"I Just Hope You Put Me Back Together When I Come Apart"

After listening to @asvpxrocky's new release LONG.LIVE.A$AP, I gotta admit, I'm surprisingly impressed by the variety on the album. Even though I'm not quite sold on his sound and delivery yet, I am sold on his ability to tap into other non-Hip Hop outlets to give some uniqueness to his sound. When you've got tracks on the album the likes of @flo_tweet and @skrillex, you're including a wide range of sound and skill, which is sometimes hard combine in a cohesive way on an album. But he did and it's a testament to his forward thinking style to not be constrained like the usual Hip Hop up and comer may be.

What will go unseen about I Come Apart is the behind the scenes work done by Emile Haynie. I'm not pretending to know exactly what influence he had on the track below, but what I do know is the songs he did with the likes of @ducidni, @LanaDelRey, @kanyewest and @eminem have been some of my favorites. I'll end by saying that I hope A$AP can work on his singing/vocals to a point where he doesn't sound out of place on track with Florence. She's got a great voice and I'm not trying to say he needs to get on her level, but guys like Wiz, Cudi, Drake and Kanye aren't singers either, but they have the ability to pull it off when they need to do a ballad. That being said, I really enjoyed the collabo below...#LongLiveAsap

A$AP Rocky feat Florence Welch - I Come Apart (prod by Emile)

"Wild For the Night F Bein' Polite"

I spoke on this track a few weeks ago when I noticed @asvpxrocky had a track on his latest album @LongLiveA$AP featuring Dubstep heavyweights @skrillex and @BNNOfficial. Suffice to say the track is every bit as jumpy and schizophrenic as expected. The track starts with a rugged, voice altered A$AP verse that gives way to some upbeat synths that coerce you to wild out in some way shape or form. I'm feelin' a little subdued tonight, so a rapid head nod was about all I could muster.

Chalk this one up to another successful, high profile Hip Hop + Dubstep collabo. I'm probably biased, but I'm excited at the prospect of seeing my two favorite genres mash up on a more frequent basis...#DubHop

A$AP Rocky feat Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam - Wild For the Night

"Anything is Better Than That 1 Train"

With @asvpxrocky's debut studio album on the horizon, there's a legitimate excitement building surrounding the release of his studio debut album LongLiveA$AP. F'in Problems made some waves on top 40 radio the past month and now Dat PMF let loose with a new cypher/freestyle featuring a whole gang of young artists. I'll put it this way, between @kendricklamar, @Yelawolf and @BIGKRIT, there's enough lyricism involved to power a small country.

Shout out to @Hit_Boy for the appropriately simple beat that allowed all artists involved to do their thing without taking the focus away. If you're curious, A$AP's debut is scheduled to hit shelves on January 15th. I'm anxiously awaiting that @BNNOfficial and @skrillex track on the album titled Wild For the Night. Chances are you'll see that at some point on this blog, stay tuned...#LongLiveASAP

A$AP Rocky feat Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T. - 1 Train

"Bring Your Girls to the Crib Maybe We Can Solve It"

Over the past few months, it seems like @asvpxrocky's stock has steadily been rising as his list of cameos increases. Better yet, his new album seems to be coming to fruition and the latest evidence of that is his lead single below featuring @Drake, @kendricklamar and @2chainz. You better believe the @ovo40 produced, swagger laden track is catchy as hell. To be completely honest, I could have done with and little more Kendrick Lamar and a little less 2 Chainz yelling all over the track.

LongLiveA$AP is slated to drop by the end of 2012. I'll put it this way, my interest has been piqued, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to hearing what he can do in terms of a full length studio album...#ASAPMob

A$AP Rocky feat Drake, Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz - F***in Problem (prod by Noah "40" Shebib)

"You Can Tell By the Swagger and the Lips"

The track below is one of the most publicized and talked about collaborations of the past six months. There were interviews, an in-studio preview, a snippet, and a subsequent last second removal of the track from a mixtape that further fueled the intrigue. More specifically, the track was going to be included on @thekickdrums mixtape Follow the Leaders, but was pulled at the last minute by the suits because of the attention it was garnering.

The night and day, polar opposite effect that comes from @lanadelray and @asvpxrocky collaborating is probably where most of the intrigue comes from. It seems like the world is downright curious about Lana Del Rey and collaborating with an up and coming Hip Hop star gives her a wide range of visibility. The best part about it, the track is every bit as different as you'd expect. The subdued beat, quirky harmony from Lana, screwed up hook and smooth verse from A$AP is crazy unique and hard to ignore.

The track is supposed to land on A$AP's debut album LongLiveA$AP that will presumably drop by the end of 2012. The collaboration doesn't end there, though, as Lana took full advantage of the attention being given to the first collaboration with A$AP by weaving an interesting JFK remake in her National Anthem video (below)...

No denying the level of creative thought that went into that video, although it does take a small leap of faith to fully wrap your head around it. Regardless, it definitely has the interenet talking, which is more than half the battle and a big reason why Lana is so relevant...#NoSuchThingAsBadPress

The Kickdrums feat A$AP Rocky & Lana Del Rey - Ridin

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