At.Long.Last.A$AP A$AP Rocky

After the long wait since his release of his first album, Long. live. A$AP, Rocky come back into the mainstream with a much different approach than in his previous works. Back in 2011 Rocky surfaced with his widely acclaimed mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP. With this mixtape came more than a couple songs that some would say put Rocky on the map, one being the modern New York hip-hop anthem known as Peso, and others like Purple Swag and Brand New Guy. Now enough talking about Rocky's rise to fame and let's talk about him now.
At. Long. Last. A$AP couldn't be a better fitting name, as there was close to a three year gap between this and his previous album. This is Rocky's sophomore album and be came into it with a quite different and even unusual style. So let's start off at the beginning. Rocky kicks off the long awaited album with the track simply know as Holy Ghost. This song discusses how churches are corrupting the religions they are preaching about with there own greed. Throughout the track Rocky is stating how the pastor is greedy, saying things like the pastor was the only one showing up to church in Rolls Royce's and wearing Rolex watches and designer glasses. He finishes off the track with a final blow saying, "I got my own relationship with God." Showing that even though he isn't very devout to his religion he feels truly blessed to be where he is.
The next track is Canal St. Where Rocky delivers some serious heat describing where he's from and where he is now, over the soft melodic piano keys. Coming next on this album is Fine Whine with some big name like Future and MIA featured on it. The song start off with a slow cough syrup flow with Rocky's signature deep voice but the song really picks up with heavy and fast drum hits during Future and MIA's parts. Then comes a unusual song, L$D. Just because something is unusual does not mean it is bad. This song is a perfect example of it. On this song you will not hear Rocky rapping, but in fact you will hear Rocky actually singing. This is one of the most melodic songs, and it feels like a slow moving acid trip. Coincidentally the song is literally called L$D. Next comes a very loose and carefree song called, Excuse me. The bridge of this song between verses is very bass havy and it feels like the sound is warping around you. It's hard to explain but it gives a feeling like you're floating. After excuse me the album takes more of a heavy form. This is where all the bangers come from. Songs like JD and LPFJ2 have a simple beat with pounding bass, while Rocky drops bars about his ruthlessness. In the song Electric body featuring Schoolboy Q, Rocky delivers with a flow similar to Drake with a serious tone but making it sound good and move well with the metronome. At this point the website will not let me type any more so sorry!