It is a call to aspire to wholeness instead of goodness. The album is an antidote for a world filled with suffocating expectations and manicured virtual lives that are often mistaken for reality. If anything he reminds us to make peace with our own inner junkyard, to evolve, create, and learn from it. What is refreshing about TYRON is that the album doesn’t shy away from the mess. A resistance to the rising tide of moral one-upmanship and the pervasive self-righteousness that blinds us to our own fallibility. His ability to bear his imperfections and contradictions makes his latest an album that is the antithesis of a culture of purity. TYRON is a melodic dive through the expansive landscape of his feelings.
Instead of succumbing to such simplicity, TYRON presents an artist who is unabashedly complicated and willing to explore themes of loneliness, identity, self-acceptance, and the difficulties in becoming an individual. TYRON was formed against the backdrop of an unforgiving climate where judgement, shaming and underdeveloped and simplistic conceptions of other people are fashionable. Friend and US label boss Rocky enhances the track with his recognisable flow – the inspiring swagger of these two trailblazing rappers back to back is seriously impressive stuff. Premiered as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 only moments ago and confirmed as DJ Target’s Targo Embargo tonight, this track is taken from the more acerbic first half of TYRON and is produced by slowthai and SAMO (“T N Biscusits” and “nhs”).įearless and fervent its bone-shaking bassline brings slowthai’s distinctive sound back into sharp focus. “MAZZA” featuring A$AP Rocky is here to push things forward.
ASAP ROCKY NEW ALBUM NEWS SERIES
Neither ASAP or Rihanna have confirmed the news, but in a two-part videos series for Vogue, their chemistry seemed to suggest the pair are more than just friends.Now attentions turn to a new year, a new start and a new injection of visceral verve into proceedings. News of the potential partnership has been followed by months of speculation and rumors that the two have been seeing each other. Recently, ASAP Rocky has been romantically linked with Rihanna. In between albums, Rocky has quite a few big-name collaborations under his belt with brands like Stussy, Salvatore Ferragamo, Dior, and Adidas. Outside of music, ASAP Rocky has also made a name for himself in the fashion industry. The project was met with positive reviews, although it couldn’t hold up to the success of his previous albums. Then, the ASAP Mob encountered tragedy with the untimely death of the rapper’s longtime friend, ASAP Yams.įollowing a three year gap between projects, ASAP Rocky released his third studio album, Testing. Rocky kicked off 2015 with the release of “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2),” to be included in his second studio album, At. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and being certified double platinum. The rapper’s debut album was met with incredible success, debuting at No. The album contained a slew of impressive features from Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Schoolboy Q, French Montana, and ASAP Ferg, to name a few.
A$AP was met with critical acclaim and he signed a record deal with RCA Records.ĪSAP Rocky doubled down on the success of his mixtape with the release of his first album, Long.
Years later, Rocky dropped NYC street anthems “Purple Swag” and “Peso.” His mixtape, Live. In 2007, ASAP joined music conglomerate A$AP Mob, with fellow members like ASAP Yams, ASAP Bari and ASAP Illz. Born and raised in Harlem, New York City, ASAP Rocky began rapping at the age of 9.