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Key Takeaways

• Ab-Soul picked “Cash Timber” over “luther” as the higher Kendrick Lamar collab with a TDE artist.
• He joked that Lamar “cheated” with the Luther Vandross-sampling observe.
• Ab-Soul known as Lamar considered one of his Prime 5 rappers.

Ab-Soul is enjoying favorites. On Wednesday’s (June 11) episode of UPROXX’s “Sound Examine,” the Carson rapper was requested to decide on between two tracks from a “former TDE artist,” aka Kendrick Lamar, who’s clearly nonetheless shut with the label.

His choices have been the Jay Rock-assisted “Cash Timber” from good kid, m.A.A.d city and the chart-topping “luther” with SZA. Whereas the latter observe was objectively the larger industrial powerhouse — topping the Sizzling 100 for 13 straight weeks — some classics are simply exhausting to high.

Ultimately, Ab-Soul went with “Cash Timber,” joking that Lamar “cheated” with “luther.” In spite of everything, sampling Luther Vandross’ “If This World Have been Mine” and pairing it with SZA’s vocals was mainly a assured hit for the 22-time Grammy winner. “He is aware of what he be doing, man,” Soulo mentioned.

“He’s positively hilarious in actual life… He performs the idiot properly,” Ab-Soul mentioned about his longtime buddy and “Flip Me Up” collaborator. Earlier within the dialog, the Herbert rapper named Lamar in his Prime 5: “I obtained JAY, Nas, [K.] Dot, [Lil] Wayne, Lupe [Fiasco]… Eminem can be No. 6 for positive.”

When requested if final 12 months’s Drake beef impacted Lamar’s rating, Soulo responded, “Nah. He’s going to remain put for a second.” The 2 California emcees have clearly had one another’s backs by way of thick and skinny.

In 2024, Ab-Soul mentioned “redemption is not off the table” for Drake after Lamar dropped the scathing diss observe “Not Like Us.” Extra just lately, the “Terrorist Threats” creator even despatched warning pictures Joey Badass’ approach after the Brooklyn rapper took pictures at TDE and, speculatively, Lamar.

“Kendrick [or K-Dot at the time] has taught me probably the most as a recording artist,” Ab-Soul advised Red Bull in Might. “It’s extra than simply the raps; there’s writing, recording, and performing. Three distinct arts: songwriting, recording, and performing. So, I really feel like I’ve realized probably the most from him in that regard.”