Ab-Soul supports Top Dawg Entertainment president Punch’s recent comments on Twitter, refuting the theory that there was smoke between him and J. Cole.
In his recent interview with DJ Hed and Gina Views, the Carson native shared the not-so-complicated backstory of how he came to work with J. Cole and Daylyt on the song “PI,” which later appeared on Cole’s Might Delete Later is planned.
In telling the hilarious anecdote, Ab-Soul also explained that the song that appeared on the project alongside Cole’s controversial “7 Minute Drill” diss against Kendrick Lamar It has nothing to do with any feud between himself and any rapper. In fact, they were all apparently complicit in releasing records on the fly. That’s likely why Abu-Soul didn’t hesitate to praise Cole in his initial comments about him during the interview.
“First, shout out to my man, Cole,” Abu-Sor said. “Cole is such a good friend. Everyone says we use the words ‘friend’ and ‘friend’ loosely… but Cole is a great guy. He’s always been concerned about my eyes and my diet,” he added.
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The TDE rapper went on to explain that his verses on “PI” were originally recorded for battle rapper Daylyt, with whom he also has a long-standing friendship. For those just listening, this is where Soulo directly confirms Punch’s claim that the song’s lyrics were recorded long before “Like That” and “7 Minute Drill” were released.
“Lyt and I co-produced ‘PI,’ and I did it for Daylyt—it’s Daylyt’s record,” Ab-Soul explains. “It literally means ‘PI’ because when my song with Daylyt ends, it ends at 3:14. The time, the length of the song.
But the real plot twist comes when Ab-Soul wakes up to a surprising verse from the Dreamville MC himself.
“I woke up one morning and Dalet was like ‘Bro, look at this,’ and he sent me this song,” he recalled. “Cole is going crazy!”
Ab-Soul admitted he was both excited and a little surprised, as he expected Cole to contribute to another song on their discussed 2022 album Herbert.
“I’m very low-key and very sexy,” he recalls with a laugh at his initial reaction. “Cole was supposed to be on F### Out My Face, that’s true. I was on his [Daylyt] In my head I was like, ‘Man, if you’re going to send this thing out, you gotta let me know. He ate us, bro!
Despite his surprise, Abu Soul cannot deny the power of Cole’s writing.
“I called Cole right away. He was like, ‘Man, I just perked up and my pen just started moving,'” he recalled with a laugh. Finally, Ab-Soul gives credit where credit is due, acknowledging Cole’s undeniable talent. “Cole, what a host,” he concluded.
In another clip from the interview, Soulo even said he called Kendrick to ask for his thoughts on the song and that K.Dot gave him his blessing – further dispelling any feud between the four lyricists. and rumors. Considering Ab-Soul just announced his upcoming album Soul Burger , it’s likely they’ll further dispel any notions of their differences with a reunion of some sort. But this is pure speculation.
