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Long. Live. ASAP (2013)

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

The release date slipped from September 2012 to January 2013, and a track with Lana Del Rey was cut from the final list.

Key places

Quad, New York City, recording studio (2013)

Recording site Quad — Quad is listed among the studios where the album was recorded. The studio is in New York City. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Y.O.L.O., Los Angeles, recording studio (2013)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Y.O.L.O. is listed among the studios where the album was recorded. The location is shown at city level only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Noble Street Studios, Toronto, recording studio (2013)

Recording site Phase One Audio Group — Noble Street Studios is listed among the studios where the album was recorded. The location is shown at city level only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Parkland Playhouse, Parkland, recording site (2013)

Recording site Parkland Playhouse (Parkland) — Parkland Playhouse is listed among the places where the album was recorded. The location is shown at city level only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Debut studio album by American rapper ASAP Rocky
• Released 15 January 2013 by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records
• Hip-hop and cloud rap record
• Guests include Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Drake, Big K.R.I.T., Santigold, Florence Welch, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Gunplay, Overdoz, and ASAP Ferg
• Production by Rocky himself as Lord Flacko, with Hit-Boy, Clams Casino, Danger Mouse, Skrillex, Emile Haynie, 40, T-Minus, Jim Jonsin, and Hector Delgado
• Four singles: Goldie, Fuckin' Problems, Wild for the Night, and Fashion Killa

Background

• In May 2011, Rocky quit selling drugs and focused on his rap career
• The Purple Swag video drew internet buzz and label interest despite criticism from the New York hip hop scene
• Signed with Polo Grounds and RCA on 14 October 2011, one week after Sony Music absorbed Jive, J and Arista into RCA
• Deal worth $3 million: $1.7 million for his solo work and $1.3 million to fund ASAP Worldwide
• Release first planned for 11 September 2012, then moved to Halloween 2012, then to the first quarter of 2013
• The January 2013 date was announced on 3 December 2012 while the Fuckin' Problems video premiered
• Rocky toured with Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown on the Long. Live. ASAP National Tour to promote the album

Recording

• The track 1 Train gathers young rappers including Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, and Big K.R.I.T.
• A Lana Del Rey track made by The KickDrums was first meant for a mixtape, then cut for the album, and finally left off the track list
• A remix of Pretty Flacko with Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame, and Pharrell Williams was dropped after Rocky's feud with the producer SpaceGhostPurrp
• Additional production came from ASAP Ty Beats, Soufien3000, Clams Casino, Friendzone, Joey Fatts, Hector Delgado, V Don, and Jonathan MP Williams
• Clearance delays for samples pushed the schedule back, and Rocky refused to remove them

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.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

• Metacritic average of 75 out of 100, based on 40 professional reviews
• AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.0 out of 10 based on the critical consensus
• Chris DeVille of The A.V. Club called the album an aesthetic marvel, fully realized and unmistakably distinct
• Rolling Stone: Simon Vozick-Levinson said it ups the ante musically without losing what made the mixtape compelling
• Pitchfork: Jayson Greene praised Rocky's malleability and called the album a triumph of craft and curation
• Entertainment Weekly: Kyle Anderson said Rocky turns radio-baller clichés into contagious comic relief
• AllMusic: David Jeffries described Rocky as rap's Jim Morrison
• NME: Lucy Jones said the debut is full of superb moments
• Slant Magazine: Jesse Cataldo gave a mixed review, saying Rocky routinely underplays material that demands a strong anchoring presence
• The Guardian: Alexis Petridis called the music frequently thrilling but found the lyrics occasionally boring

Reappraisal

• Exclaim! named it the seventh best hip hop album of 2013
• Complex ranked it 19th among the 50 best albums of 2013
• Pigeons & Planes placed it 25th among the best albums of 2013
• Pitchfork placed it 39th among the 50 best albums of 2013

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 139,000 album-equivalent units in its first week
• Topped the UK R&B Albums chart, the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and the Canadian Albums chart
• Sold 312,000 copies in the United States as of 17 April 2013
• Sold 518,000 in the United States as of 30 April 2015
• Certified double platinum by the RIAA on 16 October 2019 for shipments of 2,000,000 units in the United States

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

Trivia

• The album's fourth and final single, Fashion Killa, was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States in November 2013
• Wild for the Night was shot in the Dominican Republic with Skrillex, and the video featured cameos from the ASAP Mob
• The short film for the track Phoenix was written by Italian actress Asia Argento with director Francesco Carrozzini and stars Michael K. Williams and Joan Smalls
• To celebrate the album release, Rocky performed at The Hole in downtown New York City with his group ASAP Mob, and his iPhone was stolen at the event
• The Lana Del Rey track was intended for a KickDrums mixtape and was cut for Rocky's album after Sony Music and Interscope enjoyed it

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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