11.13.2011

ASAP Rocky

So, my brother recently told me to download newcomer ASAP Rocky's most recent mixtape, Live Love ASAP. I've heard "Peso" on a mixtape I downloaded from a blog this past summer. I listened to his new mixtape and I like it but I have a few notes on it:

  • Clams Casino is a great producer. I've heard of him before because of his work with Lil B. He's great. His haunting, slow beats and steady bass make for a great platform for ASAP Rocky to rap. 
  • That said, some of the songs sound like Odd Future songs. Honestly, besides OF's pedestrian and trite rhymes, their beats are pretty dope. So I guess that's a good thing?
  • ASAP sounds like Wiz Khalifa. I mean, he says "rollin doobies up in the cut." That should be copyrighted by Wiz.
    • I like the Jamaican/Reggae beat coupled with high bell-sounding synths in this song. 
  • Some of the songs, including "Purple Swag" shoutsout Mike Jones, DJ Screw and other H-Town rappers. That's good of him to pay homage to the greats on this chopped and screwed track. 
  • I think this is a great mixtape. I've been listening to it all weekend. ASAP Rocky is gonna blow up soon, probably later this year or in 2012. I'm calling it here folks.
Download Live Love ASAP. I think it's on DatPiff, so go cop it. 

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