A$AP Rocky - ‘Long. Live. A$AP’ Album Review

1. Album Overview

Aspect	Detail
Release Date	January 15, 2013
Duration	49 minutes
Number of Songs	12
Album Sales	0.6 million (estimated)

2. Top 5 Bars from the Album

1. “Goldie”: “I said it must be ‘cause a nigga got dough / Extraordinary swag and a mouth full of gold”
2. “1Train”: “Feeling like a vigilante or a missionary / Tell my A$AP killers get they pistols ready”
3. “Fkin’ Problems”**: “Girl, I’m Kendrick Lamar / AKA Benz-is-to-me just a car”
4. “Phoenix”: “Bloody ink on my pad spelled suicide / Michael Jackson even passed ‘cause you scrutinized”
5. “Suddenly”: “Now we blowing up like spontaneous human combustion”

3. Top 5 Songs by Production

1. “Goldie” - Produced by Hit-Boy
2. “1Train” - Produced by Hit-Boy
3. “Fkin’ Problems”** - Produced by 40, C. Papi, & T-Minus
4. “Phoenix” - Produced by Danger Mouse
5. “Suddenly” - Produced by Lord Flacko & Hector Delgado

4. Review

It’s a weird comparison, but I always compare this album to “Born Sinner” by J. Cole. “Born Sinner” is definitely not J. Cole’s best album, but it has my favorite songs of his, always feels nostalgic, and is my favorite overall album by Cole… The same goes for “Long.Live.A$AP” by A$AP Rocky. It might not be his best, but it’s my favorite and easily my most played project of his.

Rocky was just 24 years old when he made this debut album, and it was following his classic mixtape “Live.Love.A$AP”. While it was a difficult project to follow, this was definitely a step up and he delivered timeless songs on here like “Goldie”, “1Train”, “F**kin’ Problems”, introspective tracks like “Phoenix” and “Suddenly”, and he fully showcased his flows, deliveries, songwriting, lyrical ability, and clever wordplay on this debut. All of this while being backed by great production and incredible features from Kendrick, Drake, Joey Bada$$, Danny Brown, etc…

This is turning 10 years old in 4 days, and I still bump it like it just dropped yesterday. That says a lot about the replay value.

This album is amazing.

5. Best Feature Artist in the Album

The best feature artist on ‘Long. Live. A$AP’ is Kendrick Lamar, especially for his contribution to “1Train.”

6. Rating

9/10