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A$AP Rocky - At. Long. Last. A$AP</div>

Holy Ghost (ft. Joe Fox): 9/10
-Starting off the album with a sample from a Coen Brothers film? Rocky is a man after my own heart. When the beat kicks in, this thing really goes hard. The guitar is sweet on top of the beat. On top of that, Rocky goes in on this kickass beat. I really dig the lines, "The pastor had a thing for designer glasses / Yeah, I'm talkin' fancy plates and diamond glasses / The ushers keep skimmin' the collection baskets / And they tryna dine us with some damn wine and crackers / Who's more important than your Lord and Savior? / Won't let the pearly gates up in this / Probably do that on your poor behavior". Finally, the contribution from Joe Fox here, an unknown, is unreal. Dude delivers a great hook that sounds super atmospheric and, well, I love it. Overall, this one hell of an opening track that really kicks things into overdrive.

Canal St. (ft. Bones): 10/10
-This thing low-key bumps hard as hell. The line, "I'm just a kettle from the ghetto with no pot to piss in / So who am I to call it black? Black man, black male / Black ball, black opsy, black diamonds glistenin'" is incredible. As are the lines, "Uh, taking me in zoom and bust my shit, my mobile office / Gettin' head while at my desk, this shit my oval office". As is typical, Rocky puts on a clinic on how to flow and deliver raps over a sweet, laid back beat. In between his great verses is an incredible hook from another unknown, Bones. I do not know where A$AP Rocky is digging these dudes up, but it's time for Joe Fox and Bones to blow up.

Fine Whine (ft. Future, Joe Fox, & M.I.A.): 8/10
-This one is incredibly atmospheric. The beat is really, really good. I also really dig the subject matter as A$AP Rocky admits to not being too good at relationships and admits to being a bit of a scumbag to his exes. When the beat switch comes in a bit more fast-paced, it really bumps and, honestly, M.I.A. and Future do great here. Rocky is great as typical in his voice distorted voice/hook. Joe Fox also continues to impress here. Overall, this is a well composed song that really works well.

L$D: 9/10
-Easily the most atmospheric and psychedelic track on Rocky's sophomore LP, this song takes a page or two out of Kid Cudi's book (as does the following track) and really showcases Rocky's singing abilities. He is not a great singer, obviously, but it really works well on this track and this beat. Though his flow and delivery are what make him appealing (as well as his beat selection), this one shows that A$AP has some serious range. He is capable of making a track like this and having it sound incredible.

Excuse Me: 10/10
-I absolutely love this beat and this first verse may be my favorite verse from A$AP Rocky on the entire album. Hell, maybe in his entire career. When I first heard it in the L$D video, I fell in love and now that I hear the entire song, this is the track I needed in my life. Rocky's lyrics, flow, and delivery, are on point here. Personally, I love the line, "She got an apple bottom that remind you of Bonita, bruh / Oh you mean like Q-Tip? Now that girl my new bitch". When the hook kicks in and the beat changes, oh my God, I swear I saw the light on my first listen. It was a damn near religious experience. Perfect delivery, great beat switch, and really all-around, great hook. Rocky's second verse is also incredible, which really puts a nice bow on this track. Favorite song on the album. Not even close, honestly.

JD: 10/10
-Good Lord, when Rocky's opening bars of, "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye stepped up in this piece / Bust my Glock to ensure that all you niggas rest in peace / Uh, Schwarzenegger I, straight slaughter niggas / I'm offin niggas, screaming off with niggas heads", it really sets the tone for the track. Great beat and A$AP Rocky really outdoes himself with the flow and delivery on this one. A really short track, I typically would not rate this type of track, but I think there is enough here to write a review on it. Top-notch.

Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2: 10/10
-Oh. My. God. This beat made me find religion, because I knew only God himself could have crafted such an incredible banger. Featuring stellar flow and delivery from Rocky as he spits, well, decent lyrics (but forget the lyrics, bruh), this one is exactly what people want from him and boy oh boy did he ever deliver on this track. One of my favorite songs of 2015, it is incredible to me that this is not my favorite song on the album as a whole, but yet, here we are. What a time to be alive.

Electric Body (ft. Schoolboy Q): 7/10
-Why did you have to do this to me, Rocky? Why did you have to make me feel so divided on this one? After incredible collaborations between these two on "Brand New Guy" and "Hands on the Wheel", any track with these two will raise eyebrows. This one is no different and was one of my most anticipated tracks on the album. Yet, I feel divided. On one hand, I love Rocky's verse, especially the closing lines of, "All I wanna see is green faces / All I wanna count is green numbers / Man that shit is weird, lookin' like the Matrix / Gave 'em high power, Always Strive And Prosper / Only took a little bit of patience". He has great flow and delivery here and it really provides a great stage for his best trait on this top-notch beat. Schoolboy Q also does his thing here and damn near steals the show. The outro is also incredible. Love the vocals. However, on the negative, I literally hate the hook of, "Shake that ass girl, make that coochie wet". It honestly grosses me out. Same deal with the, "Oh, my God, your cable's turned off
You shouldn't've sucked the *****'s dick for free", portion in Rocky's verse. The wording and the way the girl who delivers the line says it just...yuck. It ruins the track as a whole for me, because I do not want to listen to that shit. Overall, the song is still good, but I am just not feeling it to the level that I want to.

Jukebox Joints (ft. Joe Fox & Kanye West): 8/10
-And the winner for worst verse on the album goes to....KANYE WEST! Hell, this may be the worst verse of his career. Ye Guevara really got my hopes up for this track and then he comes in with a weak verse that really...man oh man. As for the rest of the song, I love the hook from Joe Fox as is standard at this point. Rocky continues to prove that he could rap an economics lecture and make it sound cool as shit. Loved the line, "Rolling spliffs, clique beside me, fingers Liberace / When I seen this bitch in Venice, Tommy and some mean Huaraches". As for the beat, it is super chill, super laid back, and sounds terrific. The backing vocals throughout the verses are also a really nice touch. When the beat switch comes in, the story says about the same. The beat is super soulful and sounds, well, terrific. This really feels like a Kanye beat and he honestly outdid himself on the beat. It is a terrific beat and Rocky does really well on it. This track is only hurt by Kanye's straight up horrible verse. I cannot believe it.

Max B (ft. Joe Fox): 10/10
-Rocky's delivery is smoother than butter being spread over a perfectly toasted slice of bread on this track. Dope beat from Clams Casino here. It is great to hear Rocky on a Clams beat and this one does not let down at all. A$AP delivers two dope verses here, but honestly, I really think Joe Fox's depressing and dark hook is possibly the stand out here. It really strikes a chord and sounds beautiful here. It almost sounds live, it is definitely distorted, but whatever it is, it sounds incredible. Honestly, all-around terrific track.

Pharsyde (ft. Joe Fox): 9/10
-So, I am going to need a full album of Joe Fox. Dude is an incredible talent and this track is no exception. This beat from Danger Mouse is dark, moody, atmospheric, and just perfect. I love the line, "Found his body parts in awkward places, like apartments, basements / Garbage vacant, lots, garages, spaces, Harlem's far too spacious", as well as the line, "Kick off my Mason Martin's, lay on back like Martha Mason". This one also delivers a third segment that stood out to me, "Back in my younger days or razor blades with gangs who bang and never stood a chance / Some boys don't dance, but left 'em Harlem shaking / On the pavement." Overall, this one is another incredible track. That is becoming quite standard at this point, eh? The one negative here is that on my listens through, this one for whatever reason strikes me as being too similar to the track before it. It really gets lost in the shuffle, which is too bad, since it is a great track.

Wavybone (ft. Juicy J & UGK): 8/10
-As it should be, an A$AP Rocky track with verses from Juicy J, Bun B, and Pimp C. Shit's poetry. This beat bumps and Rocky murders it delivery wise. Pimp C's verse is incredible (what a world, Kendrick gets 2pac's vocals on a track and Rocky gets Pimp C, stay blessed). Juicy J and Bun B also bring their A game on this track. The lines that stood out to me most on this one were the opening ones in Bun B's verse, "Get money is the main reason most people wake up / The root of why most relationships is startin' break ups / While niggas get haircuts, and bitches do makeup / While we take their penitentiary chances, we shake up". Overall, dope track that keeps things moving along nicely.

West Side Highway (ft. James Fauntleroy): 8/10
-"Little cutie pie, saw her looking super fly / More Justin Timberlake on my suit and tie / Try to scrutinize, cause I keep two inside / Suicides, no sir, hoes get the uber ride", is a really dope section of Rocky's top-notch verse. He steps it up lyrically a bit, while also keeping his trademark flow and delivery. The closing line, "Girl just wanna have fun 'til the fun run up" also works really well. The hook delivered by him also sounds really nice and, as always, James Fauntleroy's vocals are absolutely incredible. Dude has one hell of a voice. The beat here is nice, but largely takes a back seat to A$AP and Fauntleroy, but does sounds pretty good. Overall, another good entry here.

Better Things: 8/10
-Man, this beat is incredibly dope. I guess I owe a thank you to Birdman, lol. The opening line, "Swear that life is just a whole bunch of vices" is actually oddly deep. The lines, "I swear that bitch Rita Ora got a big mouth / Next time I see her might curse the bitch out / Kicked the bitch out once cause she bitched out / Spit my kids out, jizzed up all in her mouth and made the bitch bounce", may be a bit much, but smack of early era Eminem in the way he calls out a pop star by name and airs their dirty laundry (see: Warning by Eminem, aimed at Mariah Carey). Overall this one continues the hot streak.

M’$ (ft. Lil Wayne): 9/10
-I did not love the single version of this track, but man did Wayne ever add something to this track. Wait...what did I just say? Yep, it is true, Lil Wayne found a dope verse in him in the year of our Lord Pretty Flacko, two thousand and fifteen. His verse is a total home run, though Rocky also brings it here and was really the best part of the original. The beat is super good and Rocky really flows nicely over it and has pretty good lyrics here as well. Thanks whoever decided Wayne would be a good addition here, because he was.

Dreams (Interlude): NA/10
-As an interlude, I won't rate this one, but it is a dope track. Super atmospheric, Rocky rap sings his way through this one and really does a great job of it. The outro, "I just had an epic dream like Dr. King / Police brutality was on my TV screen / Harmony, love, drugs and peace is all we need / Harmony, love, drugs and peace is all we need" is also super cool.

Everyday (ft. Rod Stewart, Miguel, & Mark Ronson): 9/10
-I heard before the album dropped that there was not a single to be found on the album. That is certainly true, but this is certainly the closest. Miguel does his thing here and delivers a great hook. The sample of Rod Stewart is also great. As for Rocky, his verses are honestly really, really good. Favorite lines here are many: "To the bitches, holding biscuits, what's the business / Beat the system, co-defendants, blow the sentence, go to prison", "Yeah I'm a piece of shit, I know I plead the fifth / I tell her holla if ya need some dick / But the devotion its getting hopeless / But hold it, I'm getting close as my soul is, I'm seeing ghosts", and "Shit niggas copping guns like they legal to buy / The only key to survive in getting a piece of the pie / Is to agree with them a lot or just believe a facade bitch". Finally, the beat is also really, really chill and laid back, which I really dig. A really nice track here on the back nine of this album.

Back Home (ft. Mos Def, Acyde, & A$AP Yams): 10/10
-RIP A$AP Yams. Don't drink codeine, kids. The line, "On wax, spitting heat to melt the wax off / I'm Mr Miyagi and Issey Miyake" is dope, as are the lines, "Sippin' holy water like it's bore from my kidneys / Load the smoke like a chimney, make a toast for the memories / Make a toast for the henny, it's the best for the remedies". Throughout, Rocky brings some really good lyricism and combines it with a great flow and delivery to make a fitting tribute to his late friend. Finally, the verse from Mos Def is, well, a verse from Mos Def. As such, it is incredible dope and shows why he is one of the greats. The opening line, "Magnum spectacular, black man megalas / Shine amethyst, fly champion, it's like that again" is seriously impeccable. That line alone makes this song a perfect 10 and a brilliant outro, honestly. The slight beat switch during his verse is also a really nice touch. Finally, the outro delivered by A$AP Yams is great. A really fitting tribute and great way for this one to fade to black.


152/170 -> 8.94/10

After initial listens to A$AP Rocky's now classic mixtape Live. Love. ASAP and his debut album, Long. Live. ASAP, I was mixed on him. He had an incredible flow and delivery, as well as sometimes really nice delivery. However, his appeal was his ability to literally say anything and make it sound like the coolest thing ever. In the lead up to this album, specifically after the release of the track "Multiply" last year, I started re-evaluating those two projects and really began to understand Rocky and dig his entire catalog. It still has its weak spots, but overall, I really love those two projects now. Now, finally, with this project, he has crafted a project with very few weak points. It may be a touch long, as 18 tracks is a massive project nowadays, but there are no specifically weak tracks as every song really brings something to the table. As it stands, the best tracks here have to be "Excuse Me", "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2", "Max B", and "Canal St". The closer, "Back Home" is also a top track here that really serves as a fitting tribute to A$AP Yams. The only complaint I have here is the track "Electric Body", which is a good song, but has some elements that gross me out. Oh and Kanye West's terrible verse on "Jukebox Joints". He is one of my favorite artists, so it kills me to rag on him like this, but it is a lowlight of the entire project honestly. Yet, from front-to-back, this is easily A$AP Rocky's best project and a strong contender for Album of the Year. Featuring his trademark flow and delivery, some great guest turns from Bones, Joe Fox, Juicy J, UGK, and Mos Def, and top-notch production, this one is everything and anything you could want from a modern day rap album.