Ab-Soul: Not Only Metaphors and Punchlines

Ab-Soul

Ab-Soul or also known as Herbert Anthony Stevens IV was born on February 23, 1987, in Los Angeles, California. He actually lived in Germany till he was four and moved back to the U.S. He says that one of his early influences was Michael Jackson and later Twista, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Nas. He started music in 2002 by writing individual songs. In 2005 he was finally able to sign with StreetBeat Entertainment. As soon as his contract was up he switch to a well known label, Top Dawg Entertainment, in 2010. In the next two years he was able to collaborate with artists, most particularly Kendrick Lamar. Along with releasing his own first album, Long Term Mentality, on April 5, 2011 after a long and heavily promoted wait. The next year he started promoting his second album, Control Systems. After touring with SchoolBoy Q he got recognition and got the chance to work with XXL Magazine. Soon after he released the name for his third album called These Days, which was later released on June 24, 2012. The album debuted at number 11 on the  billboard chart.

You can watch his music videos here: Ab-Soul's Youtube