Fri 21 Dec 2012
ASAP Rocky on “1Train”: “I Really Wanted to Take It Back to the Essence of the 90s”
Posted by Mr.North under Albums , Interviews , Quotes[3] Comments
While A$AP Rocky’s LongLiveA$AP (pre-order on iTunes) fell victim to being leaked a month early, his debut album has received plenty of great feedback. The standout song getting most listeners attention is the Hit-Boy-produced posse-cut, “1Train.” On the record, Lord Flacko calls on some of underground rap’s best in Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Big K.R.I.T. and Action Bronson. The gritty cut is praised for bringing that raw New York sound made popular in the 90s, and the debate continues as to who had the best verse. In an interview with Kyle Harvey of NBC’s The Grio, Rocky speaks on what he tried to accomplish with the song.
“I really want to take it back to the essence of the 90s, it was the generation of the underground. Even though I have a lot of mainstream appeal, I come from the underground. And I just wanted to give back to that, that’s why I was really strategic on who I picked to be in the lineup as far as the artists and features go. With Joey Bada$$ and Action Bronson and Danny Brown, they’re from the underground. Yelawolf he’s really underrated if you ask me, I think he’s one of the best lyricists of our day. I feel like everybody on that track has a value for our generation.”
Watch the interview after the jump, plus Rap Radar’s Elliott Wilson asks if LongLiveA$AP‘s leak will hurt Rocky’s career….
Spotted at XclusviesZone
One of the most anticipated albums of 2013 leaked a full month before its release date. Will the premature leak of A$AP Rocky‘s debut album damage his career? Elliott Wilson brings you his verdict on today’s episode of The Truth.
via Life+Times
Previously:
A$AP Rocky – “LongLiveA$AP”
ASAP Rocky Debuts “LongLiveASAP” on MTV’s ‘RapFix Live’
ASAP Rocky Previews “Pretty Flacco (Remix)” From Emile Haynie’s Studio (Video)
A$AP Rocky – ‘LongLiveASAP’ Tracklisting
A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin’ Problems” (Video)
ASAP Rocky Reveals ‘LongLiveASAP’ Album Cover & Release Date
ASAP Rocky Tells Complex His Influence on Hip-Hop Even Reaches Kanye West
ASAP Rocky to Join Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’ North American Tour
December 21st, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Hahaha you know I got that A$AP leak, the album I give a 7.
I listened to this morning and straight after I listened to big boi’s album and its amazing and rate it a 9, Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors is really a album thats outside the box. Im really surprised big boi didnt get top 5 first week, I really enjoyed the game’s Jesus pieces and replayed it a good few times, now ive listened to big boi’s album im struggling to wonder how did it not finish higher then game’s
December 21st, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Album jams from what little I heard. KRIT killed that posse cut he was on.
December 22nd, 2012 at 11:55 am
this “1 Train” song is average-to-mediocre. The only reason it’s getting attention is because it has all these features on it. The track aint doing nothing new and the rhymes aren’t anything to write home about. The standout cut on the album is LVL by far. That’s a forward-thinking beat right there.