Ab-Soul has unleashed a brand new song, which arrives two days before the release of his much anticipated fifth album, Herbert.
In an intimate performance on Vevo Ctrl, the TDE rapper premiered the track “No Report Card,” the fifth offering to emerge from his upcoming new LP, which is due to be released on Friday (December 16).
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Ab-Soul’s latest project includes appearances from Big Sean, Russ, Joey Bada$$, Jhené Aiko, SiR Punch, Zacari, Fre$h, Ambré, ALEMEDA and Lance Skiiiwalker. While on the production side of things, he joins forces with Sounwave, DJ Premier, James Blake, Hit-Boy, Boi-1da, DJ Dahi, among others.
Check out Soulo’s Vevo Ctrl performance of “No Report Card” below:
The Top Dawg Entertainment lyricist recently sat down for an interview with Rolling Stone and said he hopes Herbert and its vulnerability will inspire others to heal from whatever pain they’re experiencing.
“We’re all going through things, all of us,” Ab-Soul said. “Me sharing my testimony — if it doesn’t help, it might let you know you’re not the only one going through it. That’s what ultimately gives me the courage to put it out there.”
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Soulo also dropped by Power 106 to see the L.A. Leakers on Monday (December 12), making his freestyle debut on the show. He took on 2Pac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” and The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Who Shot Ya” beats, on which he shouted out his former TDE labelmate Kendrick Lamar to let the world know there are no hard feelings with Kung Fu Kenny saying farewell to the label.
“I ain’t trippin’ off of y’all Top 5, save your statements, all your documents are falsified,” Ab-Soul rapped. “We the mafia of the West, I know K.Dot left/ That’s still my partner in crime, respect the family ties!”
As the release of Herbert creeps closer, Ab-Soul also confirmed he has a DJ Premier collab on the record, telling Vulture that he re-recorded his “Gotta Rap” collaboration “five or six times” to match the “frequency” of the record’s finished product to Preemo’s liking.
“I knew I needed him this time around. He definitely put me to work. I had to do it about five or six times until he found the right frequency,” Soul revealed before the interviewer questioned if the issues were lyric-related.
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“No, not rewriting. He liked the verse, but I had to match the frequency of the record, because I guess that was one of his favorite beats. So he wanted to make sure I came correct. That was the first time anybody ever made me re-record. So that was humbling. But it’s Preemo.”
