Ab-Soul Spits Bars Over 2Pac's "Hit 'Em Up" & Biggie's "Who Shot Ya" In L.A. Leakers Freestyle Debut

[@sphelelemhlongo3288]

"My niggaz said the system' set Why fight it, we're in the net" Best wifi bar I've ever heard

[@mellowmurkedyou]

Listen to World Wide Web by him

[@outworldwide]

He said why "wifi" it ....

[@henryreyes1729]

Damn never caught that one I’ve watch this tonsss of times

[@javierameh9449]

​@@outworldwide He said why fight it, a homophone of WiFied it. Play on words

[@terry.1428]

Im getting vexed

[@KrayzieMofoGuy]

Ab Soul is literally the best lyricist of all time

[@KlitKommander]

For me he's 1a and Black Thought is 1b

[@SamuelBethea-r9b]

​@@KlitKommander now you are talking 😢 Black Thought 💭 is in my Top 5!

[@mercenary5463]

"Whipping work in hells kitchen blindfolded like the Daredevil, Marvel at my madness my methods fantastic" What a bar😩

[@the_s3cr3t]

Bruh

[@joshuadelacruz218]

Nasty work bro lmao

[@sammonaghan2857]

The Wordplay here is insane, Soul underrated

[@alangabrielnietosaavedra3639]

The "Who Shot Ya" beat automatically turned him into a monster

[@fatron1059]

“My wordplay is top tier like my boss just cried” 😮😮😂 lmao bro slid this whole freestyle

[@Kingsmart14]

can you explain that bar to me??

[@ItsGiovanie]

@@Kingsmart14top tier Top tear Top = top dawg Wordplay on tier / tear. Top tear = top dawg crying

[@SantiagoSernAZ]

He came with that heat like always

[@SantiagoSernAZ]

@@Kingsmart14 top tier lyrics

[@gregh_777]

@@ItsGiovanie thats not clever though.

[@haroldcanfly]

Bro the sniffle adlibs when he started the covid bars were so fuckin fire

[@djones6263]

Crazy!!

[@MajorG13]

Also I feel like it’s a method man nod

[@murifella]

He ain't no rapper. He's a lyricist!! 🔥🔥

[@reac-elf999]

A poet

[@SoLao]

Nah, he the Messiah

[@neildegrassetitan2465]

🦁👏

[@psukhopomp407]

Na na na 😂 he's souloho3 #theBlackLipPastorTheProphetTheGad

[@reac-elf999]

Wicked Carson like egar Ellen Poe

[@adedapoadetona3737]

" You end a prayer with Amen that's also our beginning" ... bro that's deep af... you gotta understand the true story of mankind to understand that line..

[@Steve-kl3yl]

Thought he said "that's how I begin it, for instance" no?

[@henryreyes4974]

@@Steve-kl3ylhe did in fact say what u quoted

[@devonchambers5144]

Amen bar went over a lot of people’s head

[@shreyrs]

aye man

[@SHEABUDDHA]

Soul is getting his mojo back...the fresh look, fresh content, the God flow...giving us what we loved about conscious rap in the early 2010s. He lowkey saving rap again...pay attention new fans 🖤🌙🧿🙏🏾 "When I say I'm the nicest 😄, I really mean it 😡" Forever a wordplay wordsmith!

[@ebenmaiopue4253]

very slick

[@snakethegemini]

I’ll be on a track with Soulo check my fire music

[@cookgrits8112]

Black Lip Pastor 😎⛪️💪🏾🔥

[@BigKeem6]

On god

[@juangomez1995o]

cant get back what you never lost..

[@jbin2424]

The way his last bar over Tupac's Hit Em Up included the words 'hit em up' then then next bar when Who Shot Ya dropped he said 'Im bigger than Christopher' was pure magic.

[@mignotmid]

AS BIG AS* The fact this man WAS STILL HUMBLE TO THE OG’S WHILE GOIN CRAZY WAS 🔥

[@BigShotKev]

Well he gets to pick the beats soo yea

[@chrisconey1986]

@@BigShotKev you got some insider information?

[@angeloquinto789]

1:40

[@michaelrichardson168]

I had to stroll to see if anyone else spoke on it first That was fire and came together like he planned

[@ELVISismaelyumbainabanza1942]

.. "when I say I'm the NICEST I MEAN it.." 😭🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏾🔥

[@YosefParks]

“its still RAW backwards (war) on all of yall rappers actually you’d be more competitive speechless…” 🔥🔥🔥🎤

[@Logic7]

The way he ended the Robinhood line perfectly on that last snare was like a final boss flex for a emcee 🔥🔥🔥

[@Dangizzle]

caught that!!

[@Logic7]

@@Dangizzle It’s the subtle things like that alot of ppl don’t catch & appreciate

[@FYTEMPIRE]

Robinhood sold his bow for a draco!!!! Bro i cant even imagine lyrics like this & he does it at ease.

[@Ydctheclan]

That and the sniffles when mentioning he’s covid-20

[@42killac]

He flexed on that line The Rich getting richer the & the poor getting slicker even Robin Hood sold his bow for a Dracco ni99a! Bang!

[@stonkedup]

Ab-Soul been criminally underrated for years

[@snakethegemini]

I’m on my way up

[@LarrySwishamane]

1:12 hahaha Sole shot ya!

[@guardthegoat5925]

@@snakethegemini see you at the top bro

[@Hardtopdawg1]

It’s So Criminal

[@Ejae57]

A whole decade and some change bro. He better get his shine this time around.

[@blacksolthetruthknight4783]

The transition to who shot ya while simultaneously name dropping BIG 🔥 elite lyricist at work

[@Enter_The_Sage]

That transition was perfect

[@cookgrits8112]

Very impressive

[@CamEron-nj5qy]

That’s was insane

[@queenieqt2033]

I peeped that, it was cold. "I do it big like christopher" as SOON as the beat came on

[@cookgrits8112]

@@queenieqt2033 Crazzzy🔥🔥🔥

[@Perpetual_Prince]

“Actually y’all would be more competitive speechless”

[@jakesmit353]

I ain't gonna lie, Kendrick is def one of the greatest rappers ever but I think Ab-Soul truly the best out of TDE (I know unpopular opinion).. his bars and lyrics are on a different planet

[@lakryth8741]

Kendrick has said the only one rapping better than him is soul

[@jakesmit353]

@@lakryth8741 Big facts

[@youngshozy]

Your opinion isn't unpopular most hip hop head will agree with you. Cause you're right Ab is the Best in TDE

[@phillytreez]

When they asked everybody from TDE who was the best Jay Roc Schoolboy and Kendrick all said Soul 😎

[@ox4556]

It’s not a unpopular opinion it’s been that way for the last 13 years. Solo been THAT ONE.

[@Toni3Chill5]

This man was the first and only one of two rappers who actually made me cry listening to a song. Book of soul. This man is more than a rapper 💯

[@Non_Duality]

YES, I refuse to listen to that it just hits way different.

[@giulioboobzilla]

🥺

[@giovannizapien1990]

“Even if you forget me and everything you left behind, I never lied, I loved you in a place where there’s no space and time” That line always gets me.

[@leech420]

100% the only hip hop song to make me cry ever, man go that SOUL

[@christianinfinity8206]

I’m actually really glad you got to experience that. Try these songs Sacrifice - Dreamville (Coles Verse) I’m sorry - Joyner Lucas Understand - Cantrell Today - Q

[@asapblake.]

“I’m the best MC breathing. When I say I’m the nicest, I really MEAN it.”

[@tos5536]

Yeah. That line went over my head the first time. Hes ill.

[@asapblake.]

@@tos5536 one of the illest no doubt.

[@lamonth9019]

One of my favorite things that Black Hippy always did was flip each others lines or directly quote each other. On this one Soul, flipped Kendrick's line from Growing Apart: "We all seem to stumble, planning our own demise Forgetting the big picture and making it wallet size"

[@PaperAstronoMagic]

4:06 double entendre is lyrical genius like this whole thing was as perfect as it gets! So much details and thought provoking metaphors geez!!

[@HaikesXO]

2:18 He said y’all end a prayer with amen that’s how I begin it for instance .. a.. men.. microphone checker! 🔥 🔥

[@joziehaze]

that whole “overqualified/wallet size/ostrich sized/ostracized” rhyme scheme is insane, just wanted to give praise for the construction on that level, obviously amazing wordplay aside. this man is a veteran in all aspects of hip hop and he’s back in peak fighting form this far into his career…i cannot wait for this next album

[@LarrySwishamane]

just can ignore the "BIGGER" picture "one" lazy eye knigga to taking a shot at another lazy eye knigga "wallace-size" over the infamous hit em up track.....if WE doing that, thats huge injustice to abSoul to what he's doing. and we kinda want him to keep doing this right?

[@ahmedalfalahi9954]

if thats your highlight then relisten. there’s way way more that went over your head

[@joziehaze]

@@ahmedalfalahi9954 the rest of it didnt go over my head, i just like that part and didnt see anyone talking about it, that’s all. no need to be condescending friend.

[@Wesley-rn7oc]

did y'all catch how he said "run and hide(like an ostrich does) or be ostracized"?!?

[@finesseforsale]

If you REALLY know soul as a lyricist you know majority of this was LEGIT FREESTYLE, give this man his damn flowers now.

[@richpleh8695]

💯🔥

[@DatKid281]

Yezzir this the last lyricist

[@LijeeWin]

He started off with Hit him up then when the beat switched he went straight to a Biggie bar.. it's different

[@jema125]

I barely know any of his music but im glad i saw this comment because im a writer myself and i could tell he was off the top with it. Thats whatblows my mind rn.

[@DatKid281]

@@jema125 it was off the top but I’m sure he had those bars locked in his mind.. dude is hella talented

[@JKelly-sd2qb]

The replay value on this will be crazy!! That man word play is out of this world. No way you can catch them all on a couple listens 😩🔥🔥

[@cookgrits8112]

😎🔂💪🏾⛪️

[@BigKeem6]

On god

[@DadBot-_-]

Lol him and daylyt should do a track

[@saltyrice11]

@@DadBot-_- have you heard their battle?

[@DadBot-_-]

@@saltyrice11 they had a battle ?

[@Bigmacho90]

ab-soul has been one of the dope ones since back then. can't wait to hear the new gems. much love and respect!

[@aaronwilliams6808]

Ab-Soul is an AAALLIIIIEEEENNN

[@aaronflavien]

The difference between a rapper and a lyricist is AbSoul 🔥

[@tiisoagyei9630]

"Don't forget the Dash"

[@armandoguerrero9715]

You forgot the dash

[@josephcesena7023]

@@armandoguerrero9715 😂😂

[@Mobious1]

@@tiisoagyei9630 he might leave ya with a gash

[@tiisoagyei9630]

@@Mobious1 We also don't want him to feel bleek like Jay's apprentice 😉

[@KolydoscopeMusic]

This might be one of the best freestyles I’ve heard in some years, if not ever. I’m not even joking - anyone who knows Soul knows this is slight work for him. HERBERT about to go crazy.

[@alescioleghlo9359]

As a staunch fan of souloho3 you couldn't have said it better. I salute this one big ⌚

[@giovanniortiz7837]

Ever heard of daylyt?

[@snakethegemini]

Wait till I’m on there

[@dumainejones7939]

All facts

[@Gwrightproductions1]

Idk. You might want to look into black thought freestyles, and definitely Daylyt's freestyle on Flex.

[@UglieChiiick]

“Y’all can keep sleeping on me I’m embedded” 🛌 my god FACTS & BARS

[@ahau123411]

bro the "do it big as christopher" right as the beat switched is crazy

[@donellwilliams4205]

Gave me chills fam😮

[@Lord_Mau_]

Want this brother to never stop winning. The album is incredible. 🤲🏾

[@brosephbrown9069]

“He may or may not fade to black but can’t crack” (black don’t crack) Soul too cold

[@dtayisdead]

Ab Soul is the best Lyricist alive. 75% of what he says goes over the smartest people’s head. Soul has been my favorite rapper since 2011, my junior year of highschool. THE KING IS BACK ❤

[@ghettoforged3614]

Suggest me some good songs

[@dtayisdead]

The whole “Control System” album is a whole fucking experience. Download that, plug in and get ready to float. 🔥

[@NSRKracing]

Listen to his “the real hip hop” freestyle 🔥

[@sheanrosario2651]

Love Ab Soul! He went to my high school 🤟🏻 Carson represent

[@kodarkma7444]

Listen to Daylyt

[@hlenganingidi9863]

Man I'd give anything for this type of hip hop to return....Soul 🔥🔥

[@zents1989]

HERBERT his new album out this friday be sure to give it a listen

[@robs2671]

It’s here

[@supadreamy7561]

Been here all this time, you just ain’t digging deep

[@snakethegemini]

Check out my music if you’re really hungry

[@Trapi77-z9b]

It’s been here, you’re just not getting your hands dirty enough…

[@fazormcghee7936]

I feel like it's 2012 again and I'm trynna convince my friends ab soul is the best rapper alive. That final line was perfection.

[@jahkeemstone2538]

bro!! Fr. Time has shown we don't even have to speak for the man no more.

[@Hardtopdawg1]

I have managed to convince 5 friends of Mine and now They are so Addicted to His Art

[@emmanuelfrancis8147]

Just wrote my thoughts out lol

[@NtyJP]

Me right now!!! Got on late

[@conradt6785]

just saw him live last night and im convinced he wears that crown

[@TodaysTears]

There isn’t a word created yet for the level of lyrical magic displayed here

[@mephisto4615]

2:40: that bar about DD and Hell's Kitchen was fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@JueGaBuenO]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@armandocornejo8680]

“Just don’t remember to forget, There’ll never be another, Soul” -Ab Soul 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@J-Mello]

I've always considered Ab-Soul as the most lyrically gifted outta Black Hippie / TDE.. So underrated. Betta not sleep on Soul!

[@elcakkouri]

They sleep on him but he’s embedded. Soul’s wordplay’s crazy 😮

[@J-Mello]

@@elcakkouri flow delivery always on point as well

[@LarrySwishamane]

hahaha Sole shot ya!

[@lawrencer908]

love ab soul

[@elcakkouri]

@@J-Mello people have no idea what they're missing on cuz everything Ab-soul says goes over their heads

[@CASSOBLVCK]

I love seeing Soul get this much love after such a hiatus. Can’t wait for the album

[@LijeeWin]

I keep coming back to this, he's really the best rapper alive, you can have the album sales but nobody raps like this.

[@theherbpuffer]

You're right. Pure lyricism and poetry at its finest. Can't really think of anyone that can rap like this, especially under 40

[@Kelavis]

Bro is such a throwback straight from the lineage of Rakim, Nas, Andre, and Lupe... Flow is unmatched, wordplay crazy, delivery cold... No hype or gimmicks, just stoic beastin'

[@ChiloKillz]

“ Red and blue made green we made that make sense(cents)” too fucking fire

[@Diegomo777]

I havent been so excited and extremely impressed with a freestyle in a minute. Absouletly the greatest

[@snakethegemini]

I’m up next

[@303TAG303]

"yall can keep sleeping on me but I'm embedded" Soulo🔥

[@shroomkingdom8152]

Always speechless

[@larrysherb]

Ab Soul is da man cuz! Respect and GOD bless.

[@XaiverAlexander303]

Freestyle of the year.

[@JWoodYT]

THIS MAN IS AB-SOUL-UTELY ON FIRE🔥🔥🔥

[@supra95ful]

Its always a good day when you hear a fire freestyle 🔥

[@markmcglashan2336]

He fucked it, hes shite!

[@olwethumkhize2438]

Some bars flew over my head so for that I’ll keep coming back to this freestyle cause this was insane🔥

[@BrooklynCapo1]

I Agree. Check out my Ab Soul Review before the album drops on my page and let me know what you think bro 💯

[@njakes3001]

I still catch strays from DWTW 6 years later and wonder how did I miss this for this long lol

[@LarrySwishamane]

That being said & coupled w/fact he’s the one legally blind Seeing the “Bigger” picture “Wallace” sized Over the Hit Em Up beat 1:19

[@chastitymcgraw6535]

Love how keeps going after the music stops. The God of rap jus gotta rap 😎

[@officialmus-b2501]

"My worldplay is top tier like my boss just cried" The owner of TDE is Top,Tier/tear..🔥💯

[@CamEron-nj5qy]

So many bars went over my head the first few listens

[@StayinMotion_ro]

Did you catch the last one tho? Robin Hood done sold his bow for a Draco Nigga bow=bough 🥶

[@CamEron-nj5qy]

@@StayinMotion_ro huh?

[@StayinMotion_ro]

@@CamEron-nj5qy yea it went over your head fs

[@CamEron-nj5qy]

@@StayinMotion_ro It’s still going over my head 😂. What do you mean bow=bough?

[@StayinMotion_ro]

@@CamEron-nj5qy it’s a slang term, a street term for drugs, a bough is a certain amount of drugs, Robin Hood done sold his bow or bough for a Draco 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@JamilBryant]

This the HARDEST AB SOUL HAS EVER WENT ON A FREESTYLE. GOT DAMN!!! STRAIGHT HEAT! He said "my bars top tier like my boss cried"

[@MiriAstro]

Been rooting for this man for years. Really wanna see him win

[@Hardtopdawg1]

I really wish the world could give him his Flowers mane, he is Really The Best Rapper out ❤❤

[@freesparks1931]

There will never be another SOUL!!

[@Boggrott]

i love when he pauses to point out and be in awe of what he said lol

[@xannyinternational]

The fact that he's never been on LA Leakers till now is crazy! gotta give him his props man Legend!

[@DO9EY]

“Just don’t remember to forget there’ll never be another...SOUL” 🙌🏾

[@unclelorrierg4986]

If this how soul freestyling we getting major heat on Friday

[@MrDreFrazier]

But he been like this

[@Samtino20]

You gotta listen to this 25 times to catch every sneak its beautiful

[@johnmarsh8344]

SOUL. Man. This joint had me smiling. Super dope.

[@bigjohnson721]

Good to see Ab Soul return I know this album will be a classic

[@snakethegemini]

Facts 🔥🔥🔥

[@bookofrussell]

don’t forget the dash tho

[@spiritualfamilyx5464]

Excited for it to think we all are 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@dfwherbie8814]

Damn. Extremely impressive. He’s officially reaching Godbody level. Very few rest there.

[@HEagle72]

Reachin? He done lapped Godbody level at least a few dozen times by now. 😜

[@dfwherbie8814]

@@HEagle72 nah. He always showed potential to be there. But he wasn’t consistently on a Rakim, Nas, G Rap, Andre, Black Thought, Hov, Lupe level. But with this? Hell, if he shows this through the whole album, he’d be one of them ones. No question

[@notloudenoughburt]

This just regular soul man

[@Ambience88]

I love this, def Godbody

[@BrooklynCapo1]

I Agree. Check out my Ab Soul Review before the album drops on my page and let me know what you think bro 💯

[@konstantswank]

Such a great feeling to finally see Soul get the recognition he deserves! It's been a very long time coming.

[@vharris5503]

I swear his name needs to come up in all the best current lyricists convos....Ab is sick!!!!

[@ubaldogemusse3584]

Forte, liricista. Ouvindo de Moçambique, Dondo em 2025

[@Greggdavidson94]

Idk why this freestyle got me ready to cry tears of joy 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Diverse-rb4ps]

The entendres this guy spit were 🔥

[@Lumikools]

“When I say I’m the nicest, I really “mean” it” 🔥

[@LarrySwishamane]

slick

[@kbrown3787]

MOTHERF- i didn’t even catch that

[@LarrySwishamane]

@@kbrown3787 i hate that too. it always be the most benign & elementary, hidden in plain sight that slip right under ya nose

[@sheltondany8209]

imagine having a friend with this level of energy in the studio, this is what made kenrick who he is fr

[@bdsentertainment3784]

“The casino is closed there’s no better”😮‍💨🔥🔥

[@DaKiid4rmNuYork]

Wordplay top tier, like my boss just cried. Nah chill Soul 😂 🔥

[@theycallmedub]

That WI-FI bar... 🤯🤯🤯 the word play is unreal.... every other bar is going over everyone's head. Guaranteed.

[@giulioboobzilla]

I missed it 😮

[@theycallmedub]

@giulioboobzilla 4:08 "why fight it" = Wi'Fied it We in the net = internet.

[@giulioboobzilla]

@@theycallmedub I rewind@ after writin my comment. Great wordplay!!

[@marmiteghost]

"pulling cash out my sacks like terrace martin or kenny g im overthinking i shoulda listened to kenny beats" 🔥🔥

[@guiltyuntilproveninnocent.]

I hope people see what Ab did. The bars/transition from “Hit ‘em up” to “Who shot ya” is beyond crazy. SOUL!!!

[@runegeezy]

That's how you know it was written. But definitely dope.

[@kingferny93]

Soulo is one of the most underrated lyricist I swear! 🔥💯 “Dodging Cap in my Dodger Cap”

[@deanthomson2713]

Nothing but greatness, the best lyricist of his generation.

[@juniorbiyiktoukoum6452]

Ab soul is just from another dimension...always been the secret diamond of TDE.

[@94slowstang]

My guy has bounced back since the book of soul days. I felt his pain in that song. Dude's evolved but stayed true to himself

[@stephanevrg2507]

2023 listen to this freestyle alone in my car on some forest in the north of France. Classic I Love Ab-Soul.

[@Supernovahot]

TOP TIER LIKE MY BOSS JUST CRIED

[@djavanwalker8373]

"Just don't remember to forget that there will never be another.......Soul...." 💯

[@ccaptainjack5347]

🔥🔥

[@itzblakkwater]

"the flow top tier like my boss just cried"🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@FYTEMPIRE]

Love the way Ab rapping lately. He connecting even doper lines & metaphors with current problems in the world & a lot of rappers aint doing that anymore!! #ThirdEyeWide #Herbert

[@mindyourbusinessmotherfuck3757]

Long time Ab Soul fan. The freestyle is ridiculously ill af. One of the best MC's alive.

[@chiefsupreme7]

Beautiful

[@VybesAtoshi]

Ab-Soul is a legend, many don't know his name but they are missing out. All time great

[@yuraqyana]

Never heard a man on EARTH freestyle like this, never, I swear

[@jerrywaynecalloway]

This is one of those freestyles you wish was longer. Like at least 15min long it was so good. Shout out to Ab Soul. 🙏🏾🔥

[@tyredlegs3785]

He said more in 6 than most do with 15 tbf 😅

[@lokeseamariano8152]

“The casino closed” line blew my top off 😅😅😅

[@apclay777]

I like the when the beat switched.

[@Groovy92]

Ab is a top tier lyricist

[@YonCash]

The Flow is Top Tier (tear) like my boss just cried 🔥🔥

[@AriJordan]

AB is one of those god tier lyricists that we only get every once in a while. This is why he's always been my favorite on of TDE.

[@henrycrow6003]

People kept saying Kendrick was better I just laughed like keep sleeping on solo Ho

[@flocater_worldwide]

OMG AB Soul is the dopest, i been a stan outchea in Botswana 🇧🇼

[@hanikidane269]

A lyrical masterpiece!

[@MikeJay-on5tt]

Exactly top notch!