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Ab-Soul has shared tracklist for his new album Soul Burger — and it has no shortage of lyrical firepower.
The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper made the reveal on social media on Tuesday (November 5) ahead of the project’s release this Friday (November 8).
Clocking in at 15 songs, Soul Burger boasts appearances from Lupe Fiasco, Vince Staples, Doechii, JID, Ty Dolla $ign, Blxst, JasonMartin (f.k.a. Problem) and TDE president (and occasional rapper) Terrence “Punch” Henderson, among others.
The album also features a posthumous cameo from Soulo’s close friend Armon “Doe Burger” Stringer, whose 2021 death serves as a key inspiration.
Ab-Soul — Soul Burger (Tracklist):
- 9 Mile
- Paiday
- All That (feat. JasonMartin & Thirsty P)
- California Dream (feat. Vince Staples & Kamm Carson)
- B.U.C.K.O. Jr.
- I, Myself & Me (feat. Doechii)
- DND (feat. Notorious N.I.Q.)
- Don Julio 70 (feat. Fre$h)
- Go Pro (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
- Saudi Sweats
- Squeeze 1st 2
- Crazier (feat. JID)
- Peace (feat. Lupe Fiasco, Doe Burger & Punch)
- The Sky is Limitless (feat. Blxst & Asia Holiday)
- Righteous Man
Ab-Soul only announced Soul Burger last month but has already treated fans to a handful of early singles, including the West Coast-flavored “All That,”“Crazier” with JID and “Squeeze 1st 2,” the title of which nods to JAY-Z‘s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia track.
In a recent interview with veteran L.A. radio host DJ Hed, the Carson, California native explained the concept behind Soul Burger and how it differs from his previous efforts.
“The idea came to fruition after [Doe Burger]’s transition and it’s just something that was very important for me to do ‘cause I don’t even know how I’m really still doing this without him,” he said. “That’s how tight-knit we were.
“He wasn’t no hype man or hangaround; he was really my big homie. He was really the star of it. He put the glow on it. I just been tryna channel him. I got my hair braided — that was against my religion — I got jewelry on.”
Soul continued: “I just been trying to channel him and my best way of doing that is through the music. Hence the title — it’s the fusion of me and him. We was literally Huey and Riley from The Boondocks.
“To where this album is not me – it’s Soul Burger. That’s not me. It’s like a new artist. It’s not a Ab-Soul project, it’s a Soul Burger project, so I recommend everybody listen to it in terms of that.”
Soul Burger will serve as Ab-Soul’s sixth studio album and the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Herbert, which arrived in December 2022.
