Long.Live.A$AP
72/100
Do you like to stop at a red light and blast gangster music that makes the dude next to you wonder if he's about to get carjacked--that is, until he looks over and realizes with relief that it's only you? If so, this album is right up your alley. The songs are well-produced braggadocio about outrapping you, drinking purple drinks, stealing your woman, blasting your ass, and leaving you by the side of the road. I used to enjoy rap more when Public Enemy was part of this universe, but that kind of golden-years remark just makes me sound like an oldster, doesn't it. The title track below is probably his best. The falsetto chorus is as unexpected as it is unnerving.
bunch of ig'nant little niglets
ReplyDeletehaven't heard that in a while
I wanted to hate this song, but it's kinda catchy -
Yep, I agree. Rap isn't much of my thing anymore, but I'm trying to expand my horizons. Maybe I'll start to like it again.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of an R&B fan but Frank Ocean's Channel Orange was fantastic last year. Maybe there's a rap gem out there somewhere.