For my next album review, I’ll be doing an album that is a personal favorite of mine. It’s an album that really put this major rap artist on the map arguably his best album. This album is “AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP,” by rapper “A$AP Rocky.
This album was released on May 26, 2015 and went onto become certified platinum. It reached number one on the US Billboard 200. “AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP” was supported by the following singles: “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2),” “Everyday,” and “LSD.” All of these songs in my opinion are very good but my personal favorite is “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2(LPFJ2).” I love this song because of Rocky’s flow and confidence on this track. Rocky reminds us of how lavishly he lives with lines like, “Always been a stand up guy, rather stand out. Raf Simons, Stan Smith edition with my bands out.” Rocky’s always a rapper that is considered to be “well-dressed” and lives very lavishly, and he does nothing but remind us of this.
Another song that I love on this album is “Canal St. (feat. Bones).” I love the pace in which Rocky flows with in this song. I also love his energy on this song as he raps about his early life. “Takin’ packs up the block, them older kids said I couldn’t hustle.” Rocky talks in depth on this song about how he grew up selling drugs to help his family make ends meet. He talks about how he had to establish himself on the “streets” and had to gain the respect of those selling drugs. I love this song because of how rarely Rocky talks about his early life and how personal he gets on this song. Rocky one who doesn’t usually let us in on how he grew up.
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