Come, come now. We’re taking the Delorean back just two years. Ab-Soul’s “Turn Me Up” off of 2010’s Long Term 2 mixtape is not only is a great showcase of his own unorthodox rap skills, but also those of another Black Hippy member.
Here we have — at least in my opinion — one of Kendrick Lamar’s most fierce and immediate verses. It’s one of the most overlooked Black Hippy tracks and definitely a must-listen for Kendrick fans who only started following him after Section.80.
Scope the lyrics on Rap Genius. Yep, I may have the verse memorized.