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{{Infobox album
| name = Control System
| type = studio
| artist = [[Ab-Soul]]
| cover = ControlSystem-Ab-Soul.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 11, 2012
| recorded = TDE Recording Studio: House of Pain ([[Carson, California]])
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[jazz rap]]}}
| length = 71:44
| label = [[Top Dawg Entertainment|TDE]]
| producer = {{flatlist|
* Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith ([[Executive producer|exec.]])
* [[Punch (rapper)|Punch]] (co-exec.)
* [[Dave Free]] (also co-exec.)
* AAhyasis
* [[Curtiss King]]
* King Blue
* [[Nez & Rio]]
* [[Skhye Hutch]]
* [[Sounwave]]
* [[Tae Beast]]
* [[Tommy Black (producer)|Tommy Black]]
* [[Willie B (producer)|Willie B.]]
}}
| prev_title = [[Longterm Mentality]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[These Days... (album)|These Days…]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
'''''Control System''''' is the second [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Ab-Soul]]. It was released on May 11, 2012, by [[Top Dawg Entertainment]] (TDE). The album features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Jhené Aiko]], [[Danny Brown (rapper)|Danny Brown]], [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Jay Rock]], [[BJ the Chicago Kid]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], JaVonte, [[Punch (rapper)|Punch]], [[Ash Riser|Ashtrobot]] and vocals from the late Alori Joh. The album's [[Hip hop production|production]] was handled by [[Digi+Phonics]], King Blue, [[Nez & Rio]], [[Skhye Hutch]], [[Curtiss King]], Aahyasis, and [[Tommy Black (producer)|Tommy Black]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19672/title.ab-soul-control-system-tracklist |title=Ab-Soul "Control System" Tracklist | Get the Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX |access-date=2012-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513114648/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19672/title.ab-soul-control-system-tracklist |archive-date=2012-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Background ==
The album is Ab-Soul's fourth full-length project, which was preceded by numerous [[promotional single]]s, the first being "Black Lip Bastard" on January 17, 2012. The song was produced by Willie B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/01/17/ab-soul-black-lip-bastard-prod-willie-b-of-digi-phonics/ |title=Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (prod. Willie B of Digi+Phonics) |publisher=2DopeBoyz |date=2012-01-17 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref> On February 28, 2012, Ab-Soul, along with [[Schoolboy Q]], appeared on [[Sway Calloway]]'s #SwayInTheMorning [[radio show]], where Ab-Soul called "Black Lip Bastard": "pretty much one of the [[:wikt:title track|title tracks]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/02/28/schoolboy-q-ab-soul-5-fingers-of-death-freestyle-video/ |title=ScHoolboy Q & Ab-Soul – 5 Fingers Of Death Freestyle (Video) |publisher=2DopeBoyz |date=2012-02-28 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref> the song, however, failed to make the album's final track listing. The first song that appears on the album, to be released was "Showin' Love", also produced by Willie B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/03/02/ab-soul-showin-love-prod-willie-b-of-digiphonics/ |title=Ab-Soul – Showin' Love (prod. Willie B of Digi+Phonics) |publisher=2DopeBoyz |date=2012-03-02 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref> On April 6, 2012, Ab-Soul released the track, titled "Terrorist Threats". The song features frequent collaborator [[Jhené Aiko]] and [[Danny Brown (rapper)|Danny Brown]], who proclaimed on [[Twitter]] that "[[Black Hippy]] the new [[The Beatles|Beatles]] and I'm [[Harry Nilsson]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Larry|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13419-terrorist-threats-ft-danny-brown-and-jhene-aiko/|title=Ab-Soul: "Terrorist Threats" [ft. Danny Brown and Jhene Aiko]|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=April 9, 2012|accessdate=2012-05-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605080937/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13419-terrorist-threats-ft-danny-brown-and-jhene-aiko/|archivedate=June 5, 2012}}</ref>

On April 17, 2012, Ab-Soul revealed the album's title to be ''Control System'' and unveiled the release date to be May 11, 2012. That same day he also released a [[music video]] for "Pineal Gland".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/ab-soul-pineal-gland/ |title=Ab-Soul - Pineal Gland Music Video |publisher=DJBooth.net |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoremoreshows.com/2012/04/ab-soul-%E2%80%93-pineal-gland-video/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202003709/http://www.scoremoreshows.com/2012/04/ab-soul-%E2%80%93-pineal-gland-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-02 |title=Ab-Soul – Pineal Gland [video] |publisher=Scoremore |date=2012-04-19 |accessdate=2012-05-27 }}</ref> On April 24, 2012, another [[Single (music)|single]], by the title of "SOPA" was released. The song, produced by [[Nez & Rio]], references [[Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA), a United States [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]] introduced by [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] [[Lamar S. Smith]], that would've allowed the [[Federal government of the United States|US government]] controversial control over the [[internet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/04/24/ab-soul-sopa-f-schoolboy-q-prod-nez-rio/ |title=Ab-Soul – SOPA f. ScHoolboy Q (prod. Nez & Rio) |publisher=2DopeBoyz |date=2012-04-24 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref>

On May 1, 2012, Ab-Soul released another music video for a song titled "Empathy"; the song features vocals from JaVonte and his late [[friend]] and [[girlfriend]] Alori Joh, who committed [[suicide]] in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatsandrants.com/2012/05/new-video-ab-soul-empathy-featuring-alori-joh-and-javonte.html |title=New Video: Ab-Soul - "Empathy" (Featuring Alori Joh and jaVonté) |publisher=beatsandrants.com |date=2012-05-01 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref> On May 4, 2012, it was revealed "Black Lip Bastard" was [[remix]]ed and will feature his Black Hippy cohorts, [[Jay Rock]], [[Kendrick Lamar]] and Schoolboy Q.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/05/04/ab-soul-black-lip-bastard-black-hippy-remix-preview/ |title=Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) (Preview) |publisher=2DopeBoyz |date=2012-05-04 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref> On May 8, 2012, his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, titled "Illuminate" was released. The music video would be released on January 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tdenation.com/2013/01/15/video-abdashsoul-feat-kendricklamar-illuminate/ |title=VIDEO: Ab-Soul feat. Kendrick Lamar – ILLuminate | TDEnation |website=tdenation.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216203913/http://tdenation.com/2013/01/15/video-abdashsoul-feat-kendricklamar-illuminate/ |archive-date=16 February 2013 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> The day before the album's release Ab-Soul revealed the track listing and released [[wikt:snippet|snippets]] from the album. The album cover, designed by Ab-Soul and Hassana Lynne, draws inspiration from the Tree of Life and features a heartfelt dedication on the back to Alori: "Dedicated to the beautiful soul of Loriana Angel Johnson, aka Alori Joh."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/05/10/ab-soul-controlsystem-artwork-x-tracklist-x-snippets/ |title=Ab-Soul – Control System (Tracklist x Snippets) |publisher=2DopeBoyz |date=2012-05-10 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref>

==Recording and production==
Throughout 2011 and 2012, Ab-Soul was working on his second album. He had recorded the songs "Empathy" and "A Rebellion" with Alori Joh. On February 7, 2012, it was reported a young woman committed suicide by leaping from a radio tower; the woman was later identified as Loriana Johnson, also known as Alori Joh. In a June 2012 interview with [[HipHopDX]], Ab-Soul publicly spoke on Joh's death and how it impacted him and the album: "I was actually pretty much done with the project before that happened. Luckily for me and all of us cause I definitely don't think I would have been able to put it out in the time that I did. It was difficult. It's still very difficult. She helps me out with all of my projects. It's a very difficult thing to get over but at the same time this is what we've been – we, me and her, were working on for the majority of the time I've known her. She was one of my biggest supporters so I feel like I owe her and I owe everybody else that's taken a liking to what we're doing." "The Book of Soul" was of the last tracks that he recorded on the project, he touches on a couple topics throughout his life, with Alori Joh being the main subject over a jazzy instrumental produced by Tommy Black.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.20101/title.ab-soul-credits-his-extensive-vocabulary-to-his-mom-speaks-on-alori-joh/|title = Ab-Soul Credits His Extensive Vocabulary to His Mom, Speaks on Alori Joh|date = 14 June 2012}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 83/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/control-system|title=Metacritic: ''Control System''|work=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/control-system-mw0002381456|title=Ab-Soul - Control System Album Review, Songs & More|work=AllMusic|publisher=RhythmOne|date=May 11, 2012|accessdate=2022-09-12}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''DJBooth.net''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="DJBooth">{{cite web|last=S.|first=Nathan|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/ab-soul-control-system/|title=Ab-Soul - Control System - Hip Hop Album Review|work=Album Review|publisher=DJBooth.net|date=May 16, 2012|accessdate=2012-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530190804/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/ab-soul-control-system|archive-date=May 30, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3Score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim.ca">{{cite web|last=Marrack|first=Peter |url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/ab-soul-control_system|title=Ab-Soul - Control System Hip Hop Reviews|work=Album Review|publisher=[[Exclaim.ca]]|date= May 23, 2012|accessdate=2012-06-08}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="HipHopDX">{{cite web|last=Fairfax|first=Jesse|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1893/title.ab-soul-controlsystem|title=Ab-Soul - #controlsystem - Hip Hop Album Review|work=Album Review|publisher=HipHopDX.com|date=May 15, 2012|accessdate=2012-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518080706/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1893/title.ab-soul-controlsystem|archive-date=May 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[MSN Music]]'' ([[Robert Christgau#Consumer Guide|Expert Witness]])
| rev5Score = A−<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=August 28, 2012|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=d62665cb-4d00-458b-ba4f-a5424a3e4e97|title=Ab-Soul/Kendrick Lamar|publisher=[[MSN Music]]. [[Microsoft]]|accessdate=2012-08-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912062415/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=d62665cb-4d00-458b-ba4f-a5424a3e4e97|archivedate=September 12, 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = 8.1/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16784-control-system/|title = Ab-Soul: Control System|website = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev7Score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/ab-soul-control-system-self-released/|title = Ab-Soul, 'Control System' (Self-released)|website=Spin.com|date = 16 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''
| rev8Score = 4/5<ref name="XXL">{{cite web|last=Mordi|first=Christian|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/05/ab-soul-control-system/|title=Ab-Soul, Control System|work=Album Review|publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date= May 17, 2012|accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref>
}}
Upon its release, ''Control System'' received universal acclaim from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[weighted mean]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 83, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".<ref name="MC"/> The album was named the 20th best of 2012 by ''[[Complex Magazine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/2012-year-in-review-the-50-best-albums-of-2012/ab-soul-control-system|title = The 50 Best Albums of 2012|website = [[Complex Networks]]}}</ref> ''[[Spin Magazine]]'' named the album the twelfth best hip hop album of 2012.<ref>https://www.spin.com/2012/12/spin-40-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2012/121204-39-icp/9 {{dead link|date=December 2021}}</ref> Robert Christgau ranked the album 46th on his 2012 "Dean's List".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans12.php|title=Robert Christgau: 2012: Dean's List|website=Robertchristgau.com|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| total_length = 71:44
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Soulo Ho3
| note1 = featuring [[Jhené Aiko]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ab-Soul|Herbert Anthony Stevens IV]]|[[Jhené Aiko|Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo]]|[[Sounwave|Mark Anthony Spears]]|[[Dave Free|David Isaac Friley]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Sounwave]]|[[Dave Free]]}}
| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Track Two
| writer2 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Digi+Phonics|Donte Perkins]]|[[Jeff Lynne]]}}
| extra2 = [[Digi+Phonics|TaeBeast]]
| length2 = 4:03

| title3 = Bohemian Grove
| writer3 = {{hlist|Stevens|Perkins|Friley|[[Aretha Franklin|Aretha Louise Franklin]]}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|TaeBeast|Dave Free}}
| length3 = 4:23

| title4 = Terrorist Threats
| note4 = featuring Jhené Aiko and [[Danny Brown (rapper)|Danny Brown]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Stevens|Chilombo|[[Danny Brown|Daniel Dewan Sewell]]|Friley|Darren Korb|[[Jay-Z|Shawn Corey Carter]]|[[Jaz-O|Jonathan Burks]]|[[Timbaland|Timothy Zachery Mosley]]}}
| extra4 = Dave Free
| length4 = 4:24

| title5 = Pineal Gland
| writer5 = {{hlist|Stevens|Perkins|[[Bo Hansson]]}}
| extra5 = TaeBeast
| length5 = 3:52

| title6 = Double Standards
| note6 = featuring [[Anna Wise]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Anna Wise]]|Spears|[[Peter Sinfield|Peter John Sinfield]]|[[Robert Fripp]]}}
| extra6 = Sounwave
| length6 = 4:21

| title7 = Mixed Emotions
| writer7 = Stevens
| extra7 = King Blue
| length7 = 4:08

| title8 = SOPA
| note8 = featuring [[Schoolboy Q|ScHoolboy Q]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Schoolboy Q|Quincy Matthew Hanley]]|[[Nez & Rio|Nesbitt Wesonga Jr.]]|[[Nez & Rio|Mario Loving]]}}
| extra8 = [[Nez & Rio]]
| length8 = 4:09

| title9 = Lust Demons
| note9 = featuring [[Jay Rock]] and [[BJ the Chicago Kid]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Jay Rock|Johnny Reed McKinzie, Jr.]]|[[BJ the Chicago Kid|Bryan James Sledge]]|Perkins|[[Isaac Hayes|Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.]]}}
| extra9 = TaeBeast
| length9 = 3:41

| title10 = ILLuminate
| note10 = featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Kendrick Lamar|Kendrick Lamar Duckworth]]|[[Skhye Hutch|Derrick Hutchins, Jr.]]|Spears|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna Louise Ciccone]]|[[Patrick Leonard|Patrick Ray Leonard]]}}
| extra10 = [[Skhye Hutch]]
| length10 = 5:07

| title11 = A Rebellion
| note11 = featuring Alori Joh
| writer11 = {{hlist|Stevens|Loriana Johnson|[[Curtiss King|Dwan Howard]]|[[Paul Simon|Paul Frederic Simon]]|[[will.i.am|William James Adams Jr.]]|[[Taboo (rapper)|Jaime Luis Gomez]]|[[apl.de.ap|Allan Pineda Lindo]]|Paul Poli|Greg Phillinganes|B. Gibb|T. Smith}}
| extra11 = [[Curtiss King]]
| length11 = 3:48

| title12 = Showin' Love
| writer12 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Willie B (producer)|William Thomas Trenell Brown]]|[[Ahmad Jamal|Frederick Russell Jones]]}}
| extra12 = [[Willie B (producer)|Willie B]]
| length12 = 4:57

| title13 = Empathy
| note13 = featuring Alori Joh and JaVonté
| writer13 = {{hlist|Stevens|Johnson|Hutchins}}
| extra13 = Skhye Hutch
| length13 = 3:01

| title14 = Nothing's Something
| writer14 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Kanye West]]|[[Richard Rodgers|Richard Charles Rodgers]]|[[Lorenz Hart|Lorenz Milton Hart]]}}
| extra14 = AAhyasis
| length14 = 2:30

| title15 = Beautiful Death
| note15 = featuring [[Punch (rapper)|Punch]] and [[Ash Riser|Ashtrobot]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Ash Riser|Ash Winston Riser]]|Hutchins|Rico Wade|Ray Murray|[[Sleepy Brown|Patrick Leroy Brown]]|[[Joi (singer)|Joi Elaine Gilliam]]|[[Screechy Peach|Myrna Crenshaw Brown]]}}
| extra15 = Skhye Hutch
| length15 = 4:30

| title16 = The Book of Soul
| writer16 = {{hlist|Stevens|[[Tommy Black (producer)|Fredrik Halldin]]|Jones|[[Van Morrison|George Ivan Morrison]]}}
| extra16 = [[Tommy Black (producer)|Tommy Black]]
| length16 = 5:11

| title17 = Black Lip Bastard (Remix)
| note17 = performed by [[Black Hippy]]) ([[Bonus track]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Stevens IV|Hanley|Duckworth|McKinzie|Brown|[[Leon Russell]]}}
| extra17 = Willie B
| length17 = 5:49
}}

;'''Sample credits'''
* "Track Two" contains a [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of "[[Tightrope (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Tightrope]]", as performed by [[Electric Light Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/152787/Ab-Soul-Track%20Two_Electric%20Light%20Orchestra-Tightrope/ |title=Ab-Soul's Track Two sample of Electric Light Orchestra's Tightrope |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>
* "Bohemian Grove" contains a sample of "Day Dreaming" by [[Aretha Franklin]] and "Elegant People" by [[Weather Report]].
* "Terrorist Threats" contains a sample of "The Bottom Feeders" as composed by Darren Korb (from the [[Bastion (video game)#Music|''Bastion'' soundtrack]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/153654/Ab-Soul%20feat.%20Danny%20Brown%20and%20Jhene%20Aiko-Terrorist%20Threats_Darren%20Korb-The%20Bottom%20Feeders/ |title=Ab-Soul's Terrorist Threats sample of Darren Korb's The Bottom Feeders |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2012}}</ref> and [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] "[[Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)]]", written by [[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]], [[Jaz-O|Jonathan Burks]] and [[Timbaland|Timothy Mosley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/146173/Ab-Soul%20feat.%20Danny%20Brown%20and%20Jhene%20Aiko-Terrorist%20Threats_Jay-Z%20feat.%20Jaz%20and%20Amil-N*gga%20What,%20N*gga%20Who%20(Originator%2099)/ |title=Ab-Soul's Terrorist Threats sample of Jay-Z's Nigga What, Nigga Who |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
* "Pineal Gland" contains a sample of "[[Attic Thoughts]]", as performed by [[Bo Hansson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/147929/Ab-Soul-Pineal%20Gland_Bo%20Hansson-Attic%20Thoughts/ |title=Ab-Soul's Pineal Gland sample of Bo Hansson's Attic Thoughts |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
* "Double Standards" contains material sampled from "[[Islands (King Crimson song)|Islands]]", as performed by [[King Crimson]].
* "Lust Demons" contains a sample of "Aruba", as performed by [[Isaac Hayes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/152891/Ab-Soul%20feat.%20Jay%20Rock%20and%20BJ%20the%20Chicago%20Kid-Lust%20Demons_Isaac%20Hayes-Aruba/ |title=Ab-Soul's Lust Demons sample of Isaac Hayes' Aruba |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
* "Illuminate" contains a sample from "[[Live to Tell]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], and an interpolation of "[[A.D.H.D (Kendrick Lamar song)|A.D.H.D.]]", written by [[Kendrick Lamar]], Ab-Soul and Mark Spears.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/151278/Ab-Soul%20feat.%20Kendrick%20Lamar-ILLuminate_Kendrick%20Lamar-A.D.H.D./ |title=Ab-Soul's ILLuminate sample of Kendrick Lamar's A.D.H.D. |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>
* "A Rebellion" contains a sample of "Follow the Path", as performed by [[Midnight Star (band)|Midnight Star]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/152890/Ab-Soul%20feat.%20Alori%20Joh-A%20Rebellion_Midnight%20Star-Follow%20the%20Path/ |title=Ab-Soul's A Rebellion sample of Midnight Star's Follow the Path |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=May 20, 2012}}</ref> "[[50 Ways to Leave Your Lover]]" as performed by [[Paul Simon]], and contains an interpolation of "[[Joints & Jam]]", written by [[The Black Eyed Peas|Black Eyed Peas]] featuring [[Kim Hill (soul musician)|Kim Hill]] & Ingrid Dupree.
* "Showin' Love" contains a sample of "[[Jamal Plays Jamal|Swahililand]]", as performed by [[Ahmad Jamal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/156717/Ab-Soul-Showin'%20Love_Ahmad%20Jamal-Swahililand/ |title=Ab-Soul's Showin' Love sample of Ahmad Jamal's Swahililand |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>
* "Nothing's Something" contains an interpolation of "[[Late Registration|Addiction]]", written by [[Kanye West]], [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Lorenz Hart]].
* "Beautiful Death" contains a sample of "[[ATLiens|You May Die (Intro)]]", as performed by [[OutKast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/151702/Ab-Soul%20feat.%20Punch%20and%20Ashtrobot-Beautiful%20Death_OutKast-You%20May%20Die%20(Intro)/ |title=Ab-Soul's Beautiful Death sample of OutKast's You May Die (Intro) |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>
* "The Book of Soul" contains a sample of "Swahililand", as performed by Ahmad Jamal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/151701/Ab-Soul-The%20Book%20of%20Soul_Ahmad%20Jamal-Swahililand/ |title=Ab-Soul's The Book of Soul sample of Ahmad Jamal's Swahililand |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> and "[[Moondance (Van Morrison song)|Moondance]]", as performed by [[Bobby McFerrin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/152888/Ab-Soul-The%20Book%20of%20Soul_Bobby%20McFerrin-Moondance/ |title=Ab-Soul's The Book of Soul sample of Bobby McFerrin's Moondance |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=May 20, 2012}}</ref>
* "Black Lip Bastard (Remix)" contains a sample of "[[A Song for You]]", as performed by [[Donny Hathaway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/152476/Ab-Soul,%20Kendrick%20Lamar,%20Schoolboy%20Q%20and%20Jay%20Rock-Black%20Lip%20Bastard%20(Rmx)_Donny%20Hathaway-A%20Song%20for%20You/ |title=Ab-Soul's Black Lip Bastard (Remix) sample of Donny Hathaway's A Song for You |publisher=[[WhoSampled]] |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>

== Charts ==
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|-
! Chart (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ab-soul/chart-history/billboard-200/|title= Ab-Soul : Chart History : Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>
! Peak position
|-
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| style="text-align:center;"|91
|-
|US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''Billboard'')
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|US [[Top Rap Albums]] (''Billboard'')
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|US [[Independent Albums|Top Independent Albums]] (''Billboard'')
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
|}

==References==
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