At.Long.Last.A$Ap

Under 4 years ago, the then mysterious A$AP Rocky debuted his (arguably) classic mixtape Live.Love.A$AP. Rocky’s unique mix of New-York hip-hop, southern influence, ambiance and cloud-rap instantly set him aside from anyone else in the rap scene. So when Rocky was gearing up to release his debut album, 2013’s Long.Live.A$AP, expectations were high, expectations that were not met. Sonically, Long.Live.A$AP was less original and not as brave, and lyrically, Rocky lacked depth and character. So now, more than two years later, Rocky releases his second album At. Long. Last. A$AP (A.L.L.A, for short). So the question is, can Rocky make an album that meets the standards set by Live.Love.A$AP? In short, he not only meets them, but exceeds them. From the first listen, it’s clear that Rocky has adopted the more ambient, trippy feel that made Live.Love.A$AP so great and built on it. In fact, some of the A.L.L.A’s best moments are its darkest, moodiest ones. The dark, at times eerie and spooky, songs such as “Max B”, “Canal St” and “JD” provide the perfect canvas for Rocky to be lyrically outstanding. But at the same time, what also makes A.L.L.A such a great album is its well-rounded, diverse range of songs while still remaining coherent. A.L.L.A has it’s soulful moments (“Jukebox Joints”, “Holy Ghost”), it’s chilled out, almost trippy moments (“West Side Highway”, “Fine Whine”), it’s ridiculously banging moments (“LPFJ2”, “Excuse Me”) and it’s beautifully superb moments (“L$D”). What’s great about A.L.L.A is that it never remains in one area for too long and becomes stagnant, but instead switches between moods constantly (in the case of “Max B”, “Better Things” and “Electric Body” these changes in mood even occur within the same song). But what is great about A.L.L.A is that Rocky is on point throughout. In terms of lyrics, flow, delivery, and presence, Rocky remains consistently amazing and never stumbles. But this album also benefits from its amazing production. With the majority of production being handled by Hector Delgado, Danger Mouse and Rocky himself, with contributions from the likes of Jim Jonsin, Nez & Rio, Kanye West & C.N.O.T.E, the standard of production remains high throughout. In fact the only limitation of the album is the inconsistency of quality of features. Whereas A.L.L.A features outstanding guest spots from Joe Fox, Mos Def, Lil Wayne, Future, James Fauntleroy and ScHoolboy Q, there are also some questionable guest features from Kanye West, Bun B & M.I.A. (Three people I never thought that I would consider weak features). Overall, A.L.L.A is an amazing album, and in many ways Rocky’s best work to date. It final seems that he has found his true niche and found a very weird, trippy corner of hip-hop that he can truly thrive in. Not only does A.L.L.A play to Rocky’s strengths exceptionally, but it also sees him venture into new areas exceedingly well, which to me is the best type of album. If you’re an A$AP Rocky fan then this album is without a doubt a must buy. At the same time, if you are not that clued up on A$AP Rocky then this could possibly be the best first impression you can get.

First purchase is for a vinyl for personal use. I’m new to collecting vinyls. This album was a must buy for me. I would recommend this album to others too.

My son loved it as a Christmas present

ASAP is a absolute listen for recent music and amazing album

18 quid for this was a steal. Prices for any version of this album are mental on discogs. I saved £102 buying it on here. More quality music from asap

ASAP Rocky and this album are both underrated greats. ASAP is always consistent with his delivery and this is his best album in my opinion. Probably a top 5 album of all time for me and L$D is one of my favourite songs ever

Even the two misfires are better than most songs released nowadays but "holy ghost" "canal st" and most of the others are straight fire.

Fire

Plus de 2 ans après l'excellent "Long Live A$AP" on reçois une des livraisons les plus attendues de l'année 2015. "At long last A$AP" est plus Cloud Rap que "LLA", "ALLA" est plus "Old School" que "LLA", "ALLA" ne ressemble à rien de déja connu. Ceux qui aimaient le côté "Pop" du premier album de Rocky auront certainement plus de mal avec celui-la qui est tout simplement plus Hip-Hop et moins facilement accessible. Il faut connaître les influences 3-6 Mafia pour mieux comprendre "ALLA". L'album est psychédelique à souhait, fermez les yeux et vous aurez l'impression d'avoir rêver pendant plus d'une heure. Une vraie dose de drogue musicale. Merci A$AP d'avoir offert un projet moins "commercial" que le premier, plus adapté au fan de Hip-Hop. Merci d'avoir fait quelque chose de différent et encore peu connu (surtout pour le Cloud Rap). Merci de nous prouver que la Trap meurt à petit feu. Si il faut attendre 2 ans avant la prochaine bombe, alors j'attendrais. Les + : - Excuse Me, L$D, LPFJ2, M's, Wavybone, et tout les autres sont dingues aussi. Aucun déchets Le - : - Pour moi le seul vrai bémol est l'absence d'A$AP Ferg qui aurait apporté plus de folie et de musicalité sur certains refrains par exemple. Note : 18/20

There is so much good to say about this purchase. The packaged arrived relatively quickly and in mint condition. The first thing that caught my attention was the colorized album cover featured on the 12" canvas opposed to the black and white digital cover. On top of the awesome cover, the photos on the inside of the album were an amazing touch, the record also came with a little booklet with photos and dialog as well as a 24×12 inch poster. The press of the vinyl certainly lived up to the aesthetics as well, throughout the entire album there was very little static with only a few pops and crackles, and most importantly, NO SKIPS or missing portions. The album features an amazing mix of emotions and is a must have for ANYONE that even remotely enjoys A$AP Rocky.

Un album veramente bellissimo, consiglio l acquisto

Great album, highly recommend

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