Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an hip hop recording artist from Carson, California, signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and Interscope Records. Stevens is best known as a member of hip hop supergroup "Black Hippy", along with fellow West Coast rappers and label-mates Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Schoolboy Q. He has so far released two independent studio albums under the label Top Dawg Entertainment, Longterm Mentality and Control System

Ab-Soul cites fellow American rappers Twista, Canibus, Eminem, Nas, Lupe Fiasco and Jay-Z as major influences, with Jay-Z being his biggest overall influence.

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