Overview
If A$AP Rocky was around in the day of the jukebox, let’s just say he would be banned from any sensible patron’s selection of records in diners, dance halls and laundromats. Hype for this young rapper has been building at incredible pace. A$AP Rocky is an American rapper whose hustle game is apparently impeccable and whose lyrics are deceptively deep and fierce.
To call this young rapper a 'strong lyricist' may have, in previous years, caused a few sniggers, but it is now an apparent and undeniable truth, that this ‘gentleman’ can ‘preach’. The release of his 2015 album, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP is followed with a 2016 tour bringing the revered and intriguing rapper to Auckland.
As a well-known member of the Harlem hip hop group ASAP Mob, Rocky has been affiliated with names of similar and higher tribute. A$AP Yams, Kanye West, Danger Mouse and Mark Ronson, (to name a few), have all had a hand in the production and direction of his recent album. Guest appearances on the album also include the likes of Rod Stewart and ScHoolboy Q. Here’s hoping some of these names make a real life guest appearance at February’s concert.
There are many ways to sum up A$AP Rocky and what his concert entails, though Complex sum it up rather accurately, "A$AP Rocky ain’t a rapper, folks. Dude is a bona fide All-American rock star."