Marks a consolidation of Kali Uchis's talents, a work that manages to experiment whilst distilling her artistic essence, and flexing just quite how good she is at it Perhaps the apathy of At Long Last ASAP signals some sort of finality for Rocky as a bonafide threat within contemporary rap music makes for one hell of a disappointing comedown Nothing is more disappointing than A$AP Rocky himself, apparently still incapable of making himself the star of his own records L.A as a whole lacks coherence but features some impressive displays of aestheticismĪn enduring listen and occupies the background rather than being utterly compelling or engagingĬonsummates hip hop's love-in with psych rock. Rocky begins to find himself, finding beauty in unlikely placesĪ record that doesn’t shirk away from the ambition of the big, behemoth, classic hip-hop recordįor the most part A$AP Rocky deftly negotiates the difficult second album hurdle, switching up his braggadocious flows with the nonchalance of an old stagerĪs a collected body of work 'At.$AP' is far from dreadful, but taken as a whole it lacks the elements of depth and star quality that many expect from A$AP Rocky Rocky has always brimmed with fashion-crowd charisma, and on A.L.L.A., his life seems impossibly glamorous even when he’s blurry-eyed and dissing Rita Ora Takes a deep, trippy plunge on his ambitious second LP is that it’s best when the production switches to traditional rap inflectionsĪ very serious, sophisticated record that takes its time to settle into your head While none of the songs on this record have the immediacy of cuts like “Fuckin’ Problems” or “Goldie”, the cohesiveness of A.L.L.A is a huge selling point From the sound of A.L.L.A., Rocky can handle that
The most surreal part of a trip is inevitably the moment you have to rub your eyes and go be a real adult. is a depiction of underground millionaire culture that should have "think of the children" conservatives shitting their pantsĪt Long Last A$AP is far from party rap, but it’s not entirely geared towards grim social commentary, either.
The sheer equilibrium of his bars elevates him to near-greatnessĪ.L.L.A makes the best and most natural use of a diverse cast of cameos since Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyĪ thrillingly focused follow-up that betrays its anxieties even as it mostly makes do with extolling the virtues of viceĪ raw masterstroke, A.L.L.A. Sort by ADM rating Sort by most recent reviewĪ$AP Rocky has always been an innovator and his creative attempts have always been bold.
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