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Released: September 30, 2016. "Braille". Released: October 28, 2016. Do What Thou Wilt. is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ab-Soul. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The record serves as the follow-up to his previous studio effort, These Days... (2014). The album was supported by two singles: "Huey Knew ...
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Dec 9, 2016 · About “Do What Thou Wilt.”. Do What Thou Wilt. is the fourth studio album by TDE -artist Ab-Soul. It is the long-awaited follow up to These Days…. The album was released on December 9, 2016 ...
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(abbreviated as DWTW) is the fourth studio album by Ab-Soul. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Top Dawg Entertainment, preceded by the singles "Huey Knew Then" and "Braille". The concept record is based on Aleister Crowley's The Book of the Law, which the title derives from. The album took around a year and a half to complete, where he refere...
Firecracker verses, spare samples, and raw boom bap from the L.A. MC.
Ab added to Billboard, "Another quote from the book that caught my interest was, 'The righteous will remain righteous and the filthy will remain filthy.' With him obviously pushing the envelope to be the wickedest, most evil, most filthy, why not try to be the most righteous? With that comes so many themes. This album is also a love story and it's also a woman-appreciation album as well."
Regarding the theme of women empowerment, he said, "I really just want the women to hear me out this time and I want to do it in a way that is not necessarily serenading. I just want the women to know that there are men having conversations like this, too. I have conversations with my homies about these things, and they bother me too. Double standards and whatnot. If I could just bring a few more of the women into my rap world, just to know that there are men having these conversations."
The full quotation is "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." Ab-Soul explained to Hypebeast of his interpretation of the title, "To me, it translates to free will. Not necessarily 'do what you wanna do'—'cause that's kinda chaotic—but do what you will to do. Will being stronger than a want. Something that's supported by love and passion...
Do What Thou Wilt. track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "RAW (Backwards)" (featuring Zacari)
Juice of All Trades 4:45
2. "Braille" (featuring Bas)
WondaGurl 4:12
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1.Roazen, Ben (December 9, 2016). "Ain't Nothing Wrong With a Righteous Man: An Interview With Ab-Soul". Hypebeast.
2.Tardio, Andres (December 9, 2016). "Ab-Soul Breaks Down the Inspirations & Revelations Behind 'Do What Thou Wilt'". Billboard.
3.Starling, Lakin (December 9, 2016). "Ab-Soul: “Love Is The Law, The Only Law”". The Fader.
Released. 2014 — US. File —. MP3, Album. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Do What Thou Wilt. by Ab-Soul. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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Dec 5, 2016 · Ab-Soul’s songwriting is thought-provoking and woke but the album doesn’t have that one track to take him straight to the radio, which can only work to his benefit to appeal to the masses. Full Review. 7y. 80. GIGsoup. Stephen Henke. “Do What Thou Wilt” is a well-crafted, endlessly witty and unpredictable rap release.
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Dec 9, 2016 · Released Friday (Dec. 9) via Top Dawg Entertainment, the project is being billed as “a love story” by Soul, but that doesn’t mean it’s full of ballads. Instead, it’s an unconventional ...
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