LIVE.LOVE.A$AP

The first mixtape from Rakim Mayers sidesteps the usual pitfalls of the heavily anticipated debut. Piloted by sweat-free cool and stellar production choices, LIVELOVEA$AP is a triumph of immaculate taste.

The first mixtape from Rakim Mayers sidesteps the usual pitfalls of the heavily anticipated debut. Piloted by sweat-free cool and stellar production choices, LIVELOVEA$AP is a triumph of immaculate taste.

This fall, ASAP Rocky signed a $3 million contract with RCA that’s certain to become a test case for how major labels deal with future blog-rap sensations. That’s a staggering sum for a 23-year-old Harlem rapper who began this summer as a virtual unknown before turning heads with a pair of entrancing videos, “Purple…

This fall, ASAP Rocky signed a $3 million contract with RCA that’s certain to become a test case for how major labels deal with future blog-rap sensations. That’s a staggering sum for a 23-year-old Harlem rapper who began this summer as a virtual unknown before turning heads with a pair of entrancing videos, “Purple…

With the release of LiveLoveA$AP, the positive influence of the internet on the next generation of hip-hop has finally taken form in a way much more...

With the release of LiveLoveA$AP, the positive influence of the internet on the next generation of hip-hop has finally taken form in a way much more...

ASAP Rocky - Live.Love.A$AP. review: ASAP Rocky’s long-in-the-making LiveLoveA$AP is simply one of the best hip-hop records of the year.

ASAP Rocky - Live.Love.A$AP. review: ASAP Rocky’s long-in-the-making LiveLoveA$AP is simply one of the best hip-hop records of the year.