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"I know better than most that the Soul don't die. Took a leap. Shattered my leg and lost some teeth. and I'm still standing behind every word I speak." Herbert Snapped.
When I first heard that line I lost it and immediately looked up everything about the incident like "how'd I miss that" 😢 over the years hoping he was good always looking forward to hearing from him only to find out his world was spinning and he wanted to stop it I was devastated
"MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE": @0:00 "Bohemian Grove Instrumental": @1:16 "IT BE LIKE THAT": @1:50 "FOMF": @5:07 "Terrorist Threats Instrumental" @7:30 "FALLACY" @8:24 "DO BETTER"@10:36 "The Book of Soul Instrumental"@14:05 "GOTTA RAP"@14:48
Maan he was blowing me not performing none of The Control System. I was sick! 😂 But I still loved the performance as a whole. Soul went crazy at the end too! 🔥🔥🔥
Having live instruments/backup vocals behind you just adds to the element, more rappers should get some musicians instead of always having an audiotrack at their concerts
As a California native, it's sad that not one Hip Hop station has played his music yet here he is. It's a testament to his talent and work ethic. If either he or TDE sees this, please come back to Carson High. The Black kids need to see you.
Wish LA stations played him or did recent interviews. Big boy has interviewed him in the pass but hasn't mentioned him with this album. Soul recently posted a video of him visiting Carson high.
@@jonathanmaduike You're trolling and I'm not here for it. The point of the post was to 1. highlight how dope of an artist AbSoul while empathizing with his very point of how he is not recognized amongst his peers 2. offer a solution to said point by emphasizing how to engage the youth. You want to harped on one point while missing the whole.
The coy smile. The adorable lisp. The impeccable delivery. And of course, the incredible lyrics & wordplay. Chef’s kiss. Hope he brings the band on the road. I’m ready to cry and heal in person with all the rest of the Souler System
Honestly the effort and emotion soul puts not only his studio versions but the live versions is incredible. Honestly one of the best tiny desk concerts ever
Much love to Soul brother number 2, I've been a fan since 2012, a decade deep and he keeps on gettin better . RIP Alori Joh, Doe Burger, and Mac Miller 🕊️🙌🏽
I’ve watched this like 7x today.. I lost my father two days ago and I needed this! It Be Like That really speaking to me right now. The emotion when he did Gotta Rap brought me to tears man.. This a catharsis for me fr. This is why Soul one of my favorite artist! 💯🙏🏾
Shades stuck to my face hoodie glued to my head hiding from the same world that made me who I am deep rest (depressed) can’t even get outta bed TOO BLESSED TO BE SO STRESSED !
Everyone who is on TDE has tapped into this sound and have mastered it they put all different elements of music out. It be like Christmas fr.. Love Soul!
"...All they talk about is Kenny Drizzy and Cole and i'm inspired by all of them but honestly neither one of them can live without a Soul. That ain't a diss at all I'm just claiming where i fit in..." the fastest stank face ever... my godness ab 🔥🔥🔥😤
I was feeling rage before I watched this and the wise words of Ab-Soul made me rethink why I’m even be feeling this type of way. We’re part of something bigger. We gotta be bigger, do better, think better. Everyone stay up
I play Do Better nearly every day. Its my mantra coz Im tryna stay up. Didn't think I could love it anymore than I already did, but this one gave me goosebumps on first listen. This is a really masterful Tiny Desk, everything about it is well executed. Gotta Rap is full on beast mode. Thank you Ab-Soul!
This is now my favorite tiny desk concert. Ab soul and the soular system was beyond what I expected. Been listening to Ab Soul for a long time, I felt blessed when he came out with Herbert, such an amazing album. This performance spoke to my soul and brought me to tears, Ab soul please don’t ever stop, you are a movement and I’m happy to witness and listen to it 🙌🏾❤️
This man Soulo really proved why he's the GOAT!!! The emotion and energy and the way he crafted this whole performance with the love and contribution of the beautiful band is just heart warming!!! I was so happy to hear that last bonus Verse/Freestyle at the end!!!! Had me in awwes!!!! Soulo is a National treasure!!!💎💎💎💎👑👑👑👑❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Well, we hustle out of a sense of hopelessness Sort of a desperation Through that desperation, we become addicted Sort of like the fiends we accustomed to servin' But we feel we have nothin' to lose So, we offer you, well, we offer our lives, right? What do you bring to the table?" That's the intro to Jay-Z's "Can I Live" and he did it on top of the Bohemian Grove instrumental. What an ode and what a dot to connect.
Major Chills!!! I love how Ab Soul’s music feels so meta and self aware. Be Like That just started to make me tear up in the beginning. I think we’ve all felt like that before.
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Dude had me tearing up during GOTTA RAP you can fake a lot of things in music but that energy that comes from the soul you can’t fake that
Yup
Exactly why I love and appreciate live instrumentation in any genre. True artistry, no autotune, it's all in the moment.
No lie he did go crazy on gottarap everybody did 🐐
🥲
Facts.
"I know better than most that the Soul don't die. Took a leap. Shattered my leg and lost some teeth. and I'm still standing behind every word I speak." Herbert Snapped.
This line doesn’t get the respect it deserves
And that's the beauty about discovering these little gems... Give it time Soulo did say "this is long term"
When I first heard that line I lost it and immediately looked up everything about the incident like "how'd I miss that" 😢 over the years hoping he was good always looking forward to hearing from him only to find out his world was spinning and he wanted to stop it I was devastated
Chills 😣
Lucky for us ❤ he survived🙏🏻blessed 😀👍🏼
To the future generations, don't let this die. Ab-Soul is a Legend.
never heard of him
@@darinp5612 Well you have now. Consider yourself blessed! 💯🔥
bro discovered real music real bars real soul @@darinp5612
@@darinp5612it’s never too late. Ab Soul is HIM
@@TheRealLeonardWashington it's garbage
Man deserves so many flowers. I hope he gets his recognition.
So many man he is one of the greatest and kindest souls
we need a drink champ rn
He is getting it now
When he dead
💐💐💐💐💐
Why am I just seeing this?!!! Why wasn’t solo promoted?!
He never is!! So sad man
Exactly!
Best of the Back Hippy - most underrated. In my top 5
Becuase of the substance in his lyrics. Mainstream don't support anybody trying to uplift, speak positively and share knowledge
I swear Ab-Soul content is constantly shadowbanned.
"MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE": @0:00
"Bohemian Grove Instrumental": @1:16
"IT BE LIKE THAT": @1:50
"FOMF": @5:07
"Terrorist Threats Instrumental" @7:30
"FALLACY" @8:24
"DO BETTER"@10:36
"The Book of Soul Instrumental"@14:05
"GOTTA RAP"@14:48
This needs to be the top comment.
Yea thank you for this
i see he doesn’t preform control system on purpose. still got super hype when bohemian grove first came on
@@Adrieeennn unfortunately the songs i wanted to hear on here were only instrumentals.
Same :( was dying to hear some old bars those are some my favorite songs in life son
The book of soul is one of the greatest songs of all time !! Wish he performed it all
No normal Ab Soul heavy lyricism, no crazy beat, no chorus, just a raw/sad song about a tragic relationship he had. That song gives me chills.
@@MFBloosh This is why it's one of my favourites too. The switch from it sounding like a love song to being a tragic one is done so well.
Preach fam preach
That song made me a fan. Best Song ever
Maan he was blowing me not performing none of The Control System. I was sick! 😂 But I still loved the performance as a whole. Soul went crazy at the end too! 🔥🔥🔥
This rendition of Gotta Rap is an absolute game changer. The emotion and energy behind every bar is moving.
Ab-solutely
The freestly in the and has so much passion in it
The last 10 minutes it's just nuts
Chills all over my soul
I was so excited watching him go off….Ab-Soul the secret weapon..it’s time to eat!!!!!
Facts
I think I’m at the point where I definitely enjoy live performances more then the actual songs 😂
his mixing/mastering engineer needs to be fired immediately
Gotta rap sounds better live
@@Nuffa23 and "Do better"
@@wasabijones4571what do you mean? Seriously confused no disrespect.
honestly, this sounds better than the actual songs
This version of Gotta rap is a masterpiece. Would love for a whole album with Ab Soul and this band.
This Tiny Desk is everything
No lie spotted
They dropped a Mac vinyl of his tiny desk. I wish they did for all their sets
Brooo Soul we love you in South Africa 🇿🇦 Link up this side please
Yezzur
Factz
Ka nnete
Indeed Black Lip Pastor
Unyansile 💯🔥
How dare you quietly upload this like you ain’t uploaded this…
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Nah, frfr💯🤞🏿💪🏿🙏🏿
😂😂 huh??? I got every notification but not this one bruuhh!
Right
They hating on soul for speaking that down to earth language
This is easily Soulo's best live performance ever. He's totally in his element here.
Facts!!
Having live instruments/backup vocals behind you just adds to the element, more rappers should get some musicians instead of always having an audiotrack at their concerts
This version of It Be Like That is masterpiece!
The arrangement, structure and sequencing, pacing, and substance here is top tier.
Solo criminally underrated
TDE x TDC: the collab we don’t deserve but needed. Love seeing this level of lyricist at the desk. Soul!
Don't deserve but we needed, what does that even mean lol. It's music man, it's art. Nothing more nothing less. They are artists creating.
@@Nick-7OP just expressing their gratitude and what it means to em
Fomfaccccce
@@Nick-7 ab-soul is god lol jk
@bc3nt
But why sell yourself short of what you deserve or not lol. Just enjoy the music. Be happy people are creating art
Soul finally getting the recognition he deserves!!! This is such a great performance!!!!!
THIS LONGTERM ♾️⚡️💕
Yes indeed 💯🔥💪🏽
The way the band broke into those jazz interlude iterations of Control System heavy hitters was just exquisite. This is a tiny desk classic.
It feels like we are in a renaissance of the time of the Soulquarians
😭😭😭😭 I last listened too Ab-soul about 8 to 10 years ago... The growth, the bars/lines, the evolution... I am shook.
real talk
This performance got me tearing up...I'm on the other side of life manifesting an Ab soul performance in South Africa 🇿🇦
Prophecy Lolo prophecy
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Fam I def cried especially the first time I hearing it on tiny desk
I hope you get that chance!! Will be manifesting with you! 💯
Im with you bro, we need to see this guy as soon as possible 🙌🏽⛪️
Bro pulled up with the longest setlist and the band is dope
THANK YOU AB-SOUL
Title fight!!!
He had to fight hard for more than four songs. Shout out to NPR & Tiny Desk for supporting Ab's vision
As a California native, it's sad that not one Hip Hop station has played his music yet here he is. It's a testament to his talent and work ethic. If either he or TDE sees this, please come back to Carson High. The Black kids need to see you.
Wish LA stations played him or did recent interviews. Big boy has interviewed him in the pass but hasn't mentioned him with this album. Soul recently posted a video of him visiting Carson high.
he went back to Carson High recently
@@jonathanmaduike That’s debatable
@@deltagirl2004 its not, check on TH-cam
@@jonathanmaduike You're trolling and I'm not here for it. The point of the post was to 1. highlight how dope of an artist AbSoul while empathizing with his very point of how he is not recognized amongst his peers 2. offer a solution to said point by emphasizing how to engage the youth. You want to harped on one point while missing the whole.
So happy for Ab-Soul. Lance Skiiiwalker and Zacari with the background vocals too! 🙌. TDE in the Tiny Desk building 🔥🎵🔥
Stumbled across this a year later 😅! Love me some Ab Soul! This man deserves more than just flowers, he deserves the whole garden for this 💪🏽 ❤
Saw him live in Edmonton Canada it was the best concert everrr 🙏🙏💙🌎
Ab-Soul was great with this. In his element. One of my favorite Tiny Desk performances.
Gotta Rap is one of the best Tiny Desk performances of all time and I've been watching these for a long time. 🔥✊🏾
🙏🏾
Agree
Agreed!!! Beautifully delivered. the band killed
@@matthewsalmon431 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
So true! So happy for this brotha final getting his flowers as one of the best lyricist in the game
The coy smile. The adorable lisp. The impeccable delivery. And of course, the incredible lyrics & wordplay. Chef’s kiss. Hope he brings the band on the road. I’m ready to cry and heal in person with all the rest of the Souler System
Yes indeed!
✨
Well said sister
beautifully said
Happy Birthday Ab-Soul, thank you for sharing your talent.
Bro honestly not goin get his flowers until he passes.. glad i been aware of the greatness since 2011
I am actually somewhere somewhere else still I tune in cause it's Ab-Soul 🔥🔥🔥 straight from yaad, Jamaica🇯🇲 land we love 💕💕💕💕
Honestly the effort and emotion soul puts not only his studio versions but the live versions is incredible.
Honestly one of the best tiny desk concerts ever
Check out JID tiny desk performance it was good as well
I totally agree!!!
facts
@@carlincole3236 them both go crazy
Much love to Soul brother number 2, I've been a fan since 2012, a decade deep and he keeps on gettin better .
RIP Alori Joh, Doe Burger, and Mac Miller 🕊️🙌🏽
Mannnn his freestyle at the end was 🔥🔥🔥 Ab-Soul is incredible
Soul with live musicians is ethereal 🤍
So many lines everyone of you can call me back 😅
Been smiling throughout the whole performance, good to see Ab-soul getting the recognition he rightfully deserves 🔥
It's refreshing to hear Herbert speak from the Soul again. Theology aside.
Shed tears watching this. You can tell he’s been through a lot through his voice
Me too lol
He lost alot of people.
The live rendition of Do Better is so raw and beautiful man…
gave me goose bumps
Brought me to tears man. Beautiful
its not on point what are you talking aBOUT
Almost shed a tear. I know the feeling
In all seriousness I watch this video nearly everyday
Ab you are SOUL! You help to heal others souls by sharing yours. 🙌🏾
Thank you forever!
I’ve watched this like 7x today.. I lost my father two days ago and I needed this! It Be Like That really speaking to me right now. The emotion when he did Gotta Rap brought me to tears man.. This a catharsis for me fr. This is why Soul one of my favorite artist! 💯🙏🏾
I’m sorry for your loss. Stay strong 💓
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Sorry for your loss Jordan. Praying for your strength. This will make you stronger and more fearless than you’ve ever been ❤️💯.
🙏
@@Princess.Shay8 thank you so much
Shades stuck to my face hoodie glued to my head hiding from the same world that made me who I am deep rest (depressed) can’t even get outta bed TOO BLESSED TO BE SO STRESSED !
Album was so good, now a Tiny Desk. Ab-Soul spoiling us.
No one more deserving of a tiny desk… immaculate 🔥🫡
Best Tiny Desk ever! ♥️🥹🔥! I felt this in my Soul!
Hearing Book of Soul made me slip a tear. You look good Soul. This is the music we need. And you’re a blessing.
Facts
Everyone who is on TDE has tapped into this sound and have mastered it they put all different elements of music out. It be like Christmas fr.. Love Soul!
deadass no lie, sometimes I feel like ppl take beautiful music for granted
@@storymode5470 definitely do!
Yeah dat !!🔥
This was perfect timing, I woke up to this and about roll up for this 🔥🔥
❤️
I got five on it
He SMOKED that Gotta Rap performance 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I can honestly say I’ve never seen ab perform his music live. This was amazing.
One of the best Tiny Desk concerts. „Gotta Rap“ was really touching. 🔥❤
"IT BE LIKE THAT" made my day. Needed the message. Thank you!
Best tiny desk I’ve ever witnessed.
It’s an honour to be born at a time I can hear this.
"...All they talk about is Kenny Drizzy and Cole and i'm inspired by all of them but honestly neither one of them can live without a Soul.
That ain't a diss at all
I'm just claiming where i fit in..." the fastest stank face ever... my godness ab 🔥🔥🔥😤
“It be like that” sounds like a nod to mac miller’s 2009 love it
and thanking everybody for being here
This album hits the Soul. The energy he gives this performance is incredible.
I thought he might do book of soul. That song will make a grown man cry.
This should have a few million views
One of the Best Tiny Desk performances we are seeing.
I was feeling rage before I watched this and the wise words of Ab-Soul made me rethink why I’m even be feeling this type of way. We’re part of something bigger. We gotta be bigger, do better, think better. Everyone stay up
Bless im in that boat but floating to a better day...💯🎼
Bro.
My same situation at the moment. I needed to see this thank you bro much love
Thanks bro I needed this … wish I would have seen it before I spazzed out on everybody but I’m receiving it now and applying it moving forward. 🙏🏾
Keep ya head up
That extra verse at the end of "Gotta Rap" was golden...I hope Soulo drops a Deluxe for Herbert
Ab-Soul is like the modern day Tribe Called Quest in one man. ❤
I admire his art...I love lyrical artists...❤ He so dope 😊
I play Do Better nearly every day. Its my mantra coz Im tryna stay up. Didn't think I could love it anymore than I already did, but this one gave me goosebumps on first listen. This is a really masterful Tiny Desk, everything about it is well executed. Gotta Rap is full on beast mode. Thank you Ab-Soul!
All the musicians did fantastically. Loved the background vocals from Zacari, Lance, and Nolec. Never heard of Nolec before, hope for good things!
I very much agree. Is she (Nolec) on the TDE roster? Does she have any projects? Is she on IG? She hit that note good. Who is she???
Loved the extra lines on Gotta Rap!! Keep blessing our souls with your music, SOUL!! 🙏
I was sleeping on Ab. I apologize, this is SPECTACULAR. Band sounds amazing, potent lyrics, and a lot of emotion. Thank you
Better late than never
We all discover music differently. We're just glad you're here ✊🏾
Guys a wordsmith genius
Ab is one of the best pens ever in my opinion. TDE has nothing but straight writers and spitters fr.
it's absolutely criminal that this doesn't have a million views yet! Ab Soul is the true GOAT when it comes to bars!
Yo, That extra verse in God Of Rap was fire, I was buggin out in my seat! Soul, man...great performance.
This is now my favorite tiny desk concert.
Ab soul and the soular system was beyond what I expected.
Been listening to Ab Soul for a long time, I felt blessed when he came out with Herbert, such an amazing album. This performance spoke to my soul and brought me to tears, Ab soul please don’t ever stop, you are a movement and I’m happy to witness and listen to it 🙌🏾❤️
Was not expecting all of these Ab-Soul classics to be performed. Happy bday Soul!
Wow I can't believe they played a bit of Bohemian Grove! One of my favorite Ab Soul tracks ever. Beautiful to hear it like that.
This a top 3 tiny desk. Not having a million views yet is criminal. Sleeping on a masterpiece.
This gonna make me go back and re listen to all his music again
ABSOLUTELY! Never thought I'd see Ab on a Tiny Desk but his music is perfect for it.
This was unbelievable. Favorite tiny desk in awhile. That gotta rap rendition was wild 🔥
This video played right after a ScHoolboy Q music video I was listening to at work. This has been on repeat for two days straight.
This man Soulo really proved why he's the GOAT!!! The emotion and energy and the way he crafted this whole performance with the love and contribution of the beautiful band is just heart warming!!! I was so happy to hear that last bonus Verse/Freestyle at the end!!!! Had me in awwes!!!! Soulo is a National treasure!!!💎💎💎💎👑👑👑👑❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I would love to hear Zacari and Ab-Soul do an entire album this year.
This entire performance is incredible.
"Well, we hustle out of a sense of hopelessness
Sort of a desperation
Through that desperation, we become addicted
Sort of like the fiends we accustomed to servin'
But we feel we have nothin' to lose
So, we offer you, well, we offer our lives, right?
What do you bring to the table?"
That's the intro to Jay-Z's "Can I Live" and he did it on top of the Bohemian Grove instrumental. What an ode and what a dot to connect.
SAME!!🤟🙏
Wow thank you, I didn’t know it was from “can I live”
Absolutely incredible…tears, I tell ya. That’s some serious energy and talent. So lucky this popped on my suggestions.
Bro attempted suicide back in 2020, and came back and brought us this🙏amen Black Hippie
Major Chills!!!
I love how Ab Soul’s music feels so meta and self aware. Be Like That just started to make me tear up in the beginning. I think we’ve all felt like that before.
Glad I'm here. Soulo for ever!!!
SOULOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
I'm 10 seconds in and I have to rework my TDC top 3.
Yall don't know how much this means. Love from South Africa.
what are the other 2?
Yes what are they?
@@dansilva71 yall might laugh but I cry every time I watch Roots - Bilal is a spirit being. Then T-Pain. That man doesn't get enough credit.
@@lyndxnjoel6917 na bro that's dopee g
@@lyndxnjoel6917 bilal is indeed! Soul sista plus many others were off this planet
Man how can you not FEEL this?! Dropped one of the coldest Hip-Hop albums with ‘HERBERT’ last year…special, special artist! Powerful widdit!🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥
Wow. I felt every second of this performance. Thank you Ab-Soul!!!
one of the most talented persons in the world, God Bless Ab-Soul! This man is Fire🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Tiny Desk got another classic with this one!! I’ll be back again and again, Soul! 🙏🏼
One of the greatest Tiny Desk Concerts.
One of the most underrated dudes in the game. Incredible artist!!! 💯💯💯
Facts⛪️
Hello from Japan🇯🇵
Thank you amazing performance&music!!
見てくれてありがとう
The homage to Jay-Z 1:18 is incredible.. Real hip hop essence!!!
I was thinking the exact same thing. It was masterful how he did that
I think he was listening to jayz unplugged to prep for this.
"Wear the crown of thorns for sport I'm just waiting for the stone to hit me"🔥🔥😭
Wow. Standing ovation for the man. The artist. The soul. Ab Soul. ‼️ From NYC, love to all. Bless.
we need more from the "SOULour system"
The best to ever do it. Long live Ab-Soul