Soulo discusses music and inspiration from Black Hippy, plus spits some rhymes for “16 Bars.”
The black lip pastor, Ab-Soul recently caught up with The Boombox to open up about his first inspirations for becoming a lyricist, thanks to Chicago rapper Twista. Soulo’s approach to music began more with word associating and his double (and even triple) entendre lyricism, catered for his deeper listeners.
His first raps were elementary and he even spit one, which he went on to call “cute.” He was only 12 when he first spit it, so what can you expect at that age?
He also revealed some of the background behind his recent album, These Days, which he wants fans to look back and remember the present time and what they were doing in a few years when they look back through the TDE discography. When you hear the album, he wants you to feel a bit of Oxymoron, Section 80 and Jay Rock all in one.
Peep his brief 16 verse he spit at the end and why he’s remaining at the top of his game, lyrically, amongst his Black Hippy cohorts.
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