He also transferred the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony flow to the catwalk, projecting an infectious, larger-than-life confidence that inspired teenagers everywhere from London to L.A. Rocky essentially united the hustlers and the internet cool kids, summarized perfectly on the refreshingly honest “ Demons,” where he boasted: “I’m a hipster by heart, but I can tell you how the streets feel.” It also presented a warped take on electronic music, which in turn attracted Aphex Twin fans. Released on Halloween 2011, the album was a bridge between the East and the South. Everything had to be purple.īy bringing all these elements together, Rocky’s debut mixtape gave the world something fresh and exciting.
Although Rocky and his friends worshipped the line-pushing hubris of local heroes like Big L and Cam’ron, their ear was more inclined to the melodic yet sedated trap sound of DJ Screw, SpaceGhostPurrp (who produced “ Keep It G” on $AP) and Pimp C - music which made most sense when processed through a mind fogged by drugs. Rocky was part of a generation of New Yorkers who found themselves during an era where the South had all the coolest rappers. However, A$AP Rocky’s $AP and its melting pot of influences were an inevitability. Double cups and gold grills appearing in a rap upstart named Rakim’s colorful music videos served as a painful reminder that Atlanta was now inspiring the birthplace of hip-hop… and not the other way round. Some of New York’s more traditional rap fans had a problem with an obnoxious kid from Harlem mixing distorted boom bap with woozy chopped and screwed vocals. With A$AP Rocky celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his classic debut $AP, we spoke with Clams Casino about the unique chemistry he shares with the Harlem rapper. I appreciate you and I just want to say I love and admire you.” The two shared a hug, then Rocky shouted out his Houston influences and launched into “Houston Old Head.Released on Halloween 2011, A$AP Rocky’s debut mixtape, $AP, gave the world something fresh and exciting. Rocky responded, “She kicked me out the house,” and Ferg laughed, “She said, ‘Who is this weird-ass n***a with a perm in his hair’” Then Ferg got sincere and told Rocky, “This n***a stayed true and we fucking built an empire. “I wanted to be a fashion designer, and you were like, ‘Yo, bro, we should do this rapping shit,’” he recalled. “And you told my mom, ‘Yo, I promise I’m going to make your son a millionaire and all that shit.’ And she looked at you crazy.” Ferg brought up their first tour with Drake, then got sentimental with Rocky. When ASAP Ferg came out for “Kissin’ Pink,” the two reminisced on their early days together.
Working down the tracklist of the beloved mixtape, which was recently made available on DSPs for the first time, Rocky started at the top with “Palace,” “Peso,” “Bass,” “Wassup,” “Brand New Guy,” and “Purple Swag,” stopping between songs to reminisce on his early days running around New York City with the ASAP Mob. Putting a new twist on otherwise faithful renditions of the songs, he brought out a saxophone player for an outro at the end of “Purple Swag,” before members of the Mob joined him onstage for “Trilla.” It was a fitting beginning to a night that acted as a walk down memory lane for Rocky, who was there to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of his iconic debut mixtape.
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Wearing a Black Scale Funeral snapback hat, a red AWGE flannel, and a white tee, he pulled an American flag over his shoulders and rapped in the middle of an arena full of people at Long Beach Convention Center. As he thrashed around in the middle of a chaotic crowd, dressed in throwback threads, you couldn’t help but think of those wild performances he used to do in smaller New York clubs back when he first broke through with Live. Five minutes before ASAP Rocky’s headlining set was supposed to begin at ComplexCon 2021, a group of people rushed into the middle of the crowd. For a few moments, there was confusion as the group made their way through the audience, before ultimately forming a circle around 100 feet from the stage. Then, out of nowhere, Rocky popped up from the middle of the circle and started performing “Grim Freestyle.”
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