At. Long. Last. ASAP

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At. Long. Last. ASAP
AtLongLastASAPCover.jpg
Studio album by ASAP Rocky
Released May 26, 2015
Recorded 2014–15
Genre Hip hop
Length 66:15
Label
Producer
ASAP Rocky chronology
Long. Live. ASAP
(2013)Long. Live. ASAP2013		 At. Long. Last. ASAP
(2015)
Singles from At. Long. Last. ASAP
  1. "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)"
    Released: January 7, 2015
  2. "Everyday"
    Released: May 8, 2015
  3. "L$D"
    Released: May 21, 2015

At. Long. Last. ASAP (stylized as AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP) is the second studio album by American rapper ASAP Rocky. It was released on May 26, 2015, by A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his debut album Long. Live. A$AP (2013).The album features guest appearances from Joe Fox, Bones, Future, M.I.A., Schoolboy Q, Kanye West, Juicy J, UGK, James Fauntleroy, Lil Wayne, Rod Stewart, Miguel, Mark Ronson, Mos Def, A-Cyde and A$AP Yams, while the production was handled by several high-profile producers such as Danger Mouse, Jim Jonsin, Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie, Mike Dean, Kanye West and Rocky himself (under the pseudonym LORD FLACKO), among others.

The album was supported by three singles: "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)", "Everyday" featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson, and "L$D".

Background

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People wanna hear bars, they wanna hear some music, they wanna hear me rapping. I was fortunate enough to be named after one of the greatest emcees of all time. That’s like being named Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson to me, you get what I’m saying? Or Kobe Bryant or something like that. I was named after Rakim. I was intimidated because those shoes are too big to fulfill or walk in. I got to a point where I felt like I was 26 [and] I felt Rap was shit. I just hated Rap [in] 2014. I’m getting a headache thinking about it. I got to a point where I just was like, ‘I need to do something about this shit.’ This is the return of the God emcee, I’m talking some lord shit on this next album, At.Long.Last.A$AP. A-L-L-A. It’s lit.

— In an exclusive video interview with CRWN, in April 2015, Rocky spoke on the inspiration for the album.[1]

On March 16, 2014, the announcements were made for the releases of the instrumental mixtape Beauty and the Beast: Slowed Down Sessions (Chapter 1) and an ASAP Mob's collaborative album L.O.R.D.. ASAP Rocky revealed that he's been already working on his second studio release. On September 26, 2014, ASAP Mob's founder ASAP Yams announced on his tumblr account that the group's collective's album L.O.R.D. has been scrapped and instead made Rocky's second album as the next release.[2] On October 2, 2014, ASAP Rocky announced that he had signed a contract for worldwide representation with William Morris Endeavor.[3]

On January 18, 2015, Rocky's mentor and business partner ASAP Yams died at the age of 26, which greatly affected the album's development.[4] After ASAP Yams' death, Rocky revealed that the album will be executive produced by himself and Yams, alongside rapper Juicy J and record producer Danger Mouse.[5][6][7] Rocky also revealed that he had collaborated with the British singer FKA Twigs, and the Swedish indie pop singer Lykke Li, as well as producer Clams Casino, while working on the album.

Title

In 2015, while he was performing at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Rocky revealed to Billboard, that the title to his second album will be A.L.L.A..[8] On March 26, 2015, in an interview with GQ, Rocky deciphered the album's title: "I'm claiming ownership of my legacy. Look at it: At.Long.Last.A$AP. A-L-L-A. Like slang for 'Allah.' It's the return of the god MC. I'm named after Rakim, and I'm finally facing what it means: I was born to do this shit. And I hope I get to do it for a very long time."[9][10]

Composition

Following the release of "M's" (stylized "M'$"), Rocky revealed that he also worked with a fellow New York rapper Mos Def, as well as a up-and-coming British musician Joe Fox (the latter of which, he prominently was featured throughout the most tracks on the album).[11] Hector Delgado and Rocky say that they met Joe Fox, while roaming the streets of London, England: "I met the man. He was a street performer. [I met him in] London. I was at Dean’s Studio until 4 a.m. I came outside and we waiting for our Uber to go to Starbucks, tired. This kid comes with his guitar and stuff. He was out there playing and stuff and he comes,” Rocky explained of his first encounter with Fox. “It was about 4 a.m. so there’s nobody in the streets. He tried to give me a CD and shit. I was like, ‘I’m not about to listen to that, man. Play something. You got your guitar.’ He played it and I was just like, ‘Stop man. Come on let’s go.’ That’s where it started."[10][12][13]

Release and promotion

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Danger Mouse served as an executive producer, and contributed production on several of the album's tracks.

On October 2, 2014, ASAP Yams and ASAP Rocky posted links to their website FlackoJodyeSeason.com, and then announced that Rocky's new single would be releasing at midnight.[3] On October 3, Rocky released the album's promotional single, "Multiply" featuring Memphis-based rapper Juicy J. The song was accompanying by the music video (directed by ASAP Rocky and Shomi Patwary), which was officially released at midnight on the website, which had previously displayed a countdown timer. Upon the release, Rocky teased the release of his second studio album, which gave no further details.[14][15]

On April 8, 2015, the song, titled "M'$" (pronounced as "M's"), debuted during Rocky's interview with the Red Bull Music Academy and it was released two days later on the iTunes Store.[16] However, Rocky denounced the song as an official single from the album.[17] The album version includes a re-worked version of the track, replacing Rocky's second verse, with a guest verse from a New Orleans-based rapper Lil Wayne. On May 7, Rocky announced that the release date for the album is on June 2, 2015.[18] On May 9, Rocky unveiled the album's cover art on his instagram page, with the caption "AT LONG LAST...."[19] On the same day, he also released the album's alternative artwork.[20]

On May 25, 2015, the album has been leaked online, approximately one week before its expected release.[21][22] Rocky later tweeted to announce that the album had to be released at midnight, advancing the date to a week early.[21][22] The album was released to digital retailers on May 26, 2015, by A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records.[23]

Singles

On January 7, 2015, Rocky released the album's lead single, titled "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)". The song was produced by Nez & Rio.[24] The music video for the song (directed by Rocky himself) was released on February 11, 2015.[25] On May 8, 2015, Rocky released the album's second single, titled "Everyday" featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson; who also produced this track, alongside Emile Haynie.[26]

On May 19, 2015, Rocky released a music video for a song, titled "L$D" (pronounced as "LSD"). The song was produced by Hector Delgado, Jim Jonsin, and Finatik N Zac. The music video was directed by Dexter Navy.[27][28] "L$D" was officially released as the album's third single on May 21, via digital distribution.[29]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[30]
Entertainment Weekly A-[31]
Billboard 4/5 stars[32]
Complex 4/5 stars[33]
Consequence of Sound 4/5 stars[34]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[35]
NME 4/5 stars[36]
Pitchfork Media 7.8/10 [37]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[38]
Spin 7/10[39]
The Daily Telegraph 4/5 stars[40]

Upon its release, At. Long. Last. ASAP received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 33 reviews.[41] Jon Caramanica of the New York Times, wrote "At.Long.Last.ASAP is also a deeply curated affair — there are guest verses from Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future, M.I.A., Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and UGK, including Pimp C, who died in 2007. Rod Stewart and Miguel sing on one song. The album is laden with samples, from soul to Southern rock to indie rock. Dig deep in the credits and find that Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys plays guitar on one song, that Pablo Dylan (Bob’s grandson) assisted on another, and so on." Caramancia went on to write "But he doesn’t absorb and repurpose his guests’ styles. He’s fully formed, a rapper who understands his talent in relation to that of his peers and that of his influences, unafraid of showing you his blueprint."[32]

Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone, who gave the album a 3.5 out of 5 rating, wrote: "Producers like Danger Mouse, Kanye West, Mark Ronson and Rocky himself keep the expansive vibe rolling with a sound that's at once tough and transporting — from the gospel-steeped "Holy Ghost" to the interplanetary ass-shaker "Electric Body" to the Rod Stewart-sampling soul fantasia "Everyday" (featuring Miguel). Even at his trippiest, Rocky makes sure things never swirl off in a haze of incense and peppermints, with steely lyrics that often focus on inescapable truths."[38]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
12[42]

Commercial performance

At. Long. Last. ASAP debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 116,000 copies in the United States.[43] In conclusion to this, it also gave Rocky his second consecutive number one album on the charts to date.[44] In Canada, the album debuted at number one, with 11,000 copies sold.[45] The album spent two more weeks in the top ten of the Billboard 200.[46][47] As of July 2015, the album has sold 215,000 copies in the United States.[48] It has sold 60,662 copies in the United Kingdom as of June 2015.[49] In addition, At. Long. Last. ASAP also spent four weeks at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums from June 13–July 4, before singer Leon Bridges' debut album, Coming Home, dethroned the album's run at the top slot.[50] Also, as the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart's distillation, A.L.L.A. stayed at the top slot on the Rap Albums chart for a total of five nonconsecutive weeks (between June 13–July 11), before being dethroned by fellow rapper Meek Mill's second studio album, Dreams Worth More Than Money, which also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, giving Meek Mill his first number one album to date as well.[51] As of March 2016, the album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 500,000 equivalent album units.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Holy Ghost" (featuring Joe Fox)
3:11
2. "Canal St." (featuring Bones)
  • Delgado
  • Royal G
  • Klimeks
  • Mernick[52]
 3:47
3. "Fine Whine" (featuring Future, Joe Fox and M.I.A.)
  • S.I.K.
  • THC[a]
 3:38
4. "L$D"  
3:58
5. "Excuse Me"  
  • Mayers
  • Scheffer
  • Mule
  • de Boni
  • Delgado
  • Charles Brown
  • Gene Redd
  • Kim Cannon
  • Walter Kent
  • Buck Ram
  • Vulkan the Krusader
  • Delgado
  • LORD FLACKO
  • Jim Jonsin
  • Finatik N Zac
 3:58
6. "JD"  
  • Mayers
  • Malcolm Lawson-Stribling
 Plu2o Nash 1:48
7. "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)"  
  • Mayers
  • Mario "Rio" Loving
  • Nesbitt "Nez" Wesonga
 Nez & Rio 2:07
8. "Electric Body" (featuring Schoolboy Q)
  • Mayers
  • Quincey Hanley
  • Burton
  • David Colquit
  • Delgado
  • Edwin Perez
  • Teddy Walton
  • Delgado
  • Danger Mouse
  • THC
  • Teddy Walton
 4:15
9. "Jukebox Joints" (featuring Joe Fox and Kanye West)
5:24
10. "Max B" (featuring Joe Fox)
  • Delgado
  • LORD FLACKO
 4:01
11. "Pharsyde" (featuring Joe Fox)
  • Mayers
  • Burton
  • Fox
  • Danger Mouse
  • Mernick[a]
  • Daniel Lynas[a]
 3:42
12. "Wavybone" (featuring Juicy J and UGK)
  • Juicy J
  • Delgado
 5:03
13. "West Side Highway" (featuring James Fauntleroy)
  • Danger Mouse
  • Mernick[a]
 2:57
14. "Better Things"  
Mernick 3:19
15. "M'$" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
  • Dean
 3:53
16. "Dreams (Interlude)"  
  • Mayers
  • Mernick
  • Daniel Lynas
  • Alex Dadras
  • Naja Rosa
  • Anders Holm
  • LORD FLACKO
  • Mernick[52]
 2:17
17. "Everyday" (featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson)
4:21
18. "Back Home" (featuring Mos Def, A-Cyde and A$AP Yams)
  • Mayers
  • Yasiin Bey
  • Malcolm Martin
  • Dante Smith
  • Melvin Steals
  • Mervin Steals
  • Darryl Damien Washington
4:38
Total length:
 66:15
Notes
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for At. Long. Last. ASAP adapted from Allmusic.[53]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[54] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[55] 29
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[56] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[57] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[58] 28
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[59] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI)[60] 69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[61] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[62] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[63] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[64] 10
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[65] 1
US Billboard 200[66] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[67] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[68] 100
US Billboard 200[66] 56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[67] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[70] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

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