Ab-Soul Music Analysis

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If I had to describe Ab-Soul with one word, it would be “enigma”. The Carson, California emcee is so unpredictable, that seeing him on a feature can lead to anxiety due to uncertainty of quality. One moment, Ab-Soul will display genius level rapping that can rival the likes of his labelmate, Kendrick Lamar. The next moment, he will present punchlines that can compete with 2012 Lil Wayne. Despite these two drastic sides of Ab-Soul, they’re so seamless and interchangeable, that both traits can be seen on the same song; which leads to a lot of frustration from fans. Ab-Souls 2014 effort, These Days, is the biggest offender by far. Though getting an average score of 70 on Metacritic, it is considered Ab-Soul worst album and one of the weaker albums

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