At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on six reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĭo What Thou Wilt. On November 22, 2016, the music video for "Braille", which was directed by PANAMÆRA, was released. The song features a guest appearance from New York City-based rapper Bas, while the production was handled by WondaGurl. Ab-Soul released the album's second single, titled "Braille", on October 28, 2016. "Huey Knew" is listed as "Huey Knew THEN" on the album's track-listing. The music video for "Huey Knew", was released on October 14, 2016. It features production by TDE's in-house producer Willie B, as well as a guest appearance from New Jersey-based rapper Dash. "Huey Knew" was released on September 30, 2016, as the album's lead single. On December 7, 2016, Ab-Soul released the music video, directed by PANAMÆRA, for a song titled "D.R.U.G.S." On December 13, 2016, Ab-Soul released another music video, this one directed by APLUS Filmz, for the album's intro, "RAW (backwards)". On December 6, Ab-Soul unveiled the album's cover art and track-listing. The announcement of the release date coincided with the release of the song "Threatening Nature", on TDE's SoundCloud page. On December 5, 2016, Ab-Soul announced on his Twitter feed that DWTW was scheduled to be released on December 9, 2016. That's just one of those that resonated with me the most. That's what that quote means to me, and you know I'm a man of quotes. Something that's supported by love and passion. Not necessarily 'do what you wanna do'-'cause that's kinda chaotic-but do what you will to do. In a December 2016 interview, with Hypebeast, Ab-Soul shared the title comes from a quote from English occultist Aleister Crowley: I think that that cover is a proper depiction of. "But the tone of the album, you can get that from it. I think this album kinda called for that type of sincerity." He said the photographer wanted to "capture his angst" but "I'm a happy guy," he said, smiling. I knew that it was something that the people wanted to see from me. In December 2016, in an interview with HotNewHipHop, Ab-Soul spoke on the album's cover artwork, revealing why he's not featured with his trademark sunglasses: "With the light sensitivity, I knew it would be difficult, but I was up to the challenge. On June 8, 2016, Ab-Soul revealed that he had finished the new album and then turned it in for audio mixing. He completed the post with the hashtag "DWTW", presumably the acronym to his album title, to which he kept alluding. On July 14, 2015, Ab-Soul gave more updates on the album: "My album's almost done." he wrote on Twitter, adding, "It's a love story". Upon returning from the tour, Ab-Soul began recording new material as early as February 2015. through the TDE label, Ab-Soul embarked on a national concert tour. In 2014, after the release of his third album, These Days. In 2007, Ab-Soul signed a deal with Top Dawg Entertainment. The album was supported by two singles: "Huey Knew" and "Braille". The record serves as the follow-up to his previous studio effort, These Days. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Top Dawg Entertainment. is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ab-Soul. Treacherous Records Presents: The Mint Room Problem, Casey Veggies, Murs, ScHoolboy Q, Skeme, Terrace Martin Guest appearances List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album nameīastards of the Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Kembe X featuring Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Zacari) ( Danny Brown featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Earl Sweatshirt) (Kevo Hendricks featuring Ab-Soul and Kenhood) (Jesse Medina featuring Ab-Soul, Sir Michael Rocks and Anya Kvitka) (Mod Sun featuring Ab-Soul, Rich Hil and Metasota) Singles As lead artist List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album nameĪs featured artist List of singles as a featured artist, with showing year released and album name Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous Mixtapes List of albums, with selected details "-" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
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