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Key Takeaways
- Ab-Soul picked “Cash Timber” over “luther” as the higher Kendrick Lamar collab with a TDE artist.
- He joked that Lamar “cheated” with the Luther Vandross-sampling observe.
- Ab-Soul referred to as Lamar one among his High 5 rappers.
Ab-Soul is taking part in favorites. On Wednesday’s (June 11) episode of UPROXX’s “Sound Examine,” the Carson rapper was requested to decide on between two tracks from a “former TDE artist,” aka Kendrick Lamar, who’s clearly nonetheless shut with the label.
His choices have been the Jay Rock-assisted “Cash Timber” from good child, m.A.A.d metropolis and the chart-topping “luther” with SZA. Whereas the latter observe was objectively the larger business powerhouse — topping the Sizzling 100 for 13 straight weeks — some classics are simply arduous to prime.
Ultimately, Ab-Soul went with “Cash Timber,” joking that Lamar “cheated” with “luther.” In any case, sampling Luther Vandross’ “If This World Have been Mine” and pairing it with SZA’s vocals was principally a assured hit for the 22-time Grammy winner. “He is aware of what he be doing, man,” Soulo stated.
“He’s positively hilarious in actual life… He performs the idiot nicely,” Ab-Soul stated about his longtime pal and “Flip Me Up” collaborator. Earlier within the dialog, the Herbert rapper named Lamar in his High 5: “I received JAY, Nas, [K.] Dot, [Lil] Wayne, Lupe [Fiasco]… Eminem can be No. 6 for certain.”
When requested if final yr’s Drake beef impacted Lamar’s rating, Soulo responded, “Nah. He’s going to remain put for a second.” The 2 California emcees have clearly had one another’s backs by thick and skinny.
In 2024, Ab-Soul stated “redemption is just not off the desk” for Drake after Lamar dropped the scathing diss observe “Not Like Us.” Extra just lately, the “Terrorist Threats” creator even despatched warning pictures Joey Badass’ manner after the Brooklyn rapper took pictures at TDE and, speculatively, Lamar.
“Kendrick [or K-Dot at the time] has taught me probably the most as a recording artist,” Ab-Soul instructed Pink Bull in Might. “It’s extra than simply the raps; there’s writing, recording, and performing. Three distinct arts: songwriting, recording, and performing. So, I really feel like I’ve realized probably the most from him in that regard.”