{"id":25757,"date":"2014-11-09T21:57:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T05:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=25757"},"modified":"2014-11-11T00:00:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T08:00:26","slug":"ab-souls-these-days-tour-at-the-fonda-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=25757","title":{"rendered":"Ab-Soul&#8217;s Finishes Up &#8220;These Days Tour&#8221; At The Fonda Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2758.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2758.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2758\" width=\"625\" height=\"446\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25776\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2758.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2758-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Fonda Theater set the stage for Ab-Soul&#8217;s These Days Tour as it lit off its final date in the greater Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>EarthGang was rocking the crowd on some hippy trill wave shxt as I hit the scene. They flipped a classic Common line on some:<\/p>\n<p>Ticka ticka tah<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll tell u the rest on the day that I die.<\/p>\n<p>The duo reminded me of Jimi Hendrix on Molly. One of them was sporting a hockey jersey and the other had his hair tied up with a bandana and was rocking beads and a medallion. They had a little twist of Outkast in their swag. The emcees split the crowd in two and had everyone in the building chanting &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Give A Fuck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2615.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2615.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2615\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25770\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2615.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2615-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Shit was ill. Catch them on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EarthGang\">twitter<\/a> and peep their catalogue on <a href=\"http:\/\/earthgang.bandcamp.com\/\">earthgang.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fiends representative and J. Cole&#8217;s DreamWorks signee, Bas, was on deck next. Repping South Jamaica Queens, duke is impressive on the mic. His most recent project, &#8220;Last Winter&#8221; got some heat on it. Be alert. He makes OG shxt for the kush monsters. For real tho, he had a song telling everyone &#8220;you&#8217;ll never be higher than I am.&#8221; He had the fiends crew join him on stage for a remix to Drake&#8217;s &#8220;We Made It.&#8221; And then Bas bodied it with his other hit, &#8220;My nigga just made bail.&#8221; And you know having bail money is always a reason to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>The Arch Bishop T1 took to the 1&#8217;s &#038; 2&#8217;s next and played a couple joints for the crowd to turn up to before introducing Ab-Soul. You know the abstract asshole might be in your hood. Especially if you&#8217;re around Del Amo in C-Arson. It was a definitely a family affair. Soulo&#8217;s mother was in the house to catch the show.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_26991.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_26991.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2699\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25759\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_26991.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_26991-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>When the man of the hour finally stepped on stage, he was rocking a denim vest and a Gucci belt. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOEBURGER\">Doe Burger<\/a> was the hype man on the mic behind Soulo for the evening. From their, everything preceded to pop off.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone got their 3rd eye in motion as the black lip pastor rocked &#8220;Pineal Gland.&#8221; Somebody threw a DMT hat on stage. If you were actually on DMT, I&#8217;m sure the show was extraterrestrial.<\/p>\n<p>Ab went thru Control System highlights like &#8220;Bohemian Grove&#8221; and &#8220;Terrorist Threats&#8221; before getting into all the bangers from his new album. And given the name of the tour, you know Ab-Soul was there to floss his new shit.<\/p>\n<p>He ran thru &#8220;Hunnid $tacks&#8221; and &#8220;World Runners.&#8221; Then everyone waved their hands in the air while Soulo rocked the Migos flow on &#8220;I Seen My Best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was joined by Jinx and Short Dawg for &#8220;TWACT.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/youngtwoseven\">Asaad<\/a> gave Ab the assist on &#8220;Stigmata.&#8221; And of course the loud got lit when Soulo performed &#8220;Tree Of Life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2778.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2778.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2778\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2778.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2778-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The certified illest moment of the show for me tho was when Ab Soul took it back to Longterm 2 and rocked &#8220;Turn Me Up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Somebody in the crowd asked Ab-Soul to freestyle, in reply, the Carson MC said, &#8220;This style ain&#8217;t free no more.&#8221; But if people really wanted it they could battle rap him after the show. But they&#8217;d definitely hafta put some money up. Just in the name of sport, yadda da mean tho? TDE&#8217;s really out here.<\/p>\n<p>Ab-Soul bowed out gracefully but then returned to rock &#8220;God&#8217;s Reign&#8221; as an encore. These days you gotta expect Ab-Soul to keep a crowd lit until the bitter end. Congratulations on the first headlining tour. We look forward to seeing what&#8217;s next. The stop at the Fonda Theater was definitely a success. <\/p>\n<p>Soulo Hoe!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You know ya man&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DropJewelz\">Drop Jewelz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All photos shot by <a href=\"http:\/\/anakamorris.com\/\">Anaka Morris<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2788.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2788.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2788\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25778\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2788.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2788-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2620.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2620.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2620\" width=\"625\" height=\"446\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25766\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2620.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2620-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2741.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2741.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2741\" width=\"625\" height=\"446\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25763\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2741.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2741-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2570.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2570.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2570\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25762\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2570.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2570-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2597.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2597.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2597\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25761\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2597.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2597-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2638.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2638.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2638\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25774\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2638.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2638-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2607.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2607.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2607\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2607.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2607-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2820.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2820.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2820\" width=\"625\" height=\"447\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25775\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2820.jpg 625w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2820-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fonda Theater set the stage for Ab-Soul&#8217;s These Days Tour as it lit off its final date in the greater Los Angeles area. EarthGang was rocking the crowd on some hippy trill wave shxt as I hit the scene. 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