Longterm Mentality

Longterm Mentality
Studio album by Ab-Soul
Released April 5, 2011
Recorded 2010-2011
TDE Recording Studio: House of Pain
(Carson, California)
Genre Hip hop
Length 58:18
Label Top Dawg Entertainment
Producer The TDE Administration (exec.), Tae Beast, Ayiro, Sounwave, AAyhasis, Context, Alexis Carrington, Tommy Black
Ab-Soul chronology
Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous
(2010)		 Longterm Mentality
(2011)		 Control System
(2012)

Longterm Mentality is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Ab-Soul. It was released on April 5, 2011, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The album also was released exclusively to digital retailers, serving as Ab-Soul's debut retail release. The album features guest appearances from Jhené Aiko, Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Punch, Alori Joh, JaVonté, MURS, BJ the Chicago Kid and Pat Brown. It also includes production from American hip hop record producers such as Tae Beast, Ayiro, Sounwave, AAyhasis, Context, Alexis Carrington and Tommy Black.[1] The album was highly acclaimed upon its release.

Background

Although the project was preceded by the mixtapes Longterm: The Mixtape (2009) and Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous (2010), Ab-Soul has stated Longterm Mentality is not the third installment in his Longterm series. In July 2010, in an interview with Complex, Stevens claimed the series would have four installments, "When I did the first Longterm I knew that there would be four of them. When I did the first one. So there will be four of them: Longterm 1, 2, 3, and 4. So right now we're at two. You'll have to wait for the next one. That's for the next Ab-Soul interview."[2] In an August 2011 interview with BlowHipHopTV, Ab-Soul explained in spite of the fact that Longterm Mentality is not a part of the series, all three projects paint a picture of his personal life and growth.[3] Speaking with BlowHipHopTV, the Black Hippy member said that the project is intended to introduce listeners to the man behind the mic:

“ I wanted to do something to where all of my supporters and people that’s following me could actually witness the entire growth of the whole situation. So Longterm was just an introduction. Longterm 2 was more personal about where I was at with it in my life at that particular time. Longterm Mentality is pretty much an overview of the whole idea. I’m trying to capture my life and the essence of what I aspire to do in this business.[3] ”

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Real Thinkers"  Tae Beast (of Digi+Phonics) 3:46
2. "Gone Insane"  Ayiro 4:24
3. "Loosen My Tie"  Sounwave (of Digi+Phonics) 4:29
4. "Nothin' New" (featuring Jhené Aiko)AAyhasis 3:28
5. "Hell Yea" (featuring Schoolboy Q)Sounwave 4:16
6. "Moscato" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)Sounwave 4:39
7. "T.D.U.D."  Context 3:28
8. "Time is of the Essence" (featuring Punch)Tae Beast 4:42
9. "More of a Euphoria" (featuring Alori Joh)Sounwave 3:16
10. "Picture That" (featuring JaVonté)Alexis Carrington 5:18
11. "Big Pay Back" (featuring MURS)Tae Beast 3:45
12. "Almost There" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)Tommy Black 4:01
13. "#LTM" (featuring Pat Brown)
  • Tae Beast
  • Dave Free (of Digi+Phonics)
 5:20
14. "Constipation" (performed by Black Hippy)Sounwave 3:26
Total length:
 58:18
Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2011)[5] Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 73
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard) 32

References

  1. ↑ "Ab-Soul – LongTerm: Mentality (Album)". 2DopeBoyz. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Insanu (July 10, 2012). "Who Is Ab-Soul? – The Themes of Vision and Light in His Music". Complex. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Horowitz, Steven J. (August 6, 2011). "Ab-Soul On His "Lonterm Mentality" Project, Black Hippy". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Ab-Soul's Moscato sample of Morning, Noon & Night's Time". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  5. ↑
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