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Herbert
A photo of a Black baby sat on the floor of a living room, wearing headphones which are plugged into a record player.
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)
Recorded2022
Genre
  • West Coast hip hop
  • Length66:23
    LabelTop Dawg
    Producer
    • Axlfolie
  • Beach Noise
  • James Blake
  • Boi-1da
  • Jake Bowman
  • Andrew Boyd
  • Greg Cortez
  • Crooklin
  • DJ Dahi
  • DJ Premier
  • Connor McElwain
  • Dylan Graham
  • Nick Hakim
  • Hit-Boy
  • Amaire Johnson
  • Juju the Fool
  • Kal Banx
  • Kurtis McKenzie
  • No_L
  • Pilgrim
  • Poptartpete
  • Python P
  • Rascal
  • Jacob Rochester
  • Sounwave
  • Luca Starz
  • Super Miles
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • Tae Beast
  • Ab-Soul chronology
    Do What Thou Wilt.
    (2016)
    Herbert
    (2022)
    Singles from Herbert

    1. "Hollandaise"
      Released: April 22, 2022
    2. "Moonshooter"
      Released: September 16, 2022
    3. "Do Better"
      Released: October 21, 2022
    4. "Gang'Nem"
      Released: November 18, 2022

    Herbert ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    The Needle Drop6/10[1]
    Pitchfork6/10[2]
    Spectrum Culture45%[3]
    Under the Radar[4]

    Herbert is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ab-Soul. It was released on December 16, 2022 by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). It features guest appearancesbyAmbré, Alemeda, Big Sean, Fre$h, Jhené Aiko, Joey Badass, Lance Skiiiwalker, Punch, Russ, SiR and Zacari. It includes notable productions by Boi-1da, DJ Dahi, DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, Jahaan Sweet, James Blake and Sounwave, among others. Titled after Ab-Soul’s birth name, Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, the album marks his return to music after a six-year absence following Do What Thou Wilt. in December 2016.[5]

    Background and release[edit]

    On April 22, 2022, Ab-Soul released "Hollandaise", the lead single from his then-upcoming yet-to-be-titled album.[6]

    On September 16, 2022, he released the second single from the album titled “Moonshooter”, which he co-wrote with his TDE label-mate Zacari.[7] With the future release of the album, the song would eventually include a feature by fellow American rapper Joey Badass.

    On October 21, 2022, he released the album’s third single, "Do Better", which features a guest appearance by Zacari. A black-and-white music video directed by Omar Jones was released for the single the same day.[8]

    On November 18, 2022, he announced via Twitter that his next album Herbert would be released on December 16, 2022. He also released the fourth single "Gang'Nem", which features Fresh, a frequent collaborator of Ab-Soul.[9]

    On December 7, 2022, he officially unveiled the cover art and the tracklist for the album.[10]

    Track listing[edit]

    No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
    1."Message in a Bottle" (with Lance Skiiiwalker)
  • Gregory Behr
  • Miles Franklin
  • Jake Kosich
  • Johnny Kosich
  • Lance Howard
  • Phillip Rodrian
  • Matthew Schaeffer
  • Luca Starz
    • Behr
  • Jake Kosich
  • Johnny Kosich
  • Rodrian
  • Luca Starz
    • Super Miles
  • Beach Noise
  • Luca Starz
  • Juju the Fool
  • No_L
  • Rory Behr[a]
  • 4:39
    2."No Report Card"Stevens
    • Tobias Breuer
  • Donte Perkins
  • Pilgrim
  • Rascal
  • Rory Behr[a]
  • 2:50
    3."Hollandaise"Stevens
    • Kalon Berry
  • Russel Scoot-Wood
    • Crooklin
  • Kal Banx
  • 4:19
    4."Moonshooter" (with Joey Badass)
    • Stevens
  • Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott
  • Jamal SmithPoptartpete4:13
    5."Fomf"Stevens
  • Mark Anthony Spears
  • Sounwave
  • 2:40
    6."Goodman" (with Punch)
    • Stevens
  • Willie Clarke
  • Terrence Louis Henderson, Jr.
  • Clarence Reid
    • Andrew Boyd
  • Kevin Pennington
    • Python P
  • Andrew Boyd
  • 3:28
    7."Do Better" (with Zacari)
    • Stevens
  • Zacari Moses Pacaldo I
    • Stevens
  • Nicolas Hakim
  • Kurtis McKenzie
  • Dacourey Dahi Natche
  • Pacaldo
  • Kurtis McKenzie
  • Nick Hakim
  • 3:51
    8."Gang'Nem" (with Fresh)
    • Stevens
  • Supreme Williams
    • Jake Kosich
  • Johnny Kosich
  • Markeith Nelson
  • Schaeffer
  • Spears
    • Sounwave
  • Beach Noise[c]
  • Ayoo Meco[a]
  • 4:10
    9."The Wild Side" (with Jhené Aiko)
    • Stevens
  • Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
  • Axel Morgan
    • Dylan Graham
  • Miles Franklin
    • Super Miles
  • Axlfolie
  • Dylan Graham
  • 2:55
    10."Art of Seduction" (with Ambré)
    • Stevens
  • Connan Hosford
  • Samuels
  • Spears
    • Boi-1da
  • Sounwave
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • 3:23
    11."Bucket"
    • Stevens
  • Gerloni Cotton
  • Johnny McKinzie Jr.
    • Jake Kosich
  • Johnny Kosich
  • Jacob Rochester
    • Jacob Rochester
  • Beach Noise
  • 3:05
    12."Go Off" (with Russ and Big Sean)
    • Stevens
  • Sean Michael Leonard Anderson
  • Russell James Vitale
  • Amaire JohnsonJohnson4:27
    13."Fallacy" (with Alameda)
    • Stevens
  • Rahema Alameda
  • Caelon Nishay
  • Caelon Reed
  • Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr.Hit-Boy3:33
    14."Herbert"
    • Stevens
  • Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
    • Jake Kosich
  • Johnny Kosich
  • James Blake Litherland
  • Schaeffer
  • Beach Noise
  • 3:50
    15."Church on the Move"Stevens
  • McKenzie
  • Natche
    • DJ Dahi
  • Curtis McKenzie
  • 2:46
    16."It Be Like That" (with Sir)
    • Stevens
  • Sir Darryl Farris
    • Jake Bowman
  • Jordan Brooks
  • Greg Cortez
  • Connor McElwain
  • Perkins
    • Tae Beast
  • Jake Bowman
  • Greg Cortez
  • Connor McElwain
  • 4:19
    17."Positive Vibes Only"
    • Stevens
  • Pacaldo
  • Tierra Wilson
    • Natche
  • Ely Rise
  • DJ Dahi3:52
    18."Gotta Rap"StevensChristopher Edward MartinDJ Premier4:03
    Total length:66:23

    Notes

    Personnel[edit]

    Musicians

  • Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith – background vocals (track 1)
  • Helen Anderson – background vocals (1)
  • Richard Gray – background vocals (2)
  • Umi – background vocals (2, 17)
  • Maurice David – background vocals (3)
  • Ambré – background vocals (5, 10)
  • Rich the Kid – background vocals (5)
  • Schoolboy Q – background vocals (5)
  • Henry Was – bass (6)
  • Amaire Johnson – strings (7)
  • David Young – trumpet (7)
  • Gionardo Burg – background vocals (8)
  • Markeith Nelson – background vocals (8)
  • Russ – background vocals (9, 16)
  • Danielle Rich – background vocals (10)
  • Armani – background vocals (13)
  • Noleac Yashin – background vocals (13, 15)
  • Jasmine "Sistar Outspoken" Pitcher – background vocals (14)
  • Kendrick Lamar – background vocals (14)
  • Yaris Sanchez – background vocals (14)
  • Kailey Galvin – background vocals (15)
  • Kiera Gavin – background vocals (15)
  • Jordan Brooks – bass (16)
  • Phillip Whack – trumpet (16)
  • Zacari – background vocals (17)
  • Technical

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Fantano, Anthony (January 18, 2023). Ab-Soul - Herbert ALBUM REVIEW. The Needle Drop. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  • ^ Green, Dylan (December 16, 2022). "Ab-Soul: Herbert Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  • ^ Burke, Casey (January 10, 2023). "Ab-Soul: Herbert". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  • ^ Thiessen, Chris (December 21, 2022). "Ab-Soul: Herbert (Top Dawg Entertainment) - review". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  • ^ "AB-SOUL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM HERBERT, DROPS "GANG'NEM" VIDEO". HipHopDX. 18 November 2022.
  • ^ "Ab-Soul makes his return with new "Hollandaise" single". RevoltTV. 22 April 2022.
  • ^ "Ab-Soul Returns With New Single "Moonshooter"". Complex. 16 September 2022.
  • ^ "AB-SOUL ANNOUNCES "DO BETTER" SINGLE AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM". HipHopDX. 20 October 2022.
  • ^ "AB-SOUL DROPS NEW SINGLE "GANG'NEM" FEATURING FRESH". RocktheBells. 18 November 2022.
  • ^ "Ab-Soul unveils Herbert cover art and tracklist". Fader. 7 December 2022.

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