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May 11, 2012 · Dubbed as the “missing piece” of the TDE puzzle by Kendrick Lamar, Control System is Ab-Soul’s arguably finest offering to the world thus far. To quote him : Everything that is mandatory...
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is the second studio album by Ab-Soul, released on May 11, 2012, by Top Dawg Entertainment. It was created in the aftermath of the death of his long-term girlfriend, Alori Joh. In 2017 he stated to HipHopDX, when asked about revisiting the LP, "Control System is like Scarface. I'm scared to listen to that... That was a cornerstone in my life as you...
Take a cue from biting tracks like "Pineal Gland" and "SOPA"—rapper Ab-Soul is as clever as he is crass, as sharp as he is straight-forward. Indeed, Control System is the high-concept dramedy to the unflinching drama of fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city. (The refrain from "Mixed Emotions," for example, is "Who got a ...
Upon its release, Control System received universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns an average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 83, based on 10 reviews.
wrote, "Where Ab-Soul truly stands out is his ability to relax and simply have a good time." Pitchfork described it as "booms with self-possession and confidence," while Earmilk complimented Ab's "dynamic" artistry and ability to be cohesive. RapReviews.com praised, "[he] is definitely the most unique emcee out of the Californian quartet, as his style is very lyrical and introspective." A user from Sputnik was less impressed, writing in their review, "weakest of these Black Hippy releases was (unquestionably) Ab-Soul's Longterm Mentality, a poorly produced, meandering affair that just barely separated itself from the chaff purely through its vocal merits." They continued, with his sophomore record, that production was still weak and "similar examples are sparse throughout and cannot shake a prevailing dated vibe." HipHopDX noted the lyrical work and it being "well balanced," "It's a project you want to (and need to) listen to over and over again, until all the lyrics and the complexity of the beats actually sink in. [...] Ab-Soul has some of the sickest lyrics and rhyme schemes I've heard in awhile. He's also all about those monosyllabic verses. He lures you into his music with imaginative and contemplative thoughts." AllHipHop complimented, "His attention to detail is stellar, intricately building his rhymes with clever wordplay, popping syllables off each other like a well tuned jazz drummer." XXL similarly applauded the dense lyrics and appropriate choices in features and production, summarizing, "Soul craftily proves that he is indeed a potent weapon on a team full of heavy artillery."
Control System track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Soulo Ho3" (featuring Jhené Aiko)
3:57
2. "Track Two"
Tae Beast (of Digi+Phonics) 4:03
1.Harling, Danielle (June 7, 2017). "Ab-Soul Hesitant to Revisit "Control System"". HipHopDX.
2.Slavik, Nathan (May 16, 2012). "Album Review: Ab-Soul 'Control System'". DJBooth.
3.Greene, Jayson (June 5, 2012). "Ab-Soul: Controll System Album Review". Pitchfork.
4.Marrack, Peter (May 24, 2012). "Ab-Soul - Control System". Earmilk.
5.Gase, Zach (July 31, 2012). "Ab-Soul :: Control System". RapReviews.com.
6."Ab-Soul Control System". Sputnik.
Dec 7, 2012 · Subscribed. 11K. 1.6M views 11 years ago. Tracklist: 0:00 Soulo Ho3 3:57 Track Two ...more. Tracklist:0:00 Soulo Ho33:57 Track Two7:59 Bohemian Grove12:23 Terrorist Threats16:47 Pineal...
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May 11, 2012 · Take a cue from biting tracks like "Pineal Gland" and "SOPA"—rapper Ab-Soul is as clever as he is crass, as sharp as he is straight-forward. Indeed, Control System is the high-concept dramedy to the unflinching drama of fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city.
Jun 5, 2012 · Control System. Ab-Soul. 2012. 8.1. By Jayson Greene. Genre: Rap. Label: Top Dawg Entertainment. Reviewed: June 5, 2012. The least visible member of the Black Hippy collective, who...
- Jayson Greene
May 11, 2012 · Control System by Ab-Soul released in 2012. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
May 17, 2012 · Control System (not released on Aftermath, by the way) is a long, complex record of scratchy beats, widescreen subject matter and elaborate rhyming schemes, which goes some of the way to...
