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'You have to surrender yourself to it and go in with intent,' the rapper said, explaining how his sessions with an unbiased professional who had no stake in the outcome of his actions, helped him reclaim his vitality and refocus on the present. To recenter, he finally sought out counseling, and though he suspects it's become a little too trendy, Herb's advocacy for therapy as a means of self-repair is louder than ever. “We were literally Huey and Riley,” Ab somberly recounts, lifting his sleeve to reveal an inked silhouette of one of the iconically contentious Freeman brothers from The Boondocks.

And in late 2021, the rapper suffered another loss to his inner circle with the passing of Top Dawg Entertainment affiliate, Doe Burger. In 2018, he was hit hard by the death of dear friend and longtime collaborator, Mac Miller. In the time since he released his 2016 album, Do What Thou Wilt, the rapper has been personally touched by tragedy on several occasions. For the venerable 35-year-old, however, there’s a touch of grief beyond the collective sadness of what a world-stopping public health crisis wrought. was pretty dark and I wanted to return brighter, to say the least.”Īs the rest of the world gradually resurfaces from their COVID-induced hibernations, the sentiments here are real and far too relatable. 'Took a little break after my last album 'cause I just felt like it was needed to kind of reset. 'I never really stopped,' he said, pausing to sip a few ounces of Añejo tequila. He’s been mostly off the topographical and musical maps for the better part of the time between his last and forthcoming projects.

Titled after the birth name only close friends and family know him by, the album provides an intimate and occasionally fractured lens into the increasingly guarded bubble he’s called home for the last six years. It's a few weeks out from the release of Herbert, the rapper’s first album since 2016.

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