Ab-Soul - Back Then Lyrics






I'm turnt up right now
I'm turnt up right now
I'm off half a bean it's like eighty degrees
But I got the chills right now
[x3]

[Ab-Soul:]
She looks hot so I need that bop if you can understand my language
A dollar might fuck your main bitch
I fuck a main bitch
Ain't got no main bitch
That was back then, no disrespect to none of them
Cause what I learned from all of em'
Is that everything comes to an end
So I'mma party to the end, can I finish, counting ends
I don't drive but I'm in a Benz, she don't lie 'less she with her man
She don't smoke, but she roll my dope
I don't licky lick, she knows that's a joke
She suck dick off impulse, that's 69 if you can't divide
I wasn't great in algebra, but I can talk you out ya bra
Take you places you can't see, with just two eyeballs (three eyes)
I got three eyes, I got three legs, pick one
Long-term, tre piece, but this will be my fifth run
Harry fraudulent on the beat I beat up that's my word
Action Bronson got the weed, I need, I didn't have to pee

Back then, way back when, I was broke as Bruh Man
Nigga my time is coming, look what I done did
Swag on 300, TDE we ballin' man
Inside the game, ain't too much change
I told y'all I been gone insane, but that was
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when, look what I done did
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when, look what I done did

[ScHoolboy Q:]
Where your nigga at homegirl, he ain't shit
I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
Dollar after dollar, deja vu, bitch
I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
Sacked out blacked out racked out
I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
Everywhere I go gotta have a ho
I'm ballin' man, I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
I'm ballin' man, I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
Dollar after dollar, deja vu, bitch
I'm ballin' man, I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
I'm ballin' man, I'm ballin' man, I'm a baller, man
Hit her one time don't call her, man

[Ab-Soul:]
Back then, way back then you'd have thought I had sense
That's 'cause you ain't know what I had since
Ask you I'm getting, dude don't call me BMF
I'm spinning every dough I get, old marijuana by the zippy
Chicken Fetuccine Alfredo, teenagers of promethazine
Codeine, that's 16 and lean
Keep that on the low, I'm talking too much, I had two eatables
Pour up a foe for soul, I'm doing incredible
Considering my schedule
BET you think matters if it don't, it pay, though
Show 'em the sing, that top dog, should've signed a page row
Grade A though you keep coming, just keep coming

Back then, way back when, I was broke as Bruh Man
Nigga my time is coming, look what I done did
Swag on 300, TDE we ballin' man
Inside the game, ain't too much change
I told y'all I been gone insane, but that was
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when, look what I done did
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when
Back then, way back when, look what I done did





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  1. A.... W....

    why does everyone hate Q and Rock so bad? Ab Soul I'm sorry is fucking shit. WeK Repeated lyrics to cover time in the songs, lyrics make no fucking sence and keeps rhyming gibberish and the beats he uses are shyte! Q and Rock go hard, anger and pain in the flow, some beats could be better on song albums etc but overall really good
    Blank Face and 90059 were below expectations. If Q was on lean during OXYMORON then I'd say get back on it if that's what will cure the shit beats and lyrics just like Em

    A.... W....

    listen to these tracks bruh ab-soul has skills: west coast wu, lyrically speaking, run the show, writers block, Huey knew, terrorist threats, 47 bars, 3rd eye, book of soul, and passion

    A.... W....

    Andrew Watson youreeee maddddd tripping, ab-soul's word play been advanced since 2011, he has to dumb it down to clowns like you because otherwise they'll say his shit is overrated. .

    A.... W....

    Nah mah give him his due D.R.U.G.S is an ok song and he has a few others that are ok butni just feel sorry for him when he is in any songs with the rest of T.D.E or Black Hippy, agreed it isnt fair to compare but he isnt as strong as the rest

  2. B.... S....

    1.q 2.rashad 3.skiiwalker 4.rock 5. Soul 6.kendrik

  3. I.... p....

    anyone know the sample? 

  4. j.... d....

    ab soul 
    kenkrick 
    schoolboy
    jay rock

  5. E.... C....

    Ab soulo and k dot are TDE

  6. B.... T....

    1.TDE
    2. Everything else

    This is the only comparison necessary. 

  7. D.... ....

    Ya straight stupid AF if u think jayrock isn't number 1 in TDE
    1.jayrock
    2.ab-soul
    3.Kendrick Lamar
    4.schoolboy Q
    5.Isaiah rashad
    6.sza

    D.... ....

    Dont Compare these guys, they all got different kind of rap style...But u stupid AF if u dont think Kendrick is No 1 ... and not only in TDE

    D.... ....

    he might be number one right one compared to other weak rappers , but in TDE hes not number one if your talking lyrically 

  8. m.... m....

    1.Soul
    2.Kendrick
    3.Q
    4.Rock

  9. V.... ....

    1. Q
    2. Kendrick
    3. Soulo
    4. jay rock

  10. F.... C....

    The fact q seems to have the best album out doesnt mean nothing ( not even the best ) my favourite album is section 80 but the best one is soulo for his lyrics and what he represents he REAL

  11. s.... ....

    1. kendrick
    2. schooboy
    3. jay rock
    4. ab soul

  12. L.... ....

    Wow, you need to look way more into TDE @beezybest101 ab soul is my favorite in the group tho

  13. m.... r....

    1. Schoolboy q 1. Jay Rock 1. Ab-soul 1. K. Dot

  14. j.... p....

    kendrick might be the best out of the four... but that's a big might. my favorite ab-soul, followed by schoolboy q... just more my style... any way you rate the four yourself is fair imo... def a preference thing when all four are dope for four different reasons

    j.... p....

    Kendrick not even the best in my eyes. Soulo is. Idk, but that's my opinion. When it comes to lyricism I'm behind my nigga Soul.

  15. t.... ....

    1. Ab-Soul 1. ScHoolboy Q 1. Kendrick Lamar 1. Jay Rock
    see what i did there?

  16. d.... m....

    VVVV BLACK HIPPY!!! glad yall made it~!!!!!!!

  17. k.... m....

    Souls the best trippy rapper with the best views on the world q is the best rapper to get turnt the fuck up to kendricks the best in the game and jay rock is a thug ass niggas w a dope ass flow cant knock any of em..

  18. k.... m....

    Everyone in tde is good at what theyre good at theyre all the best at their own thing u cant compare them thats why they the perfect team

  19. G.... W....

    Soulo q collab album. PETITION TIME!

  20. N.... ....

    Anyone saying Jay Rock is the best member of TDE just go home cuz you are drunk as hell! Jay got one album out and all he talking is stereotypical westcoast stuff, where is his second album?? Ab-Soul got real lyrics, he is a pure philosopher and lyrical genius plus he got two albums and two mixtapes that will stand the test of time. Schoolboy Q just has a dope flow, other than that he is nothing special. And as for Kendrick yeah he started out good and section 80 is one of the best albums in the past ten years but GKMC is not as great as people make out.

    N.... ....

    @Adam Mellis
    yeah but just because everyone is unique doesn't mean nobody outshines 1 another..it's still a competitive art form
     my opinion it goes..

    Kendrick Lamar
    Ab Soul
    Schoolboy Q
    Jay Rock

    i only put Q above rock because Q is more complex
    and he's doubled Kendrick's GKMC sales..that's amazing

    N.... ....

    hell nahhhhhh GKMC is our generation's reasonable doubt.... shit's a holistic story from start to finish. One of the few commercial releases (along w/ NWTS) that you can bump every song and a year later still gives you that feeling when you first heard it. classic. ppl just love to hate success, cuz 'kendrick changed'... the fuck is he supposed to do??? 

    N.... ....

    Bro GKMC cannot touch Section 80, Section 80 is a classic that will go down in history, GKMC does not quite have the same spark. Without comparing to Section 80 its a very good album but knowing that Kendrick can make an album as good as Section 80 makes me feel disappointed in GKMC, thats just my opinion. 

    N.... ....

    @BeezyBest101 but you have to realize your comparing a mixtape to a corporately sponsored CD. On a mixtape the artist has full delegation of his craft and can put out any music he or she may choose. For a CD you have to stay within the confines of commercial success. The fact that he can paint a picture so vivid and raw but with such elegance and formality is true art form. He went platinum, but the impact he made is immeasurable. I promise that GKMC will go down universally as a classic before 80 is even brought into the conversation. I love both joints tho, they both are classics to me.

    N.... ....

    @Hunter Jones GKMC is better
    based of, Sing About Me alone.....

  21. t.... w....

    my nigga

  22. t.... w....

    Ab Soul

  23. A.... M....

    Your all Tripping, Soul, Rock, Q , Kendrick.

  24. J.... G....

    I like the song, hate the beat

  25. M.... ....

    I fucking hate this DJ.

  26. j.... G....

    lol i aint even gonna judge cuz ab soul & q really the main ones in the group besides king kendrick XD . hes at the top :)

    j.... G....

    you're forgetting that rock started black hippy.

    j.... G....

    @redmonkee88 kendrick was signed before rock, rock was just the first experiment, q did come up with the black hippy idea tho

    j.... G....

    @BeezyBest101 agree ab soul ftw

  27. j.... s....

    Soulo ho3!!!!! I ENJOY ALLLLL members of Black hippy and couldnt choose a specific order to rate them, but to me Soulo sticks out the most! His style and intelligence is JUST what the game needs!
    #SOULOHOE
    #AbForPresident

  28. s.... ....

    jesus quit comparing tde members and enjoy

  29. P.... ....

    2)Q/ rock

  30. P.... ....

    1) Kendrick/ab-soul

  31. R.... C....

    I like how you put yourself "1st" kendrick

  32. T.... ....

    1. kendrick Ab-soul ScHoolboy Q and Jay

  33. G.... N....

    Srsly? Lyricly?Jay has DOPE ass lyrics and flow, schoolboy q is mostly party music, ASAP rocky style

  34. G.... ....

    1. Black Hippy
    2. TDE
    3. Black Hippy
    4. TDE

  35. a.... s....

    Ab soul
    kendrick
    Q
    jay rock
    Dope track ;)

  36. M.... ....

    SchoolboyQ
    Ab soul
    Jay Rock
    Kendrick
    *****

  37. K.... K....

    wu tang*

  38. O.... ....

    You can't compare tDE to each other , they rapp different

  39. e.... v....

    if you really fucked with black hippy you would realize ab-soul is the most lyrical n q is on his shit tf you hearing ?

  40. K.... H....

    you a lil bitch nigga

  41. A.... P....

    The biggest misconception in Black Hippy is that Kendrick is better than Soul

  42. M.... ....

    Black Hippy best thing since NWA

  43. B.... C....

    Lol I see what you did there

  44. L.... 7....

    i fucked with black hippy whe nthey first came out. uoeno mofo. listen to q more u rlly dont know

  45. 8.... ....

    Harry Fucking Fraud!

  46. f.... ....

    You're stupid dawg, you dont know what you're saying.

  47. S.... ....

    whhhat?! fuck no

    1.Ab
    2. Kenny
    3. Q
    4. Rock

  48. W.... I....

    1. Ab-soul.

  49. L.... 7....

    cant believe u sed that omfg

  50. L.... 7....

    noooooo stop. ab souls the weakest. it goes
    1.Kendrick
    2.Schoolboy (close to a tie with jay rock)
    3. Jay rock
    4.Ab

  51. m.... l....

    LOL Q is the weakest in TDE hes dope but still the weakest wtf are u talking about

  52. T.... B....

    it sounds like they were rollin when they made this lol

  53. T.... E....

    this was soul weakest DRONEr was the shiii tho

  54. C.... D....

    @ kymoni: He not long just realeased 'The end is near' & 'Christopher DRONEr' dis is just Soulo havin some fun!!

  55. K.... B....

    man the truth.. ab soul is changing... its what the people want.. stupid rap.. hes changing for the money.. smh

  56. K.... B....

    what?? hes better than j rock..

  57. M.... B....

    I understand where you're coming from, however, dude was in the process of recording his biggest album. It may seem like a waste of bars to spit his hottest on a mixtape that's mostly for publicity.

  58. j.... q....

    q is the worst of em....no ofenense q its the truth step it up its like u aint tryin

  59. �.... �....

    We need a new day in age bone thugs n harmony, with all the top rappers that are "On Top" to be involved in.

  60. E.... S....

    Q AND SOUL ALWAYS MAKE FOOLISH TRACKS LIKE THESE

  61. 1.... ....

    imo Q is getting better
    but Ab-Soul is dumbing down some of his new stuff a lil.

  62. C.... t....

    SOLO HOE!! wtf was up with Q's verse...? lol oh well still gonna jam oxymoron!

  63. M.... A....

    dafuq!? smh

  64. C.... M....

    doesnt matter how hard you ride em just make sure you pay all of TDE with the same amount of homage. theyre a team. kdot may lead but they all are amazing in their own ways.

  65. K.... ....

    They're riding Kendrick hard too

  66. N.... H....

    He's so fuckin great.

  67. c.... ....

    agree, hope ab soul stay dope as he proved in control system...u
    know what i mean, control system = badass beats!!! I WANT NEW SOULO
    STUFF!!! :(

  68. B.... ....

    Schoolboy Q/ Ab-Soul been doing quite a few songs with him.

  69. J.... H....

    Mac Miller and black hippy all need to collab.

  70. L.... K....

    i fux with Soul-brother #2

  71. t.... ....

    Ab-Soul >>>>>> Tupac

  72. D.... D....

    yall are crazy. of course this them! they tryna make the whole world know who they are. watch out tho, nigga said hes got a third eye aha damn soul smh..

  73. R.... T....

    Why does this sound mainstreamish

  74. J.... F....

    My nigga went in

  75. c.... g....

    i thought it said something about a hairy frog when i first heard the producer thing on the new york renaissance mixtape

  76. G.... ....

    IM TURNT UP RIGHT NOW

  77. r.... s....

    this doesn't sound very good compared to teir other shit....

  78. J.... B....

    Christopher DRONEr

  79. K.... ....

    idk..i still like ab souls old shit. theres more soul. more heart. more feeling. same with Q. but..thats jus my opinion.
    idk..sounds like that new wave shit..n ahh, im not likin it too much.

  80. E.... D....

    Ab mothafuckin Soul. That boy coldblooded

  81. K.... ....

    I Fuck wit it

  82. t.... ....

    I really hope you're wrong about that because I just had a feeling this would happen after Kendrick blew up smh.

  83. J.... P....

    Sounds like the money is infecting their minds and hearts. Soul not spitting like he used too and Q has taken another step down. Smh

  84. D.... C....

    soullllllllll

  85. K.... N....

    Is there an instrumental to this anywhere????

  86. J.... U....

    This just doesn't resonate at all

  87. m.... s....

    Q could have done way better. He has stuff that is way better than this. But still Q all day

  88. W.... ....

    Soul can do better than this...

  89. p.... ....

    lol thought q was actually gonna spit

  90. T.... C....

    Soul like usual

  91. C.... ....

    Garbage

  92. M.... D....

    sickest beat 2013

  93. R.... S....

    Q us real fans arent feelin this main stream ish. Still liked tho..

  94. S.... ....

    Q that's it?

  95. W.... ....

    Yeah Q's bit is a hook!! But still it was still a lazy one. Soul should have made him re-write

  96. I.... ....

    Its a hook not a verse

  97. d.... g....

    Yo straight Schoolboy Q's part was ass

  98. D.... L....

    La' Musica de Harry Fraud!!! #Turrn't.Up.X.T.D.E