To most listeners, he’s known as Ab-Soul, but the “Human Dictionary” also goes by another moniker: Soul Brother No. 2. Now, in a recent interview with Ashley Outrageous, the west coast emcee talks about his Pete Rock-inspired nickname.
Ab-Soul explained that he started using the nickname prior to joining forces with TDE out of respect for the legendary producer. Eventually, he managed to get into contact with Pete, who blessed his name.
“Soul Brother No. 2 [came about] in respect to Pete Rock, Soul Brother No. 1,” he explained. “Real early in my career before I came to TDE, my manager at the time had managed to get in contact with [Pete Rock] some kind of way, and I chopped it up on the phone with him real quick. I was, like, very young and I’m sure he was acting like the legend that he is, and I asked him: ‘I call myself “Soul Brother No. 2″ in honor of you. Is that cool?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’ So, I’ve been running with it ever since then.”
Check out the full interview below.
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Fuk dis bitch. I mean, who knows dis “rapper’. Tru wit him.
Even though you can’t spell at least you put some effort in your grammar.
It’s people like this that make this site not even worth commenting on… can’t even tell who’s a troll and who’s a Waka Flocka dickrider anymore.
if you dont know who ab-soul is then you must only listen to shitty music
what a tard
Noone cares about Ab-Soul. Buy my album and shut the fuck up.
No. How about you kiss my ass, eat another bowl of chicken wings, and die of a heart attack?
kill yourself troll
pastrami on white, hot dogs from 7-eleven, bitch that’s rick ross!
i could barely focus on him. they had book of soul plain in the back round and thats my shit lol
Ab SOUL is good. If you can’t sit down and chill to one of his songs you need to get your priorities straight.
Pete Rock cosigns this now, but I bet when this takes off he’ll get on Twitter and throw a fit about it.
THAT WAS SOOOOO FUCKING INSIGHTFUL, THAT IT SHOULD BE ON EVERY SINGLE HIP HOP SITE!!!
I’MA PUT IT LIKE THIS…..FUCK PETE ROCK.
Ab Soul fucking sucks
This is untrue
human dictionary my ass
Soul Brother #2 is a phenomenal artist. Very original and takes nothing for granted, those 2 things alone are hard to find in music these days. Bless that man soul !
I’ve been a fan of Pete Rock since he was dj’ing on WBLS well over 20 years ago..AB SOUL is the fuckin truth!!! TDE is the truth!!! and this is coming from an angry 35yo east coast boom bap enthusiast
OBAMA IS A FUCKIN PUPPET its true but pete rock shouldve neva cosigned this nigga with that shiit he shouldve gave that label to 9TH WOBDER
9TH WONDER OR DELA
FUUQQ YEEZ MY NIKKAS
FINALLY IT HAPPENED – JUST GOT A NEW RIDE – A CAM A RO CONVERTIBLE.GOT APPROVED FOR 26 LARGE. BEEN 5 YRS SINCE IVE GOTTEN SHYT APPROVED, BUT NOW ALL MY CRE-DIT SHEET GONE. ALL OF IT.
IF YOU STRUGGLING WITH THAT CREDITT HISTORY ISHH, GET RID OF ALL DAT TODAY – CALL THESE PEEPS AT 8^8^8-9-2-7 -3-3-5-6. . THEY DO AMAZING WORK AND THEY ARE CHEAP AS FUQQ. GOT RID OF ALL MY SHYYT IN NO TIME.
MY HOMEBOY WAS IN THE GUTTA TOO, AND HE CLEANER THAN ME NOW-gettin a condo!!
Hit em up – THEY WILL HELP U!!
So, CL Smooth is……….?
Ab Soul is fucking mediocre, everyone is on his nuts because of Kendrick and Black Hippy when all of them are overrated as fuck
Lemme hear rap you punkass calling Soul wack.