For someone often criticized for his lack of depth, A$AP Rocky keeps delivering in the face of skepticism.Įven the most dubious ideas succeed on LongLiveA$AP. More importantly, the French-braid gold-teeth kid named after Rakim never cedes the center.
Plenty of rap-industry heavies appear on LongLiveA$AP, and they mix well with Rocky's younger comrades. A third of the record remains close in style to LiveLoveA$AP while most of the collaborations follow in the steps of last spring's "Goldie", which stamped producer Hit-Boy's signature Mini-Boss Musik with a screwed-up hook and gumball-spitting flow that marked it as unmistakably Rocky's. Like that mixtape, the album is a triumph of craft and curation, preserving Rocky's immaculate taste while smartly upgrading his sound. A$AP collaborator Clams Casino, first premiered earlier this year at the hometown concert broadcast Yams Day.But LongLiveA$AP delivers on and even exceeds the promise of LiveLoveA$AP. The album’s streaming debut comes with a slight rearranging of the original tracklist, dropping the A$AP Ferg-assisted “Kissin’ Pink” and the original closing track “Out of this World.”īut A$AP Rocky does tack on a previously unreleased song: “Sandman.” The new addition, produced by Kelvin Krash and Live. A$AP preceded and set the tone for the rapper’s later releases, including his 2013 debut album Long. A$AP is heading to streaming services for the first time on October 29th to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of the project’s release. “Sandman,” which was produced by Kelvin Krash and Clams Casino, follows a string of collaborations, but Rocky’s last proper solo track was “Babushka Boi,” released back in 2019.Ī$AP Rocky’s debut mixtape Live. A$AP, hit streaming services Friday morning, and the track list includes the rapper’s first new solo song in two years.
UPDATE (10/29): A$AP Rocky’s first mixtape, Live.
0 kommentar(er)
