Rapper Ab-Soul is preparing for a busy summer, as he recently announced his upcoming North American tour called The Intelligent Movement Tour. This exciting journey will see the TDE rapper visiting cities such as Detroit, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York.
Ab-Soul shared a promotional graphic on Instagram on Wednesday (April 5) to announce the forthcoming tour, which will commence in Toronto, Canada on June 2. Last month, Top Dawg hinted that Ab-Soul would be embarking on a tour, releasing a deluxe edition of his current album, Herbert, and potentially dropping a new album as well.
Recently, Ab-Soul paid tribute to Snoop Dogg in the music video for his latest single, "Gotta Rap." The video features Ab-Soul donning cornrows, dark sunglasses, a bulletproof vest, and Marathon clothing, reminiscent of Snoop Dogg's iconic 1993 video for "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" Throughout the video, Ab-Soul passionately raps on a rooftop and later in an unidentified Los Angeles neighborhood.
In "Gotta Rap," Ab-Soul delivers lines like, "I like to call myself the God of rap/ But really I just gotta rap/ This a Dior doobie/ On the head of your cutie, moon signs when you call her back/ Do not disturb/ We looking for the smoke, not who got the herb/ I’m Top Dawg, you a copycat/ I’ma give this beat a heart attack.”
"Gotta Rap" is featured on his December 2022 project Herbert, named after Ab-Soul's real name. This album follows his 2016 release, Do What Thou Wilt, and includes appearances from artists such as Big Sean, Russ, Joey Bada$$, Jhené Aiko, SiR, Punch, Zacari, Fre$h, Ambré, ALEMEDA, and Lance Skiiiwalker.
Thus far in 2023, Top Dawg Entertainment has launched one project: Lance Skiiiwalker's sophomore album Audiodidactic, the follow-up to his 2016 debut, Introverted Intuition.
Fans of Ab-Soul can look forward to an action-packed summer as the rapper embarks on his North American tour, The Intelligent Movement Tour. With the possibility of a new album release and a deluxe edition of Herbert, there's plenty of excitement on the horizon for Ab-Soul's followers.