talks about everyone [cont.]

Ab-Soul’s Control System is out now on Itunes.