The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
It is Rocky's second US number-one album. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. ASAP was supported by three singles: " Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)", " Everyday", and " LSD". The album features guest appearances from Bones, Joe Fox, Future, Schoolboy Q, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and A-Cyde, among others.Īt. The album's executive production was provided by Danger Mouse, mentor ASAP Yams and Rocky himself, featuring production by Rocky and Danger Mouse, as well as a variety of several high-profile producers, including co-executive producers Hector Delgado and Juicy J, Jim Jonsin, FnZ, Frans Mernick, Kanye West, Thelonious Martin, and Mark Ronson, among others. The record serves as a sequel from Rocky's previous studio effort Long. It was released on May 26, 2015, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records. ASAP (stylized as AT.$AP) is the second studio album by American rapper ASAP Rocky. Everyday - (featuring Miguel/Mark Ronson/Rod Stewart)Ĩ.At. West Side Highway - (featuring James Fauntleroy)ħ. Jukebox Joints - (featuring Kanye West/Joe Fox)ģ. Electric Body - (featuring ScHoolboy Q)ĩ. Fine Whine - (featuring Future/Joe Fox/M.I.A.)Ĩ. Pitchfork (Website) - "Rocky's curatorial eye adopts a more intimate gaze, rendering his collage of disparate inspirations more like a mixtape made for a friend than a sterile exhibition space."Ģ. NME (Magazine) - "ALLA is a thrillingly focused follow-up that betrays its anxieties even as it mostly makes do with extolling the virtues of vice." Spin - "nderneath the glossy veneer, the worldly 27-year-old honors his fallen friend by expanding his consciousness, deepening his faith, and honing his craft."Įntertainment Weekly - "The Harlem-bred MC, 27, dives headfirst down the rabbit hole on his hypnotic second studio album - a record as steeped in murky psyche-delia as it is in the luxury-rap swagger of his star-making 2013 debut."īillboard - "his album is more expansive, more inclusive and much deeper, with a palette that dips into blues rock, Wu-Tang Clan, G-Funk, psychedelic folk and more." Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "His head's in the stratosphere, but his mind is heavy with reality."
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