E-40 throws out the first pitch at a game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on June 9, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — East Bay rapper E-40 threw out the first pitch and was the star guest at Oracle Park…

Wordplay, vulnerably, honest lyrics and aggressive bass lines lace Ab-Soul’s Do What Thou Wilt, creating a record that offers activism and personal reflection. As a member of the Los Angeles supergroup Black Hippy; which features other Top Dawg Entertainment artists like Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q. Ab-Soul has carved…