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Longterm Mentality

Field	Value
name	Longterm Mentality
type	studio
artist	Ab-Soul
cover	LongtermMentality.jpg
released	April 5, 2011
recorded	2010–11
studio	House of Pain, Carson, California
genre	Hip hop
length	58:18
label	Top Dawg Entertainment
producer
prev_title	Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous
prev_year	2010
next_title	Control System
next_year	2012

Longterm Mentality is the first full-length album by American hip hop artist Ab-Soul. It was released on April 5, 2011, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), 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, with the production from Tae Beast, Ayiro, Sounwave, AAyhasis, Context, Alexis Carrington and Tommy Black. Upon its release, the album was highly acclaimed by music critics.

Background

Preceded by the mixtapes such as Longterm: The Mixtape (2009) and Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous (2010), Ab-Soul 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." In August 2011, in an 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. While speaking with BlowHipHopTV, the Black Hippy member said that the project is intended to introduce listeners to the man behind the mic:

Track listing

;Sample credits

"Moscato" contains a sample of "Time" performed by Morning, Noon & Night.
"#LTM" contains a sample of "Breathe" (Jazz version), performed by Télépopmusik.

Charts

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

References

(2011-04-05). "Ab-Soul – LongTerm: Mentality (Album)". 2DopeBoyz.
Ahmed, Insanu. (July 10, 2012). "Who Is Ab-Soul? – The Themes of Vision and Light in His Music". [[Complex (magazine).
Horowitz, Steven J.. (August 6, 2011). "Ab-Soul On His "Lonterm Mentality" Project, Black Hippy". Cheri Media Group.
"Ab-Soul's Moscato sample of Morning, Noon & Night's Time". [[WhoSampled]].
"Longterm Mentality - Ab-Soul | User Reviews | AllMusic".

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