I know this song and Ab-Soul long before GTA V was released but I don't see why some people are mad about other people only discovering him from GTA V...Look guys, that's why those artists get featured in such games, they want to be heard. If you're a true Ab-Soul fan you should be happy that people started to recognize him, no matter how they did it. Thank you Rockstar. :)
@@green.lantern yes please I would appreciate it, anything that's intelligent rap which is borderline alternative hip-hop like Ab-Soul, Joey B, Kendrick and such.
@@Elvisism you mentioned joey so capital steez is a no brainer, check out amerikkkan coruption. Jay electronica is another super dope lyricst. Id check out closer encounters, act 1, the exhibits, and act 2 by him. And Isaiah rashad cilvia demo, its the perfect album for a cool spring/summer night
Kendrick Lamar - ADHD Ab Soul - Nibiru Jay Rock - YOLA ScHoolboy Q - Party If you are new to Black Hippy then you should listen to these songs to understand the uniqueness of each rapper in Black Hippy
ItsAngelo1228 XD... he didn't say there his favorite he said "you should listen to these songs to understand the uniqueness of each rapper in Black Hippy". you know like introductory songs. and he's right lmao each of those songs are a perfect example of their "mind spray"
Dawg this song helped keep me sane back when I was homeless in 2012 , now I make over $300k a year in the car business. Never had family, but I had music and this song.
On the empowering journey to find the truth and see and unravel mysteries forgotten and untold. The path to ultimate truth awaits! destiny awaits! It seeks you daily and calls to you at night. But will you. But will you seek? (the truth), will you follow (the way)? Will you embrace (the life) which leads to the tree of life? 5:46
Why are people upset by GTA? Before the game came out all I listened to alternative and rock(nothing wrong with either of those genres). the songs that caught my attention were this, Swimming Pools, ADHD, and Collard Greens. It introduced me to hip hop in general. Now my favorite genre has been hip hop for over 2 years later. Publicity is good for artists, even if it is frustrating for people to act like fans after only hearing off of a video game but it's introducing people into this great music. I'm proof.
Bruce Wayne Fr, when i was younger i wouldnt really listen to music, but herd such songs such as swimming pools lets say like in saint row 3 and gta 5, and I loved it, then found out later it was by someone i like, when i got into music, who was Kendrick
his styles so original yet it take you back to an old school time and most of all it be spittin the truth over sick beat and hooks truly d definition of OG:ab-soul
"Back when I first grabbed that pen , I told myself I was gon' win, And I ain't know when, But it was gon' end, Up happening, I want in, So you can take your top 5 list, Dead or alive and put me after Em" IF YOU DONT GET THAT GET OUT.
Apulux I like having to listen to raps a few times to fully get it.. at least tracks don't get boring too quick if you have to really listen to understand it. respect Soul, that's deep.
+Requ1escat1nPACE agree! don't understand these guys who are like "omg these idots. only know Soul cuz of GTA. I'm a real fan" i'm so glad that i played GTA. otherwise I would have never listened to nice songs like this
+Requ1escat1nPACE Have you guys bought CONTROL SYSTEM? Thats how you you show the artist appreciation..It really is a great album. If you like this you love the album
This song will forever put me in an inspirational frame of mind. No matter how old I get or the song gets. This is why old n166as feel forever young. The time in my life when the song came out and how I was seeing the world will forever be stamped on my heart. These boys are underrated. The vibe is super strong with this song. It’s special
I'm honest. I didn't know this song before I played GTA V. Thanks rockstar to be so good choosing the best songs for GTA Games. Ab-Soul respect for you!
rockstar has really good taste for hip hop, got everything from playboi carti to tyler the creator to MF DOOM. they really went all in for the soundtrack
right bro, what we felt when we were kids playing this with friends and how we remember those times is what makes GTA 5 special for me. GTA 6 can be 10x better and i know im not gonna be that happy
It would be weird to see Eazy E always wearing glasses due to Ab-Souls illness. But I know what you mean, I believe Eazy would pass the legacy to TDE if he was still with us today. NWA basically passed the torch to Kendrick Lamar.
I love this part so much 0:56 🤩🔥 It's like that I want to drive with Franklin at night and look down that Vinewood sign and seeing that beautiful LS with Chop
"I sense a shift in paradigms, I remember when I couldn't spare a dime, now I step in with a pair of dimes" - the most underrated rapper in history I swear.
I didn’t know a lot about this joint until I played GTA V and through Ab-Soul on Spotify I came across Schoolboy Q, underground Kendrick Lamar, and many others, but thank God for TH-cam so we can take a step back and watch these videos and embrace our memories.
I hope Ab-Soul’s next album has more energy like this song. Control System is one of those hidden gems that aged very well even 8 years later. Soul already has a classic album :)
fuck sakes no! he's not underrated, he's a little less mainstream than kendrick lamar, I mean, lamar did collabs with a lot of rap artists like dre, but he's like the frontman of TDE, that's the difference, but ab is genius too
william hall Nah dude, he is not underrated. He has a different intellect that not a lot of people understand. Like Kendrick, a lot of people related to him cause he is smart and stays clean-good kid in a mad city. Ab is smart but mixes his life with drugs because of all the shit he has been thru. Only a subset of the population can related to his pain and life view. I love his style but I can see why Kendrick is more mainstream.
Absolutely timeless song, one of my favorite rap songs ever. Loved hearing it everytime it came on in GTA5 when I was a kid, and I still love it to this day. One of TDE’s best songs of all time imo
Lyrics: Back when I first grabbed that pen I told myself I was gon' win And I ain't know when But it was gon' end Up happening, I want in So you can take your top 5 list Dead or alive and put me after Em I'm a fucking genius Gripping my fucking penis, living this life You can't tell me nothing Still ain't really got no money fucking right I'm all about that real, about that real This ain't no motion picture I tell you how that feel, how that feel Even when the odds against you They wanna see me wearing Polo drawers Put 2 chains on and that ain't wrong But that ain't me, I go too damn hard I don't need clothes or jewelry to stand out Black lip nigga with his hair wild Too damn proud Been killing this since Cam made Oh Boy Oh boy, I'm the man now TDE, put the money in my hand ain't shit free This business is quick sand and I won't sink Put the pistol in my hand and I won't think Rest in peace, you just made room for the next to be I never been afraid to say what I wanna say when I wanna say it, okay then Further more we do this for y'all Rap is stressin' but it pays great That is until you lose appeal And your release date gets date raped Stay safe, hold your head I got two fish and a loaf of bread Feed the people, food for thought Because we are equal, who'd have thought They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty B.I.G. & Pac got it coming when I pass too You got the mic, I ain't the one you wanna pass to My niggas say my new shit past due I paid dues, even got that shit tattooed HiiiPoWeR on another plateau I know you know we need a few plaques too The brand new niggas with a attitude Poppin' Compton or Timbuktu I might even sell my new shit for 10 bucks too Too ill when I jot these words True eel when I shock the world I know life's a bitch When you know life's a bitch and that's not your girl Cold shit, I'm hot though Like coal get, Ab-Soul This is a shift in paradigm I remember when I couldn't spare a dime Now I step in with a pair of dimes On P's, y'all know me Flow like water, admiralty The best author ever to breathe And as we proceed to follow these dreams I ain't losing no sleep No, no on them NoDoz Just know "No" if it's no dough So high but I'm Soulo Two cups and I sip slow Taking my time We don't just shine, we illuminate the whole show Now let's go They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light Time and time I drop line for line But only time will tell If I ever go Columbine And cop 30 nines and cock back and kill See the truth is They wanna know how close me and Dre and Snoop is Or how the shoe fits when they choose this to beat 2Pac But truth I give two shits 'bout Expectations or critics hating Shit, I just put moms on vacation Bitch you never know my new location, it's across nations Court cases get thrown out So tell the motherfucking King dethrone now I am ruler, I am highness The Prince Zamunda I am the shit like what the prune does Black on black tint like Kinta Kunta Black is back bitch I'm kin to coup de Black on black crime resent the shooter Blat, blat, blat, I intend to mute you Racks on racks, I don't rap on tracks Without my A-game so please don't ask Me about no pressure Bitch with the grip of my fingertip I can hold this coast together They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light They wanna share my light You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
This is one thing I like about the GTA series. They always manage to bring to light underground classics like "illuminate" and give raw rappers some much needed attention!
Dr. Kira “i want in” sounds like “I want N” like the letter. The second part talks about a top 5 list. So he wants to be “in” or “n” meaning he wants to be in that list. He then says “dead or alive” meaning the artist of that top five are either dead or alive, but he knows that Eminem is still on that list no matter what. So he goes after him, like the alphabet. (j k l M N o p).
Same here I already knew about Kendrick but I didn’t listen to him much. Once I gta came out and I listened to radio los santos I’ve been a huge fan of all TDE rappers
Not Sal Vulcano. Same bruh. I knew who Kendrick was obviously and I only knew who ScHoolboy Q was because of Studio and Chop Stix. After I heard collard greens and Hood gone love it on GTA, I was hooked on TDE. Love all 4 guys music and thank god that GTA introduced me to then
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Love driving at night on GTA V with this on.
Just a great song
Is much better with a real car 😏
fuck yeah bud
That's how i fell in love with this song
🌌💯
Ya hard
I know this song and Ab-Soul long before GTA V was released but I don't see why some people are mad about other people only discovering him from GTA V...Look guys, that's why those artists get featured in such games, they want to be heard. If you're a true Ab-Soul fan you should be happy that people started to recognize him, no matter how they did it. Thank you Rockstar. :)
+kod2600 shut up
+Jay Herd kos o5tak
+kod2600 Exactly! Nicely said.
+kod2600
I'm just glad GTA usually has some dope ass music in their games. Remember San Andreas? Radio Los Santos was banging
TRUE SHIT !!
This era of music was untouchable miss these days man
guys what do i search to find this genre or a playlist full of this type of music
We had no idea how good we had it 😂
@@Elvisism early 2010’s rap? If your looking for actual albums i can give you some sauce
@@green.lantern yes please I would appreciate it, anything that's intelligent rap which is borderline alternative hip-hop like Ab-Soul, Joey B, Kendrick and such.
@@Elvisism you mentioned joey so capital steez is a no brainer, check out amerikkkan coruption. Jay electronica is another super dope lyricst. Id check out closer encounters, act 1, the exhibits, and act 2 by him. And Isaiah rashad cilvia demo, its the perfect album for a cool spring/summer night
9 years pass and we still here Soul. This track means alot to us all homie.
Fr
🧡
🙏👌🖤
Facts still listening. This song motivates me.
Yup I agree💯🫡
Kendrick Lamar - ADHD
Ab Soul - Nibiru
Jay Rock - YOLA
ScHoolboy Q - Party
If you are new to Black Hippy then you should listen to these songs to understand the uniqueness of each rapper in Black Hippy
you naming those songs as your favorite songs from each artist probably makes you new to the Black Hippy movement too..
ItsAngelo1228 XD... he didn't say there his favorite he said "you should listen to these songs to understand the uniqueness of each rapper in Black Hippy". you know like introductory songs. and he's right lmao each of those songs are a perfect example of their "mind spray"
Torré Astronaut
Thanks common sense :)
hmm
i listened to absoul way before he was born
I saw his parents in action back then 😉😉😉
I listen to ab b4 the universe was created...now what.
+Tom Slick I listened to ab soul before you even commented OHHHHHHHH!!!!😉😉😉✌👍
Nice1
+Ray Obando That's because he's never died.. reincarnation bro
This might be in the top 10 rap songs of the 2010s, I never tire of it.
Same 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
All time
Not even close to top 50. 2010s includes cudi, travis, kanye(all 3 are arguably top 10 musicians in history), kdot, denzel, etc
@@slattslattslatt nah this song is easily top 50 for me, along with the Book of Soul potentially
@@shanecorcoran2542 "for me" your opinion is irrelevant. music is objective
“Ft Kendrick Lamar” used to be an instant click back in this era. Good times
Still is, but this was just a different time
It def still is haha i was aboutta say
Yeah still is 😅
Used to be?? Still is!!
Boy how things change In a year lol…
Ab-Soulutely Dope.
Gg
👌
yo nice one
+rashaun hollis Saw Watchu Did der
Long termmmm
it's something about that beat maannn
💯💯🙌
i thought i was the only one the beat is mezmerising
that beat slaps but at the same its just so fucking smooth
The Dude said it
its a Madonna sample man lol
Dawg this song helped keep me sane back when I was homeless in 2012 , now I make over $300k a year in the car business. Never had family, but I had music and this song.
Yo congratulations on your success, could you spare a dime for my success? I got a project I just need investment 🙏🏽
👏👏👏
Rly?
Yall hiring?
Pmo
This is gonna be the world after 2020
Exactly!
Well hello there
Verídico!
Check Kendrick’s untitled 01 on untitled unmastered.
TRUE UR THE MVP
Most underrated rapper ever
honestly right
+k den um no.. pretty much he says it for absoul..
no most underrated is AZ nigga
k den you're tripping bruh. Everybody knows K Dot.
James H Lol, Kendrick is not underrated
kendricks voice in this song is super relaxing
mason he goes hard at the sametime as being smooth and relaxing
It's crazy that so many people know Ab because of GTA, that makes me happy knowing he's getting the recognition he deserves. #LONGTERM
Myles Appiah-Korang It doesn't matter where the recognition comes from. Who cares if it's from a video game? Like, how is that negative in any way?
+Myles Appiah-Korang especially from one of the best selling video games of all time lmao
thats right
it's not negative. but the comments are just annoying cancerous 10 year-olds asking the same dumbass question.
まっとPSO2 yea i love ab soul and am so glad i found him through gta.
The vibe this song gives me is unexplainable ❤️
@dontae williams same
Like it makes you question a lot when it comes to conspiracies that's for sure!
True 💯🤞🏿
On the empowering journey to find the truth and see and unravel mysteries forgotten and untold. The path to ultimate truth awaits! destiny awaits! It seeks you daily and calls to you at night. But will you. But will you seek? (the truth), will you follow (the way)? Will you embrace (the life) which leads to the tree of life? 5:46
I pray ab-soul gets the shine he deserves this year!!!
do you know who he is making the album with?
yup
Nope still hasn’t gotten what he deserves
He sings too deep for the industry,
@@taichou_tre3919 fr 😭
Why are people upset by GTA? Before the game came out all I listened to alternative and rock(nothing wrong with either of those genres). the songs that caught my attention were this, Swimming Pools, ADHD, and Collard Greens. It introduced me to hip hop in general. Now my favorite genre has been hip hop for over 2 years later. Publicity is good for artists, even if it is frustrating for people to act like fans after only hearing off of a video game but it's introducing people into this great music. I'm proof.
And "hood gone love it"
listen to Immortal Technique / Vinnie Paz / Jedi Mind Tricks / AOTP / ILL BILL / SNOW GOONS...its better, check it out
+Bruce Wayne Rap>Rock dude
Bruce Wayne Fr, when i was younger i wouldnt really listen to music, but herd such songs such as swimming pools lets say like in saint row 3 and gta 5, and I loved it, then found out later it was by someone i like, when i got into music, who was Kendrick
AIKN Oh yeah, that was fucking 🔥 always loves that one
That beat is crazy
That song is top 10 material, too
💯💯💯
+Lavantae Shelton 🔥
agreed
.
b.
The top 10 songs of all time are all by ab soul
Gotta be one of the most underrated songs in hip hop
Yeah..crazy that still so much underrated despite its on GTA V
Ab is one of the most un-celebrated alchemists of all time. His style is deeper than the core of other so-called icons.
very nicely put i have been look for the right words to sum it up and you placed them right here
his styles so original yet it take you back to an old school time and most of all it be spittin the truth over sick beat and hooks truly d definition of OG:ab-soul
forever reppin the street, peace and reality respect to a realtrue underated g always keepin it lit
only 5 million? boy wtf
cali correa ikr
You meant boi right
You songs are lit
cali correa Boy wtf you want “chili Fritos”
Half of the milillin viewers are gta 5 players
This song is so nostalgic bruh haven't heard this in years but when GTA first came out couldn't get enough of it, definitely still lit to this day.
Sooo upset they didn’t perform this at Ken And Friends
I was praying for it dude 😭 literally my favorite Kendrick feature to this day and Soul has such a great performance
Forreal. This or turn me up some, rapper shit. Anything man lol
Soul is nearly blind y’all see that has to hold his hand on and off stage
I really wanted Black Hippy to do their “The Recipe” remix
@@kennytpg3529 yeah I doubt he would have been able to perform much, I’ve heard his eyesight’s been getting worse
Franklin and Chop
@Skinny Ranks bruh chop kills in one hit
Choppy boi
Tha Wizard fuck you actually
Hell yeah my many, good memories
Random Man no u
i get chills when i hear "you can have all my shine i give you the light".... kendricks presence looming in the distance...
2024 till beyond ❤
Soul went crazy on this....fire. SOUL!
Thanks to Radio Los Santos I can't think of this song without thinking of "Hood Gone Love It" too, that's GTA spreading good music.
The second that organ starts playing it sends a chill up my spine and I swear that chill induces the biggest nostalgic trip
Facts, we think a lot
same bro...
Here i am 7 years later still loving this song. "Black lip paster"
Same
Me 2
Me 3
I always thought it was black lipped bastard 😆🤦♂️
Pastor, he ain't pasting shit
Always been my favorite gta v song been coming Back to it through the years about 7 years running now. Straight soul in this song its mesmorizing
Early 2010's were the shit. Can we go back to this era?
"Back when I first grabbed that pen , I told myself I was gon' win, And I ain't know when, But it was gon' end, Up happening, I want in, So you can take your top 5 list, Dead or alive and put me after Em" IF YOU DONT GET THAT GET OUT.
honestly i didn't watch , I listened to it about 16 times to understand it
Apulux I like having to listen to raps a few times to fully get it.. at least tracks don't get boring too quick if you have to really listen to understand it. respect Soul, that's deep.
Yea, I believe hes the best, my opinion Don Sonny
Peace for this comment.
is it the way he said it that people dont get it? he is going to be famous no matter what, dead or alive, right?
De real listeners from Poland love this album. word up. big up Ab.
Love this song so much; both Soul and Kendrick killed it. I also love the sampling of Madonna's live to tell.
Why only 9 million people listened to this? This is a MASTERPIECE
I can’t be the only one who still jams to this 👀🔥
I still do 🙏🏼
bro your profile picture brought me so many memories
I do too
I may not ever have been here if not for GTA V. Thanks Rockstar
+Requ1escat1nPACE
agree! don't understand these guys who are like "omg these idots. only know Soul cuz of GTA. I'm a real fan"
i'm so glad that i played GTA. otherwise I would have never listened to nice songs like this
Now that was an original gta comment
+T Moz I'm glad my comment was a win. thank you sir
Exactly
+Requ1escat1nPACE Have you guys bought CONTROL SYSTEM? Thats how you you show the artist appreciation..It really is a great album. If you like this you love the album
man i Just remembered this song after 10 long years of not hearing or seeing a glimpse of it. Time really flies
God I miss cruising through the hills of Los Santos with this on the radio. It was a simpler time.
TDE roots crazy deep at this point. Man, im glad they gave us the light.
Hearing this song and anything else really by ab soul is nostalgic for me, 2013 to 2015 were probably my best years
Word. I also feel like music back then connected with me much better than today... its weird.. and nostalgic.
saddest part regular show ended 2016
@@95til_infinity72 fr bro smokin n watching benson was raw
Same here bro
Best is to come
So glad GTA got me and my old boys into ab soul. We owned every album on CD and played it after school
This song will forever put me in an inspirational frame of mind. No matter how old I get or the song gets. This is why old n166as feel forever young. The time in my life when the song came out and how I was seeing the world will forever be stamped on my heart. These boys are underrated. The vibe is super strong with this song. It’s special
Yea it as soul in it these days artists drop songs for money they ve lost their mental
mad respect for ab-soul
+Monkey D. Luffy mad respect for one piece and absoul!!!!
Make him a straw hat pirate fam
this is a shifting paradigm , I remember when I couldn't spare a dime! now I step in wit a pair of dimes... love dat flow
We need more ab souls in times like these.
Word
im straight fiending for the album bro he said summer...
@@thatguystandingbehindyou0_0 I didn't even know. Now I'm fiending too 😂💪
We really do
Ab-Soul and Kendrick are my favourite rappers.
I would love them to create an album together. Only them.
Jonathan Moshoeshoe yeah it’s called a black hippy album
Oh the nostalgia, back when Kendrick and Ab had a bunch of songs together
They dam need to! Imagine a new type of a sensation of hip hop these could collide with..
Just. A thought
Ab-Soul, you, Kendrick, and Jay Rock would make a great Trio
Add ScHoolboy Q and you got Black Hippy
The opening is fucking best in all rap music history
Forgot all about this song , i came up as a young man in this era this generation of music is so nostalgic to me
I'm honest. I didn't know this song before I played GTA V. Thanks rockstar to be so good choosing the best songs for GTA Games. Ab-Soul respect for you!
rockstar has really good taste for hip hop, got everything from playboi carti to tyler the creator to MF DOOM. they really went all in for the soundtrack
It's crazy how a game can make so many memories. Bout to cry bro. GTA 6 should be 10x better
Big facts.
Ikr
Still waiting
been 4 years since this comment and gta 6 still hasn’t dropped😂😭
right bro, what we felt when we were kids playing this with friends and how we remember those times is what makes GTA 5 special for me. GTA 6 can be 10x better and i know im not gonna be that happy
A Kendrick lamar and ab soul collab album would go crazy
They may not even be cool anymore tbh
@@BeastBoy557 why do u think so 🤔
@@Alpha-h7t9r Ab soul literally just appeared on Cole’s song where he was dissing Kendrick
@@BeastBoy557 which one?
And yeah it would be dope as hell
best song on planet
Love K Dot & Soul BUT this should have been performed at the “Pop Out” After yall did 6:16 in LA. Classic!
Yes and cartoon and cereal
Ab-Soul should have played as Eazy E in the Straight out of Compton movie.
It would be weird to see Eazy E always wearing glasses due to Ab-Souls illness.
But I know what you mean, I believe Eazy would pass the legacy to TDE if he was still with us today.
NWA basically passed the torch to Kendrick Lamar.
Kendrick should have played a role in that movie, he's from compton and he is a rapper, It would be cool... in my opinion
Na Ab soul is too tall tho. Eazy-E was a little nigga. He was 5'4
Foreal that would been raw
He had to be short
I love this part so much 0:56 🤩🔥
It's like that I want to drive with Franklin at night and look down that Vinewood sign and seeing that beautiful LS with Chop
"I sense a shift in paradigms, I remember when I couldn't spare a dime, now I step in with a pair of dimes" - the most underrated rapper in history I swear.
10M we made it 🎉🎉🎉
Need this Ab back...
10 years later and this song still touches my soul like the first time.
BIG FACTS BIG FACTS 🚒🔥🚒🔥🚒🔥🚒🔥🚒🔥❤
I didn’t know a lot about this joint until I played GTA V and through Ab-Soul on Spotify I came across Schoolboy Q, underground Kendrick Lamar, and many others, but thank God for TH-cam so we can take a step back and watch these videos and embrace our memories.
"I use to want to rap like jay z now I feel like I can run laps around jay z" Damn
nas ain't seen nothing this nasty big and pac got it coming when I pass too, you got the mic I ain't the one u wanna pass to... 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Forever Mood
My nigga say my new shit past due, I payed dues even got that shit tattooed
Hiipower on another plateau
Yessss. HAAAARD ass Facts!
AB-SOUL LIVES 🔥✌🏿
Could you guys imagine if Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar made a collaborative album? GOAT stuff there.
Nah, GOAT and Ox stuff ;)
Have you ever heard of Black Hippy...?
ClownHouseProduction Yes. I have. Black Hippy is not just Kendrick and Soul. -_-
YoDawgoneeleven Yeah but Black Hippy is making a colaborative album this year and Jay Rock and Q are both good as well
Eberlium I know that. Soul and Kendrick are my favorite in Black Hippy
this song just popped into my head and i had to play it and this will happen here and there throughout my life. i love it each time
I hope Ab-Soul’s next album has more energy like this song. Control System is one of those hidden gems that aged very well even 8 years later. Soul already has a classic album :)
still listening in 2024
2024 still fire 🔥 timeless
That’s super simple triple entendre is crazy. So High and I’m Soulo/So low/Solo.
Two cups that I sip slow🤯
Ab-Soul is so underrated...
fuck sakes no! he's not underrated, he's a little less mainstream than kendrick lamar, I mean, lamar did collabs with a lot of rap artists like dre, but he's like the frontman of TDE, that's the difference, but ab is genius too
Ivan Vera you said it all bro
Ivan Vera
my nigga i thought he was ass until like a month ago everybody i talk doesnt like him...he's hella underrated
william hall Nah dude, he is not underrated. He has a different intellect that not a lot of people understand. Like Kendrick, a lot of people related to him cause he is smart and stays clean-good kid in a mad city. Ab is smart but mixes his life with drugs because of all the shit he has been thru. Only a subset of the population can related to his pain and life view. I love his style but I can see why Kendrick is more mainstream.
This so addictive.
"I remember when I couldn't spare a dime, but now I step in with a pair of dimes" That was clever as hell.
That's an soul for you
miguel coronel an soul damn auto correct lmao
Bewbs Ab-soul
double entendre on paradigms
Right as that verse came in i scrolled by this. The power of the universe indeed
Absolutely timeless song, one of my favorite rap songs ever. Loved hearing it everytime it came on in GTA5 when I was a kid, and I still love it to this day. One of TDE’s best songs of all time imo
Ab soul and kendrick always make the best team.I'm sure they would make a great album.
one of the many classic tracks in TDE’s catalog
Lyrics:
Back when I first grabbed that pen
I told myself I was gon' win
And I ain't know when
But it was gon' end
Up happening, I want in
So you can take your top 5 list
Dead or alive and put me after Em
I'm a fucking genius
Gripping my fucking penis, living this life
You can't tell me nothing
Still ain't really got no money fucking right
I'm all about that real, about that real
This ain't no motion picture
I tell you how that feel, how that feel
Even when the odds against you
They wanna see me wearing Polo drawers
Put 2 chains on and that ain't wrong
But that ain't me, I go too damn hard
I don't need clothes or jewelry to stand out
Black lip nigga with his hair wild
Too damn proud
Been killing this since Cam made Oh Boy
Oh boy, I'm the man now
TDE, put the money in my hand ain't shit free
This business is quick sand and I won't sink
Put the pistol in my hand and I won't think
Rest in peace, you just made room for the next to be
I never been afraid to say what I wanna say when I wanna say it, okay then
Further more we do this for y'all
Rap is stressin' but it pays great
That is until you lose appeal
And your release date gets date raped
Stay safe, hold your head
I got two fish and a loaf of bread
Feed the people, food for thought
Because we are equal, who'd have thought
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z
Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z
Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty
B.I.G. & Pac got it coming when I pass too
You got the mic, I ain't the one you wanna pass to
My niggas say my new shit past due
I paid dues, even got that shit tattooed
HiiiPoWeR on another plateau
I know you know we need a few plaques too
The brand new niggas with a attitude
Poppin' Compton or Timbuktu
I might even sell my new shit for 10 bucks too
Too ill when I jot these words
True eel when I shock the world
I know life's a bitch
When you know life's a bitch and that's not your girl
Cold shit, I'm hot though
Like coal get, Ab-Soul
This is a shift in paradigm
I remember when I couldn't spare a dime
Now I step in with a pair of dimes
On P's, y'all know me
Flow like water, admiralty
The best author ever to breathe
And as we proceed to follow these dreams
I ain't losing no sleep
No, no on them NoDoz
Just know "No" if it's no dough
So high but I'm Soulo
Two cups and I sip slow
Taking my time
We don't just shine, we illuminate the whole show
Now let's go
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
Time and time I drop line for line
But only time will tell
If I ever go Columbine
And cop 30 nines and cock back and kill
See the truth is
They wanna know how close me and Dre and Snoop is
Or how the shoe fits when they choose this to beat 2Pac
But truth I give two shits 'bout
Expectations or critics hating
Shit, I just put moms on vacation
Bitch you never know my new location, it's across nations
Court cases get thrown out
So tell the motherfucking King dethrone now
I am ruler, I am highness
The Prince Zamunda
I am the shit like what the prune does
Black on black tint like Kinta Kunta
Black is back bitch I'm kin to coup de
Black on black crime resent the shooter
Blat, blat, blat, I intend to mute you
Racks on racks, I don't rap on tracks
Without my A-game so please don't ask
Me about no pressure
Bitch with the grip of my fingertip
I can hold this coast together
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
They wanna share my light
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
Ann Frank wtf
"Kin to coup de" yoooo wtf.
we don't need to talk about kendricks writing skills
but with absoul - this dude can produce beats and rap and write, fire these dude
One of the most powerful songs , with a lot of meaning in our society today
One of the greatest songs ever made
Literally ever ever foreal though!
Over 10 years later and no control system vinyl even though one was in this video 💀
This song and Ab Soul deserve 100x what it's been given
One of the greatest samples in hip hop EVER
My uncle doesn't really like the new rap but I showed him this and he said it was dope asf 👌👍
This is one thing I like about the GTA series. They always manage to bring to light underground classics like "illuminate" and give raw rappers some much needed attention!
If you’re here In 2021 you’re a legend. Plus this song hits different crusin thru los santos
" You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light"
Sayless~
This is probably my favorite rap song in the past 10 years.
RADIO LOS SANTOS!
“I want in (N) so you can take a top 5 list dead or alive and put me after Em (M)” 😱😱😱😱
MF_Dunn god damn I didn’t even think like that
Just caught that 🤣 he too slick
Wait... I don't get it.
Dr. Kira “i want in” sounds like “I want N” like the letter.
The second part talks about a top 5 list.
So he wants to be “in” or “n” meaning he wants to be in that list.
He then says “dead or alive” meaning the artist of that top five are either dead or alive, but he knows that Eminem is still on that list no matter what. So he goes after him, like the alphabet. (j k l M N o p).
@@miguelflores7901 I thought it meant that but, the wordplay was just so...vague, though.
Black hippy is literally American history. I’m So happy these guys have influenced me for the past ten years. BLM
The songs that take you bk
Only God knows how much I like this song.
This song made me feel on top of the world, even when it felt like the world was on top of me.
I like that saying
@ZeranZeran I probably read it somewhere else and forgot where. But I hope life is good wherever you are mate.
SUPERBOWL!!!!! No round 2’s 🦉🪦
honestly thank god for gta 5 it basically introduced me to tde
Epic Gaming Live Gotta get introduced somehow.
me to top dawg is the top dog
Same here I already knew about Kendrick but I didn’t listen to him much. Once I gta came out and I listened to radio los santos I’ve been a huge fan of all TDE rappers
Not Sal Vulcano. Same bruh. I knew who Kendrick was obviously and I only knew who ScHoolboy Q was because of Studio and Chop Stix. After I heard collard greens and Hood gone love it on GTA, I was hooked on TDE. Love all 4 guys music and thank god that GTA introduced me to then
Me too
I listen to Ab-Soul before his mother was born
nigga sauce
nigga sausage
Still playing this track in 2020😭❤
Iyasho lento
sure
Yoh nja yam
Yes
2021 and trying to still be local partyhoster. Anyways it is diffrent but imma felling this mood.
this is beautiful.