Articles by Jabbari Weekes

Ab-Soul

On His Path

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2014

For Ab-Soul the idea of "longterm mentality" has many meanings: it's the name of his first album, but more importantly it's his unspoken ma...

Ab-Soul Discusses 'These Days' Collaborations with Purity Ring and Lupe Fiasco

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2014

From TDE cohorts like Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q to Rick Ross, L.A. rapper Ab-Soul's new album, These Days, boasts a lengthy list of co...

Ab-Soul

These Days

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2014

About halfway through highly touted TDE rapper Ab-Soul's major label debut, These Days… you have to wonder, "What's the point?" Sandw...

Sam Smith

In the Lonely Hour

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2014

At the risk of sounding completely absurd, U.K. crooner Sam Smith is the musical equivalent of Neapolitan ice cream. Each slab of his debut...

50 Cent

Animal Ambition

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2014

Once upon a time not long ago, when people worshipped gangsta rap and lived life slow, a rapper named 50 Cent was the man to beat, selling...

Baka Beyond

After The Tempest

PUBLISHED May 16, 2014

In an interview, Baka Beyond singer Su Hart remarked that music requires an element of telepathy to properly flourish. Despite a five year...

Vince Staples

Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2014

Nate. It's from this name that all things take shape for the L.A.-based rapper and Odd Future affiliate Vince Staples. It's a name that Sta...

Rick Ross

Boss Level

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2014

It feels like it was eons ago, since then up-and-coming rapper Rick Ross dropped his first hit single, "Hustlin." For almost a decade, Ross...