Maps of Music

At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015)

Where the lyrics of At. Long. Last. ASAP take you, and where it was really made.

The title reads as A-L-L-A, which Rocky said is slang for 'Allah.'

Key places

Dean St. Studios, London (2015)

Recording site Good Earth Studios — A London studio listed in the album's recording credits as an engineering location. Rocky said he was at Dean's Studio until 4 a.m. before meeting Joe Fox on a London street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Red Bull Studios (2015)

Recording site Red Bull Studios London — Listed in the album's recording credits as a recording location. The same studio also appears as a mixing location, so both roles share this one point. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Sarm East Studios, London (2015)

Recording site Sarm Studios (London) — A London studio listed in the album's recording credits as a recording location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Electric Lady Studios, New York City (2015)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — A New York City studio listed in the album's recording credits as an engineering location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Encore Recording Studios (2015)

Recording site Encore Recording Studios — Listed in the album's recording credits as a mixing location. The coordinates place it in the Los Angeles area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Second studio album by American rapper ASAP Rocky
• Direct sequel to Rocky's previous studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013)
• Released May 26, 2015 by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records
• Executive produced by Danger Mouse, the late mentor ASAP Yams, and Rocky himself
• Co-executive producers Hector Delgado and Juicy J took part in production
• Guest appearances include Kanye West, Juicy J, Mark Ronson, Yams, Joe Fox, Rod Stewart, Lil Wayne, Future, Bones, M.I.A., Schoolboy Q, Miguel, and Mos Def
• Album leaked online on May 25, 2015, about one week before its planned release

Background

• March 2014: two releases announced, including a first instrumental mixtape
• September 2014: ASAP Yams said the ASAP Mob album L.O.R.D. was scrapped, and Rocky's second album was named the label's next release
• October 2014: Rocky signed a worldwide representation contract with William Morris Endeavor
• January 18, 2015: ASAP Yams died at the age of 26, which greatly affected the album's development
• After Yams's death, Rocky said the album would be executive produced by himself and Yams, alongside Juicy J and Danger Mouse

Recording

• Hector Delgado and Rocky said they met Joe Fox while walking the streets of London
• Recording and mixing credits list several studios in London, New York City, and the Los Angeles area

Cover

• Rocky unveiled the cover art on his Instagram page on May 9, 2015, with an alternative artwork released the same day

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Rakim Athelston Mayers, born October 3, 1988, in Harlem, New York City; known as A$AP Rocky
• Joined the Harlem collective A$AP Mob in 2007; took his stage name from it
• Signed with Polo Grounds Music (RCA) in October 2011 after the mixtape Live. Love. A$AP

Career

• Debut album Long. Live. A$AP (2013) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200
• Second album At. Long. Last. A$AP (2015) also debuted at number one; third album Testing (2018) reached the top five
• Fourth album Don't Be Dumb (2026) debuted at number one
• Acted in Dope (2015), Monster (2018), Highest 2 Lowest (2025) and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
• Founded creative agency and label AWGE in 2014; co-founded VLONE and launched the whisky brand Mercer + Prince
• Acquitted in February 2025 of the 2021 Hollywood shooting charge

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• At. Long. Last. ASAP was met with generally positive reviews
• Metacritic average score 76, based on 33 professional reviews
• Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.7 out of 10
• In The Daily Telegraph, Neil McCormick called it a big, bold, madly ambitious album in which hip hop sets a very high bar
• Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said the rapper does not absorb his guests' styles and is fully formed
• Alex Denney of NME said the album is a thrillingly focused follow-up that still lets its anxieties show
• Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone credited the producers for sustaining an expensive vibe across the record
• Ben Thomas of The Guardian said the self-regard on the album is perfectly delivered
• Rebecca Haithcoat in Spin was less impressed, praising the upbeat production of a few tracks while calling much of the rest despondent
• Jonathan Hatchman of Clash said the album lacks the depth and star quality many expected after the debut
• Mojo reviewer Andy Cowan gave it a lukewarm assessment, noting the words are often beside the point
• Brooklyn Russell of Pretty Much Amazing said the production does not help, though Rocky can be engaging at times

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 146,000 album-equivalent units, 117,000 of them pure album sales
• Second US number-one album for Rocky
• In Canada the album debuted at number one with 11,000 copies sold
• As of July 2015, 215,000 copies sold in the United States
• Four weeks at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
• Five nonconsecutive weeks at number one on the US Rap Albums chart
• Certified double platinum by the RIAA

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Rocky said the title A-L-L-A is slang for 'Allah' and presented it as the return of the god MC
• Hector Delgado and Rocky said they met Joe Fox at about 4 a.m. on a London street, where Fox was playing guitar
• The album version of the song M's replaced Rocky's second verse with a guest verse from Lil Wayne
• The promo single Multiply, with Juicy J, came out on October 3, 2014, with a video directed by Rocky and Shomi Patwary
• Rocky tweeted that the album would be released at midnight, moving the date up a week after the May 25 leak
• On August 30, 2015 Rocky performed M's and LSD at the MTV Video Music Awards

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Maps of Ages ↗ (mapsofages.com)

Privacy · Contact