Harlem globetrotter A$AP Rocky returns with
Long.Live.A$AP, the follow-up to his critically lauded and commercially hyped
Live.Love.A$AP mixtape. As far as debut albums go, the young Rakim Mayers doesn’t disappoint. Featuring the creme de la creme of hip hop’s new school of eclectic wunderkinds, A$AP gains support from the likes of Danny Brown, Kendrick Lamar and
Degrassi alum Drake, who delivers a pair of uncharacteristically aggressive verses on lead single “Fuckin’ Problems.” At times, A$AP’s own presence proves to be a bit too much.
Bangarang bass banger Skrillex’s “Wild for the Night” is a throwaway joint that sounds like a bottle of Mountain Dew Code Red being dropped on an Alienware laptop. But even with a few uncharacteristic tracks,
Live.Love.A$AP’s witch house-inspired gloom perfectly compliments the 24-year-old rapper’s expressive rhymes.
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