Long. Live. ASAP
| ASAP Rocky
Long. Live. ASAP
Long. Live. ASAP debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with 139,000 album-equivalent units and 139,000 copies in pure album sales in its first week. As of April 17, 2013, the album had sold 312,000 copies in the United States. As of April 30, 2015, the album has sold 518,000 in the United States. On April 29, 2016, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 1,000,000 units in the United States. "-Wikipedia"
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Pitchfork
But LongLiveA$AP delivers on and even exceeds the promise of LiveLoveA$AP.
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Rolling Stone
A$AP Rocky is proof of how much rap careers have accelerated: The 24-year-old Harlem MC is just making his major-label debut
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COS
Okay, but the defining narrative on the 24-year-old so far has revolved around his penchant for embracing sounds with origins everywhere but his native New York.
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billboard
Don't be surprised to hear this on pop radio soon.
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sputnik music
Since taking the blogosphere by storm with 2011's Live.Love.A$AP A$AP Rocky has been almost solely responsible for the new found relevancy of cloud-rap.
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PRETTY MUCH AMAZING
On his debut album, Long.Live.A$AP, A$AP Rocky aimed to maintain the general style of his mixtape while upgrading the sound enough to expand his fan base. In general, he does exactly that.
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okayplayer
we bout to go on this journey into the music of a dude who about a year n change ago woulda needed some kinda introduction but now he probably dont need shit…my boy A$AP Rocky.
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HYPEBEAST
listeners were immediately able to identify that the young Harlem emcee was bringing forth a new lane to the New York hip-hop sound.
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AV MUSIC
His first proper LP is an aesthetic marvel, fully realized and unmistakably distinct.
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NME
It’s full of Rocky’s freaky comatose sound, but predictable lyrics and a weaker voice than his A-list guests occasionally let it down
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hnhh
A$AP has finally hit stores, and it's one of the most creatively balanced rap albums in recent memory.
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THE DroP.fm
The album opener is a trip-hop-sounding tune featuring gun blasts, lightning, cash registers ringing and A$AP Rocky's dark themes. “
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The QUIETUS
The most nebulous major-label rapper in recent memory, A$AP Rocky has accomplished so much without the benefit of a neatly summarized narrative.
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DIFFUSER
Style matters, and the rapper A$AP Rocky showed off plenty of it on his official debut
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ALL MUSIC
While his lyrics are thug-informed and filled with a snotty swagger, rapper A$AP Rocky cloaked himself in the crackle and reverb of witch house, and then connected the dots to hip-hop's druggy past, offering chopped (cut-up) and screwed (slowed-down) hooks that recalled the hypnotic world of DJ Screw, Three 6 Mafia, and Swishahouse
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THE YOUNG FOLKS
It might have happened over night; at only 24 years old, A$AP’s quick rise to fame is a force to be reckoned with
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XXL
A$AP Rocky is living proof of his own words, building an aesthetic that stems from syrupy Houston bounce with an appreciation for New York rap.
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earbuddy
A$AP Rocky can prove that he can still innovate and assemble larger-than-life rap anthems despite signing to a major label.
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HIPHOPDX
No matter what folks think of A$AP Rocky—not grimy enough for New York, not Southern enough for the South, too focused on weird fashion—the 24-year-old has music fans talking.
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SALACIOUS SOUND
No matter if you loved him or hated him, he grabbed your attention.
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CA VA COOL
For the most part, Long.Live.A$AP’s production is on point.
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Los Angeles Times
It's similarly titled but considerably splashier than its predecessor, with input from A-list producers
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MUXIC BEATS
There is more than enough hype going on for A$AP Rocky.
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Entertainment
In Long.Live.A$AP, Rocky spends ample time laying out his life philosophy on heady, hazy thumpers
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MUSIC CONNECTION
As the swaggering overlord who boasts “I thought I’d prolly die in prison,” Rocky rules the roost of sparkling synths and sleek beats.
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Contactmusic.com
A$AP treated it as an opportunity for a scrap.
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SPIN
Perhaps no rapper of the social-media era earned a better return on investment than A$AP Rocky.
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Rap Dose
ASAP Rocky’s debut deserves all of it’s praise.
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THE FLUX
we were pretty impressed and agree that it’s a solid album to start off 2013
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WE PLUG GOOD MUSIC
The rapper’s musical influences range from Mobb Deep to Run DMC to the Wu-Tang Clan among others
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EDMONTON JOURNAL
A$AP is more comfortable within the rap world that Lamar’s album pokes fun at but that doesn’t detract from it.
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The Boston Globe
His hazy, dreamlike soundscapes were more or less the blueprint for a “cloud rap” sub-genre.
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FLAVOURMAG
All hail the self proclaimed “pretty boy.” Not only was his outfit “in Vogue,” he’s finally delivered a diverse but solid debut album effort
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RAPREVIEWS.COM
determined to deliver a listening experience worthy of his neighborhoods illustrious history.
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IDOLATOR
the 24-year-old Harlem native stands apart from his peers because of his creative malleability and seemingly effortless charisma.
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UTR
in very little time has gone from relative obscurity/performing/partying around underground New York, to being hailed as one of the most important rap figures of his generation.
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Chicago Tribune redeye
A$AP Rocky has a lot of style, a decent amount of substance on 'At. Long. Last. A$AP'
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TIME
It's not the rapper's fault he's one of those guys who just sounds cool as hell at all times
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The National Arts & Culture
As well as being a dexterous producer who can switch styles as well as anyone raised by the internet, Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) has always had a cool-kid shine
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THE LINE OF BEST FIT
A$AP Rocky is the ultimate internet rap success story.
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