“LONG.LIVE. A$AP” is the deluxe version of Rocky’s album “LIVE.LOVE. A$AP.” It delivers on from the original and exceeds it. The album shows how creative Rocky truly can be and his immaculate taste in music while smartly upgrading his sound after “LIVE.LOVE. A$AP”.
His features on the album are nothing but the best way to show how he can take any sound of anything and make it work and become a great beat. This album can be such a good representation of how good his range of music can be and what kind of an artist Rocky is. The album does not have one skip, it is constantly good throughout, and that is a hard thing to come across and shows how good an artist truly is. His music is not specifically constantly the same thing yet always has the same sound and vibe to it. But that is why almost anyone could find a song of his that they enjoy if not find at least good.
He sounds great in any setting with any artist. The 12 tracks all demonstrate this, but it especially shows with his song, “I Come Apart featuring Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine lead singer).” It shows how he can have songs with improvident beats and a specific kind of loud sound but also have a softer side to his music and keep the same vibe he always has with all his music throughout it. Expressing the range of his ability to make anything he puts out sound good and his own.
Other than the creativity he shows through the music in his songs, another way he expresses his mind and how artistic he can be is through his music videos for the tracks on the album. Like the colors and visuals in the title track and how it sets the tone for the song and album. And the for the music video for the second track of the album “Goldie” also adding to that as well. A lot of Rocky’s songs do have strong and controversial topics and just generally a lot of stuff not many can relate too or agree with, however it should not take away from the art of it and he’s talked about the controversial things in interviews in his songs before and addressed it with ease. From start to finish overall the deluxe album is one of the best things Rocky has crafted. It demonstrates how creative he can be and what that creativity can create. It gives an insight into his art and how he thinks and is almost like a slice of his world that they are getting to hear which any fan of his can enjoys.
