This interview gives us the opportunity to discuss another emcee who turned his lovers death into something positive the tragic story of absoul and alori joh. Jun 27, 2014 the black lip pastor delivers another sermon of lyrical excellence. Lifestyles of the broke and almost famous from ab soul for free on spinrilla now. Reports say that she took her own life jumping off a radio tower in compton. Jul 26, 2014 ab soul has honored his first love, alori joh through numerous singles and interviews, but the t. An ode to absouls control system 5 years later djbooth. Ab soul narrates through the complications of his life. He had recorded the songs empathy and a rebellion with alori joh. The day before the albums release ab soul revealed the track listing and released snippets from the album. Absoul had to address alori joh s death on the book of soul nadeska alexis 022520.
May 11, 2012 absoul narrates through the complications of his life. Jan 21, 2020 the rapper released another music video on may 1, 2012, for a new song titled empathy. The following tracks will sound good when mixed with ab soul, alori joh, javonte empathy feat. Absoul pays tribute to alori joh with portrait tattoo. In february 2012, ab lost his longterm partner and regular collaborator alori joh. Absoul uses alori johs death to spread positivity opinion although hiphop artists are often critiqued as misogynistic and shallow, when rappers fall in love, they fall hard. Also an artist herself, she collaborated with both ab and kendrick.
Control system is the second studio album by american rapper ab soul. The first two lines of the song, your momma told me read the book of job. An artist herself, alori collaborated with ab soul, schoolboy q and kendrick lamar on a number of songs. The book of soul absoul it was reported on february 6, 2012, that the body of an unidentified woman was found dead near a radio tower in rancho dominguez, ca. I got seven hundred dollars from my last show and i would spend it all on you so baby wont you fall. Stevens cited the book the autobiography of malcolm x 1964 as being highly influential.
Indeed, control system is the highconcept dramedy to the unflinching drama of fellow black hippy member kendrick lamars good kid, m. Discography 6 tracklist 65 biography 1 contributed 91. In march, he and his black hippy crew which consists of soul, jay rock, schoolboy q, and kendrick lamar signed a deal with aftermathinterscope. Control system is the second studio album by american rapper absoul. Ab soul yes you were designed to fail no you will never attain, everything look at your p. Joh s death had a huge impact on stevens and the recording process of control system. Absoul on going deeper, postbabylonia and being the last. Ab soul long term mentality 2011 cop it on amazon, support reallife human music. The carson, california native and top dawg entertainment signee has overcome a number of major. The album, as written on the back cover, is dedicated to the beautiful soul of loriana angel johnson aka alori joh. Absouls less concerned about those things here, keeping things ridiculously simple while giving us his firsthand experience of steviejohnson syndrome and the death of alori joh who passed away earlier that year, from the hard sounds of my money got funny, you wanted to go on dates i had a sounwave beat tape trying to beat drake. The intensity of the love religion album definitely makes one want to sit down and ask alori about her views on. Ab soul s song the book of soul is without a doubt one of his most well known and most acclaimed songs, dealing primarily with the sudden death of his longtime girlfriend, alori joh.
Not only were alori joh and west coast rapper ab soul label mates who collaborated frequently, they were also high school sweethearts that stayed together up until her death. Absoul tracklists, lyrics, live, songs, tour, albums. Aug 08, 2012 absoul takes us on a journey through his 25year life in fiveyear intervals. Kendrick lamar top 30 absoul verses section eighty. Control system by absoul album, west coast hip hop. She was known mostly for her collaborations with the labels artists, kendrick lamar, ab soul and school boy q. Never understood the ab soul hate that i see on here at times, but maybe i can share a piece from this guys story to give you a more personalhuman perspective. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Aug 29, 2012 absoul admits that her entire album is worthy of discussion. Ab soul s girl also the chick singing in hiiipower, she jumped. Ab soul pays tribute to the fallen beauty and frequent tde collaborator alori joh in the empathy featuring alori and javonte. The first two lines of the song, your momma told me read the book of job they shoulda called it the book of soul. In a june 2012 interview with hiphopdx, absoul publicly spoke on johs death. She was known mostly for her collaborations with the labels artists, kendrick lamar, absoul and school boy q.
Absoul talks about the hard life he had growing up with steven johnson syndrome on book of soul. Book of soul this one put me on ab soul, illuminiate ft. Later in the conversation, ab soul touches on his work with black hippy, and details the tragic passing of tdeaffiliate, alori joh, who he references in the book of soul. Book of soul was of the last tracks that he recorded on the project.
Ab soul s creative path over the past 18 months has been marked by tragedy. Jango is personalized internet radio that helps you find new music based on what you already like. The smooth, jazzinfluenced production came from his foreign connection, tommy black, who put a twist on mf dooms instrumental. Ab soul caught a rare virus called stevenjohnson syndrome at the young age of ten which made his eyes very sensitive to the light and hindered his skin configuration. Throughout 2011 and 2012, ab soul was working on his second album. I just wanna take that banger and aim it right at my maker for placing me round all this danger i cant even trust my neighbor i know im all alone on this one x5 bridge. Absoul s control system isnt by any means a light listen, but one of the most moving songs on the album is the book of soul, which addresses his struggle with stevensjohnson syndrome and the daunting loss of his former girlfriend, alori joh, last year. I always feel fucked up when i hear ab soul s voice crack on the book of soul when he talks about committing suicide the same way alori joh did just to be with her again.
This burgeoning experimentation and the tragic passing of his beloved alori joh just months before control systems. She was the longtime girlfriend of tde rapper ab soul. The mixtape was released in 2009, as a free download via mixtapesharing websites. She contributed vocals to the kendrick lamar song hiiipower from of his 2011 debut album section.
The song sampled vocals from absouls late girlfriend alori joh december 16, 1986 february 6, 2012, who had committed suicide earlier in february. Probably means something else to soul i dont even know. In the unfortunate event of a lover passing, rappers grieve just like noncelebrities do. The discography of ab soul, an american hip hop recording artist, consists of four studio albums, two mixtapes, seventeen singles including ten as a featured artist and 30 music videos.
Absouls control system isnt by any means a light listen, but one of the most moving songs on the album is the book of soul, which addresses his struggle with stevensjohnson syndrome. May 11, 2012 check out control system explicit by ab soul on amazon music. Absouls tribute to alori joh and her untimely passing is so intimate in a haunting way. May 18, 2012 ab soul s new project, control system, shows his strength as a wordsmith and his passion for the game, all the while keeping the listeners attention. Absoul talks about his writing technique and black hippy. So has it been confirmed that alori joh was a blood sacrifice. Ab souls song the book of soul is without a doubt one of his most well. The previous rhyme is an excerpt from the book of soul, which was dedicated to his long time girlfriend alori joh, whom committed suicide back in february. Herbert anthony stevens iv born february 23, 1987, better known by his stage name absoul. On one of his recent singles, the book of soul from the control system album he says, we never got to tell them who the love religion was about. Absoul biography, age, eyes, networth, girlfriend, black. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The album, as written on the back cover, is dedicated to the beautiful soul of loriana angel johnson aka alori joh recording and production. The song sampled vocals from ab soul s late girlfriend alori joh december 16, 1986 february 6, 2012, who had committed suicide earlier in february.
Absouls tribute to alori joh and her untimely passing is so intimate in. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. According to allwesteverything, singer alori joh was the rappers longtime girlfriend before she committed suicide two years ago. He is best known for his introspective lyrics and his four independent albums, longterm mentality, control system, these days.
You can go ahead and cut closure, a sung duet between absoul and jhene aiko thats an obvious rehash of control systems a rebellion, the sung duet between absoul and alori joh. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. On this track, he also mourns his girlfriend and frequent tde collaborator, alori joh, who helped him create the album, but sadly committed suicide in 2012 before the album was released. Aloris death had a huge impact on absoul and the recording process of control system. Absoul narrates through the complications of his life. The couple met in high school and went on to pursue their dreams together. On this unreleased kendrick track from 2009, he talks about her. So has it been confirmed that alori joh was a blood sacrifice for black hippy t. Absoul had to address alori johs death on the book of soul. Lyrics to more of a euphoria feat alori joh by ab soul. Control system explicit by absoul on amazon music unlimited. Ab soul empathy alori joh the rapper released another music video on may 1, 2012, for a new song titled empathy.
On may 1, 2012, ab soul released another music video, for a new song titled empathy, the song features vocals from stevens late longtime girlfriend alori joh december 16, 1986 february 6, 2012, who had committed suicide earlier in february. In the video, ab soul not only visits his childhood home which recently burned down, but also visits the grave of his longtime girlfriend, alori joh, who committed suicide in 2012, for the first. Absoul had to address alori johs death on the book of. Alori joh a beautiful, willful and powerful woman was ab soul s longtime girlfriend. Man at 25, i lost my world and i got the world at the same time, absoul said, hours before stepping on stage at. May 11, 2012 listen to your favorite songs from control system explicit by ab soul now. Its where your interests connect you with your people. In one of his most personal songs, absoul, born herbert anthony stevens iv, gives you two verses of heartbreak and resilience, touching on the loss of his best friend and love, alori joh. Do you think ab soul has come to grips with the death of alori joh. On february 8, it was revealed that the body was alori joh. Ab soul s first fulllength project was a mixtape titled longterm. The book of soul was of the last tracks that he recorded on the project. May 11, 2012 editors notes take a cue from biting tracks like pineal gland and soparapper absoul is as clever as he is crass, as sharp as he is straightforward. Alori joh will definitely check out the other songs you listed oh yeah i like gone insane too.
Control system drops may 11th directed by jerome d. This is why you never see him without his sunglasses on. Ab soul admits that her entire album is worthy of discussion. Although his 2012 album control system was already finished by the time she passed, he quickly added the track book of soul before dropping the project. It was released on may 11, 2012, by top dawg entertainment. Ab soul yes you were designed to fail no you will never attain, everything look at your primitive brain look at your ignorant ways. Since then, ab has audibly shifted to more earnest, abstract and philosophical subject matter. You can go ahead and cut closure, a sung duet between ab soul and jhene aiko thats an obvious rehash of control systems a rebellion, the sung duet between ab soul and alori joh, but with a. Ab souls song the book of soul is without a doubt one of his most well known and most acclaimed songs, dealing primarily with the sudden death of his longtime girlfriend, alori joh. On may 1, 2012, absoul released another music video, for a new song titled empathy, the song features vocals from stevens late longtime girlfriend alori joh december 16, 1986 february 6, 2012, who had committed suicide earlier in february. Also see camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness.
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