A$AP Rocky Announces Second Album "At.Long.Last.ASAP"

ASAP Rocky has revealed details of his next studio album. The follow-up to LongLiveASAP is titled At.Long.Last.ASAP, and features contributions from Lykke Li, FKA twigs, and Clams Casino.The new album was executive produced by Danger Mouse and recorded in both London and Los Angeles.

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In an interview with GQ, Rocky explained the album’s title: “I’m claiming ownership of my legacy. Look at it: At.Long.Last.ASAP. A-L-L-A. Like slang for ‘Allah.’ It’s the return of the god MC. I’m named after Rakim, and I’m finally facing what it means: I was born to do this shit. And I hope I get to do it for a very long time.”

In an interview with GQ, Rocky explained the album’s title: “I’m claiming ownership of my legacy. Look at it: At.Long.Last.ASAP. A-L-L-A. Like slang for ‘Allah.’ It’s the return of the god MC. I’m named after Rakim, and I’m finally facing what it means: I was born to do this shit. And I hope I get to do it for a very long time.”

In a separate interview with Billboard, the Harlem MC discussed the diversity of the album: “People really don’t know the other side of me. The deeper side, the more musical side, the more intellectual side. When I first came on the scene it was more of this trendy, bourgeois, pizazz attitude. That’s still me but at the end of the day I think that kind of overshadowed the whole purpose of me doing what I do. I’m an incredibly diverse artist, I’m a universal artist. At least that’s how I see it.” As such, the album will feature “psychedelic ’60s London and introspection,” Rocky singing, and acoustic guitar, according to GQ.

A release date has not yet been announced, but Rock confirmed the album is finished and will arrive “soon.”

Christine O'Connor

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Hip Hop Is Dead. Why ZERO Albums Have Went Platinum in 2014.

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by: Dana P. (E.I.C.) 

A$AP Yams, co-owner of the A$AP Mob, took it to his Twitter to call 2014 "the worst year in rap history." Many disagreed and thought he was just downright crazy for saying such a thing. However, numbers don't lie so, let's check the scoreboard!

It's been a tough race in 2014, and unfortunately for those who dropped albums, no ones quite made it to the finish line. Week one numbers for Rick Ross' "Mastermind" and Young Jeezy's "Seen It All" came in strong, but not strong enough. Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic," along with Wiz Khalifa's "Blacc Hollywood" had a tough time passing 400,000! But are these artists really hip hop artists?

According to Billboard, ZERO albums have yet to go platinum in 2014. 

Is hip hop dead? Can any REAL hip hop artists step up to the plate, change the game back to the way it should be, and come back with a strong victory here? Nas, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar --we NEED you! 

Eminem, Fabolous and T.I. are all set to drop new albums  this fall. Let's hope they come through clutch with some dope material and SAVE the little bit left we have of 2014 and finish off strong by starting off 2015 the RIGHT way!