106 & Park, Freestyle Friday, that was real pivotal. I feel like he has the right to do that, he comes from that era so he has the right to do that.
Ab-SoulI've been to Vancouver every year for the last four years, since 2011 when I came out with Murs.
Ab-SoulWe're all different and I respect my difference. I just try to be myself at all times. As long as I do that my music is always going to be different.
Ab-SoulKing Of The Dot is huge; battle rap is huge right now. My first battle that I went to was King Of The Dot - shout out to Lush One.
Ab-SoulI've been thinking about that a lot too lately, These Days. I think it's becasue I grew up in retail, in costumer service. I grew up having to talk to everybody, having to sell to everybody so now that I can just sell me, it's fun. It's not even a sale, it's really just me being me.
Ab-SoulI'm really focused on These Days and I'm trying to take it as far as I can - I feel like it's a strong body of work. I just want to give it the ame kind of attention I give all my projects.
Ab-SoulThere are a lot of people in this world that listen to wide ranges of music and there should never be a CERTAIN type of music that any artist should be confined to, in my opinion.
Ab-SoulHonestly I think it was gradual from the first time I came. It's been a gradual thing as far as audience and response wise. I feel like I was conditioned for this type of impact.
Ab-SoulNot even battling but just really known for rapping. Like I had songs up on Soundclick first, take it back.
Ab-SoulYou had to look at it as sales, as costumer service. Costumer's alwasy right, you know? Service with a smile. Those type of things so it's just kinda in me. In my DNA.
Ab-SoulI really enjoy doing music because it's a challenge to try to reach that frequency and connect with people and get them tuned to what you're talking about. I definitely respect and enjoy that challenge.
Ab-SoulI'm like Donatello. For real. You probably want to come play your joints for me get my condolence.
Ab-SoulMy main concern is making the connection with my listeners and making records that the whole world can sing. That's what makes me happy.
Ab-SoulI try my best to be honest. A lot of the greats before me did the same and what you come to find out is that, when you have the opportunity to share your words with millions of people, you're not the only one who had that experience. That's the beauty in it.
Ab-SoulI think L.A. is L.A. I can go anywhere in the world and I'll just say I'm from L.A. But when I'm there I gotta say I'm from Carson.
Ab-SoulI've been following battle rap for a long time. Me and Daylyt are real cool. We battled on my album, he's on my album. We did a one round battle on my album and that was just me capturing These Days.
Ab-SoulPeople always known me for rappin'. So I guess that maybe just hindered me, like "oh well, I mid-as-well go long term with it."
Ab-SoulI got plenty. You can have all my light, my shine. I got plenty. All my boys here, we working being creative.
Ab-SoulI'm just a fan of all music. My family owned a record shop so I grew up taking it all in on a daily basis. I'm not a person that needs to listen to just five good artists at one point. I love whatever is dope. We all can feel what's great.
Ab-SoulEverything is written in my mind, more so due to my lack of vision at this point. After years of vigorous writing, it was more of a challenge to do it without paper or sidekicks. I enjoy a good challenge.
Ab-SoulI've been watching battle rap since that time period when Cassidy was hot, Murda Mook and Lux first when at it. That was a very pivotal time in hip-hop.
Ab-SoulAfter me and Daylyt built that relationship, they had a battle in the area and we finally wanted to go see one, live. We was cool with just watching it for a while until me and Daylyt got cool and I really wanted to go see it live.
Ab-SoulI wasn't really sold on being an artist until high school, my senior year. I was going to do the college thing originally.
Ab-SoulI dunno, around 11th grade, 12th grade I was just like "yeah. This is something I want to do". I was always known; I was always the rapper.
Ab-SoulI feel like battle rap is as popular as it's ever been, today. With Total Slaughter it's getting real popular.
Ab-SoulI think our Canadian fan base is large because it took us a while to get over here anyway, in the first place.
Ab-SoulI don't even really understand that concept of someone being 'smart' or someone else being 'smarter.' I think that except for the obvious special cases, we're all equal.
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