“Ab-Soul's latest, long-delayed album calls back to the glory days of the Black Hippy collective's impressive 2012 run, with the sprawling runtime, resonant repeated catchphrases, and grey-toned mood to prove it. The more human Ab-Soul dares to be on record, the stronger he becomes.”
“L.A. rapper Ab-Soul comes out of the same Black Hippy collective that's produced platinum star Kendrick Lamar and gritty chart-topper Schoolboy Q. With a rep as the crew's most cerebral member, Ab-Soul works a warm underdog weirdness over heavy-lidded beats on his third album. He rarely strives for the depth of Lamar or the intensity of Q; there's plenty of clever imagery on These Days . . . ("Res”
“Ab-Soul makes an unsuccessful move toward accessibility on this latest record of his.”
