Wait a second… Ab-soul is friends with Kendrick Lamar, who hates Drake, and JID is friends with J. Cole, who loves Drake. How is this happening?
I’m being completely sarcastic in the first paragraph. I couldn’t care less who’s friends with whom—I just want great hip-hop, which both Ab-Soul and JID have consistently delivered. My only gripe is how rarely they release new music. Ab-Soul has been more active recently, but I’m still waiting on the three albums JID teased over the past few years. Anyway, today, these two powerhouse rappers came together on a new track called “Crazier.”
This is some lyrical miracle s**t. In “Crazier,” JID and Ab-Soul deliver verses about all the support they have given their homies, their readiness to shoot in any given situation, and their elite rap abilities. The track is underscored by a simplistic, ritualistic beat that adds a sense of impending action. JID tackles the beat with precision, breaking it down in a controlled, robotic style, while Ab-Soul takes a more expressive, punchline-heavy approach, sounding like the lively guest at a formal event who’s had a few too many drinks. I love how their styles mesh.
Ab-Soul is a God-level MC, while JID is somewhere between God-level and Jesus-level.
Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.
