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Ab-Soul

These Days...

Third album from the Los Angeles rapper with guest appearances from Black Hippy affiliates Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Top Dawg Entertainment
UK Release date
24/06/2014
US Release date
24/06/2014
  1. 8.0 |   Beardfood

    It won't touch Kendrick but it's the next best
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  2. 7.7 |   Paste Magazine

    Stuffed with high-profile features and producers who push the boundaries of good taste like the cast of Ocean’s 13
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  3. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    It's a 2012-era Black Hippy release through and through, with the sprawling runtime (90-plus minutes), resonant repeated catchphrases, and grey-toned mood to prove it
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  4. 7.5 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    It’s the start of a conversation; and one can only hope that he plans on finishing it
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  5. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    The self-proclaimed "Genius, idiot" succeeds for the most part in moving out of his sonic comfort zone while toeing the lyrical line between enlightenment and ignorance
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  6. 7.0 |   Crack

    Riding over a stylistically diverse bunch of beats, Ab’s restless shape-shifting makes for a wild ride
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  7. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    A dense, complicated animal — even the blandest tracks have enough tricks to reward multiple listens, and may reveal themselves with time
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  8. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Ab-Soul may have momentarily lost his way, but he hasn’t lost his ability to rap, and that’s the most important thing
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  9. 6.5 |   The 405

    These Days... is a messy album: half completely unimpressive and half brilliant
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  10. 6.0 |   State

    An interesting listen and an enjoyable insight into the life of a man troubled by moderate sight loss and the problems with society these days
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  11. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    He rarely strives for the depth of Lamar or the intensity of Q; there's plenty of clever imagery on These Days
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  12. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    The beats are often too cluttered, feels like he’s just trying to throw everything at the wall in the hopes that something will stick
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  • 13. Feelin' Us (feat. Jay Rock & Ravaughn) £0.79
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