Why ASAP Rocky Sabotaged His Career (On Purpose)
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2020
- Upon his arrival in 2011, Rocky and the A$AP Mob were seen as outliers within New York’s hip-hop scene. By the time LIVE.LOVE.A$AP emerged, Rocky’s ascent to the mainstream was all but academic. Off the strength of its intoxicating sound and infectiously cocky bars, Rocky was unapologetically ambitious, releasing hit after hit, after hit. So what happened?
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Narrated by: Pro (@JaysnProlifiq)
Written by: Robert Blair
Edited by: Roman Bill
Music by: Josh Petruccio
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a lesson to all up and coming artists to never prostitute your craft by making music that's beneath your vision, even if its hot at the moment coz mediocrity is what they'll remember
Floridaman_85 _ like what drake did
Floridaman_85 _ I think they described him
PERFECTLY in this vid when they said he is a cult artist with a superstar’s aura. I’ve been listening to him since I was like 18 in 2011 and it seems as if all his fans are the kids who were of age when he came around. It’s like the new music fans who were little kids during Rocky’s come up have forgotten about him and he never gets mentioned as one of the top rappers out right now even though he still a VERY good rapper. When he chooses to be of course.
Well said.. mediocrity is what they'll remember, but will also be why they won't remember you
Harry Wilkinson but drake is actually dope so lol
But you have to understand commerciality, too…it's a business.
Testing is a way better direction for rocky. I don’t even think Rocky himself wanted to be the trap music god like everyone thought he should be.
Jack Sokol the trap music guy in the crew was always fergy.
Jack Sokol I think so too. Definitely can’t say he bit SpaceGhostPurrp’s style anymore.
I agree
He should’ve just kept going with live love ASAP cloudy type of rap.
Zeus Dazzy I actually find testing to be more similar to live love asap than his first two albums.
Rocky isn't sabotaging his career, he's just not choosing a mainstream one. He's doing the best thing he thinks he can do for his career and his brand and that's to do what he wants, what he's always done, to keep it real, to articulate. A$AP
To: ALWAYS strive and prosper
ALWAYS!!
thank you at least SOMEONE understands 💯
I read your comment in Tyler's voice
@@ohreally9847 that's hard
And that’s the difference between him and Travis
This video title is borderline clickbait.
All their videos are clickbait
Very borderline
Past borderline even tho they are right he did choose a different path but I wouldn’t call it sabotage
Yea wtf
Eli Zabeth and it worked
In my opinion Rocky got better once he took that psychedelic wave it’s like he went to a whole other level nobody ever seen.
What other songs are psychedelic, I thought it was only LSD.
i like a rapping rocky more.
Ernesto Diaz ALLA as a whole , Kids Turned Out Fine , Hun43rd , Testing as a whole is also psychedelic
Calldrops, Changes
Actually thats his identity he never became that psychedelic rapper he was influenced by Houston since day 1 so thats why his first mixtape was psychedelic as a whole and it's the best mixtape of the decade btw
He's right about being ahead of his time I still find myself listening to lsd, peso, and sundress and more
Bruno De Jesus shabba ranks still bumps to this day idc if Ferg is in it
Bruno De Jesus he’s not ahead of his time. He’s exactly where he’s meant to be. He may have a few gems but his albums don’t reflect that.
@Black people Eater They're good but a lot of the songs seemed like fillers to me. The reason why I love them so much is because of the few songs that were just so good. Testing wasn't too bad but I had the same problem with it. He's not really an album guy. He makes good songs that we dance to but album-wise, he's not solid.
ally this is so far from false, y’all just like mumble rap and don’t actually like lyrical rappers. He is the Tupac of our time and you can’t change my mind or prove me wrong
Black people Eater Asap’s next album will be going in the same direction of Testing but will be 100 times better
Rocky is essentially trying to become a Kanye and not a DaBaby
Endraw not talented enough unfortunately
Dababy became someone that will not be forgotten for real tell me you know that... he had a new style and it made him mainstream not like he tried to copy mainstream artists...
ChefZav Bruh have you hear testing hes definitely talented enough.
Arda Doğan but so far he hasn’t been influential on a kanye/rakim/eminem level
I know i know, he has only being popping for a year or so
However, the talent that DaBaby has is no where near the ones i mentioned before and thats not even taking into account that DaBaby is a rapper with only one flow
Arda Doğan sir i mean no insult to the man but dababy is already forgotten
Just cause we don’t talk about someone all the time doesn’t mean they fell off. He sells out shows.
Pablo King well said
plus there were people who were the underground and habe been for the past score, with maybe one to five mainstream hits.
Pablo King i went to his injured generation tour and it was so worth it one of the best tours ever🔥
It depends, what's the average capacity of a Rocky show? If he's selling out 2,500 seat venues that's not really impressive for an artist of his stature
@@Floyd_Steel I went to his testing tour. Sold out NRG arena (not stadium) in Houston. Probably about 7k-9k capacity
Rocky is an artist and doesn't sacrifice his art for popularity. He does the opposite of what drake does and you have to respect him for that.
Bro wut??? Rocky is exactly like another drake and all these other phonies
Ali Mataan you are sleep asf, rocky took spaceghostpurrp style .
Even made a song called purple swag
dgozlaboratory the black god 💯💯🙏
@@godspeedcrow4395 yo do know they were collaborating for a time right? And that purrp was the one instigating all the shit (most of the time) besides he was just bitter the A$AP mob were actually getting somewhere/reaching the heights that they do deserve
Wade WIlson bruh don’t come at me like I don’t know the history behind Purrp and rocky , I’m very aware of what happened and who was involved. I bet your a ASAP fan that barley discovered the underground (go look “get high” by ASAP rocky , then look up anything from 2010 from spaceghost)
Just because he didn’t choose the generic Drake Travis Scott mainstream career doesn’t mean he sabotaged his career he’s doing his own thing
Well said
Travis Scott’s just popular, his solo stuff isn’t really mainstream
@@Rossotto556 It is. Goosebumps, Antidote and Highest in the Room are pop songs. Sicko Mode is mainstream hiphop. Simple rap. When Travis drops a single it is sent to radio or at least he does some tactics to make sure it charts high like with Franchise and The Scotts. Rocky just randomly drops songs and they aren't marketed.
So Rocky is like Tyler the Creator, basically they do what they want (creatively) but it doesn't appeal to the mainstream. Though Tyler does make mainstream songs per album now, like with Earfquake and Wusyaname.
“A cult artist cursed with a superstars aura” what a perfect way to describe Rocky 10:40
Def a cult artist
Y’all don’t deserve another ASAP album until u disect his Testing album with a couple tabs of acid
Chris Petit facts bro nobody deserves new stuff until they understand the musiciand an not the audience
Testing was 🔥
ASAP forever was a fucking hit
Ferg was right about that project. it’s like Kanye’s 808s & Heatbreaks: nobody likes it now but down the line they’ll understand..
Yahya Ndutu It really wasn’t
Rocky is honestly underrated. ALLA is an amazing album with so many gems. And if Testing has been made by some other artist, it’d have been praised for being experimental and provocative.
James A. Burciaga Medrano alla is the shit I’m glad u agree
Just because something is “experimental” doesn’t make it good. Testing sucks
SEV Star it’s the Rocky album I go back to the most.
William Albatross I didn’t say that was the case. I didn’t care at all for Testing when it first dropped. But it’s grown on me since. I still don’t think it’s amazing or anything, but I appreciate the effort he made to bring out something different. And I don’t think he got as much praise for being experimental as others like Earl or Vince have.
James A. Burciaga Medrano Uh you kind of did say that was that was the case actually. If another artist released it, it STILL wouldn’t be praised for being experimental because its not good. Thats the difference. Vince and Earl are experimental and the albums they’ve put out are good, thus the praise. barring earls last release. Being experimental doesn’t automatically warrant praise if its not good music.
You know what, Rocky is right about his music being ahead of its time, especially live love asap. Aint no one listen to it until a few years later and praising how good it is
Facts.
Bro Live.Love.Asap is an absolutely incredible masterpiece of a mixtape. It's disgusting how slept on it is
@@OxytocinUN i feel like all of his music is slept on
Jalen Simms that tape changed the game the moment it dropped had everyone rockin Versace
How was it slept on? That mixtape was HUGE when it came out. He was playing 5k cap venues from that album off the get go.
Rocky didn't sabotage his career. He did/does what he want(ed/s) regardless of people's opinions and that is what makes him Rocky and we love him for it. He has done so much w himself from music,to fashion,to signing artists to founding AWGE to featuring in movies etc .Mehn this man is "evolving" in my opinion and w I support him :)
I hope Rocky stays true to this new part, he's really innovative and has involved to be more than a rapper. He just needs to find the formula like Kanye or Tyler on IGOR and Flower boy
He is the formula for him
Yeah but Rocky > Tyler and new Kanye and he is real since day one his old music from his first mixtape and whats before that reprensents perfectly his artistic identity and for me that old Rocky is in my top 3 of all time
Its such a shame that the Wangsap collab album with Tyler fell through they are such a dynamic duo.Tracks like Potato Salad and Who Dat Boi are clear examples of the incredible work they are capable of producing!
@@sandysleigh6066 why did it fall tho?
Shadykur tyler didnt want 2 nothing against rocky but maybe in a few years
He gave up a lot of mainstream appeal in order to work on and evolve his art, and I can do nothing but respect that. Also, TESTING was fucking fantastic in my opinion
For me Rocky is Psychedelic Rap and Alternative Hiphop not Trap hypebeast.
Its such a shame that the Wangsap collab album with Tyler, the Creator fell through they are such a dynamic duo.Tracks like Potato Salad and Who Dat Boi are clear examples of the incredible work they are capable of producing!
Tyler did literally say that it was never actually a thing and it was just something Rocky said
They may go gay that's why Rocky hesitant
Griffin exactly
Griffin na bro trust me he just said that so people don't get hyped and both of them can work on the tape(s) peacefully
rocky and t both know they are incredibly talented and that their collaboration would break the whole music industry
+there are clear signs proving WANG$AP exists
this is just my opinion so if you think differently that's cool for me, at the end of the day it's all about enjoying the music!!
Tyler fucked it up trying to fuck Rocky
you never explained how he sabotaged his career tf
He’s more experimental other than putting out what the radio wants
FYI, it’s At Long LAST A$AP, and it’s his most solid project in my eyes.
Air Jazz that album is a classic that I honestly think gets held down for being categorized as rap, just like Tyler even mentioned once, Rap has so many genres, Rap should be looked at as a musical instrument and not a genre imo. ALLA is elevated af
That’s not how use the word pronounced lol
André D people who see a album is categorized as rap and then don’t listen to it because of that don’t ever deserve to listen to it in the first place.
André D Alla honestly is one of the best albums I’ve ever heard it’ll definitely go down as one of the best albums ever released in my book. I just find it sad that most ppl still just see him as just this swag rapper.
It's pronounced Cor-nell, and it's the highest rank in the Ivy League.
Testing is sick.
people be hating on it but it really grew on me
Plenty P fr fuckers just dont understand that artist can change his sound
@@orcunyildirim2226 ikr bro that's what testing was all about trying out all those sounds and flows and putting them together into a creative project
Unfortunately it was released during the height of the Drake/Push beef so it didn't get the mainstream recognition it deserved.
Not to mention many people wrote him off after his comments about Blacc Lives Matter.
Peso is and has always been one of the greatest songs of the 2010s.
HiphopMadness: I’ve watched your video twice and I don’t believe you actually answered the question in your videos title, rather you just overviewed how his album discography up to this point. I believe you spend too much time focused on the the first album, and brushed off the second album and it’s worth. Not to mentioned you didn’t include the Asap Mob tapes and his input on other artists on his label that experienced success such as playboy carti and Asap Ferg. These projects and input are important to consider in answering your videos title.
Rm?
Rocky went his won way with testing, he tried out new things instead of making the same type of music that people expected. People dont know this new kind of music and so it tot worse reviews than he would get if he made something simular to at long last asap. Im not good at explaining this but i hope it makes sense
whoami the title is just for clicks
Jelane Sampram then increase the watch time, it’s not that complicated. it would only take a couple more minutes to talk about ALLA and maybe another 3 minutes to talk about ferg and cozy tapes 1 and 2.
Yeah the whole video is garbage
This wave originally started with lil B...pay some respect 2 him. Still like Rocky thoo
I agree with this - and it was Soulja Boy before him
@@NicholasNunez very true!
The way this dude talks seems like he wrote this as an essay for a high school English teacher
Exactly. And as an English prof. I'd give this dude a solid C. Too many safe aphorisms and platitudes seeming to want to revel more in the act of critique as opposed to the function.
@@mzaestudiante lol
Rocky i know you will never read this, but im so thankful for all your music, you actually done a lot for me
Came back to this after 'Live Love A$ap' anniversary and I must say, he was damn right about his music standing the test of time! This man deserves all the flowers.
The rocky leaks we’ve been gettin this past year are so fire
Sweepin thru the cash remix
Death wish
Everything you want
Bamba
Smeegle
Best of me
Frankenstein
Drop it
Finally Free
On my kickz
Millionaire problems
Etc etc etc! 🔥🔥🔥
Leven 727 n more
Leven 727 agreed
this from r/flacko?
💯💯 real fan $ection
Ronald Camasura all of it. And there’s more
"A cult artist cursed with a superstar's aura."
That's a perfect summary.
fire video. Your title has nothing to do with whats explained in the video and actually contradicts it. His career is taking on new heights and a better state than ever before because he is working towards his goal - becoming an innovator. If his goal was to be the "hottest", be the "king of NY" or "best lyrical MC", then yes he sabotaged his career. But thats not what he's chasing. He's working towards a higher purpose which is experimenting with new sonics and merging sounds that have never been done before. He's innovating, breaking down doors and leading the way for the next young generation to come out with something totally new and fresh inspired by his bold and risky moves. That's exactly how 808's was made (one of the most revolutionary albums that shapes modern hip-hop), by experimenting with new sounds that are true to the artist itself. This was a great video and explained everything very well, just sad that you had to resort to a click-bait title. Hope your next one is just as informative and un-biased but doesn't result to using a cheap tactic like a click-bait title.
Faseeh98 exactly, Rocky in some sense might of lost some of the hype he had during his mixtape era but rn we are seeing Rocky that genuine and will stay to true to himself and make the music and art he likes, he won’t make music that he doesn’t like for mainstream appeal, that’s why he hate songs like fucking problems and wild for the night, fashion killa. Rocky honestly deserves more respect for what he is doing
Faseeh98 Though hes been going in a very bold and innovated direction with his sounds, visuals and fashion choices,, rocky raps have decreased in value every project since the first mixtape.
@@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH fr, his first album is still my favourite which isn't really a bad thing but I was expecting that he would get better and better, he wanted to be mainstream so I can't blame him though.
Rocky isn’t sabotaging his career. He’s thinking of longevity.. TESTING is his way to reach out to the masses, kinda like how the Beatles have at least one song almost everyone knows and likes. Versatile.
Since Yams died every member of asap mob seems to lose their direction a lil bit
Fr
Yams was a art manager but he was also there childhood friend, its understandable to be directionless when you lose a loved one
Iono man a$ap ant found his own wave and twelvyy doing his thing to
SirBishop yeah but see what happened to ferg. his albums have been mainstream and subpar since yams died
@@chrismartin1805 😂😂😂
7:25 The way he pronounced Desus literally made my teeth hurt. lmao
Bro you are such a high quality content creator. Thank you for putting in so much work to make these videos, they are a true pleasure to watch. There is poetry in the way you construct your sentences. Succinct yet descriptive, it paints a strong image in my mind and it's absolutely wonderful.
In a way Rocky’s career trajectory is like MGMT’s. If you take out his mixtape and start with Long Live A$AP, the singles made Rocky well known, just as Kids and Electric Feel put MGMT on the map. With ALLA, Rocky experimented a little with songs like L$D, and MGMT wanted to make more experimental music with Congratulations. Their second albums are both their best to me, but with the third, such as MGMT’s self titled and Testing, both wanted to go in a different direction and caught some flack for it, even if they’re good projects. Overall, I’m excited to see where Rocky goes next.
On point, cool to see someone else who listens to mgmt and rocky
kennylovessbs And if this trajectory holds up we should get another amazing project soon from Rocky.
Blasphemy
"Testing" is an underrated modern classic... His visual rollout was incredible! 📽💓💥💥💥💥
It's so funny because AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP and Testing changed my life. These are albums I hold so dear to my heart.
Testing was trash
@@jakepophal985 Sorry you don't understand the album.
Your loss :(
@@jakepophal985 keep listening to your SoundCloud mainstream music buddy
Rocky’s music is still going strong, what you got to look into is popularity and how people follow what’s trending instead of having minds of their own, to like what they like instead of keeping with opinions of others just to fit in, once you separate the two then you’ll know who actually loves music for the entirety of the sound or those who just love trends and don’t wanna be left out.
Big example is Drake
testing is for me so good tracks like: kids turned out fine, purity, changes and tony tone one of his best tracks to date
Live.Love.A$AP is still legendary
It defines the early 10s rap era in my opinion. Probably the best rap release from the time.
This channel always has interesting topics like this one, a full plate for me in this quarantine lol
Yo these videos are amazing!!!
Your channel is turning me into a hip-hop nerd! 🤓 Your videos are sooooo good! 🔥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
A$AP Rocky changed the game forever, and that is not debatable.
The 5 goats of our generation are drake , Rocky , Sosa , Kendrick , and thug .
Rocky is a different type of artist..he never fell off...he's music is not the same bs u hear on the radio
Great video!
It’s soo damn refreshing hearing an artist say this. F*ck whatever’s poppin right now, I’ma do me. More artists nowadays need to adopt that attitude. The whole rap landscape is a giant assembly line. Everything just sounds the same.
an icon in my eyes. staying true to the craft is an act of rebellion and courage in this day and age, cudos to you rocky.
IMO: Phoenix is his best song
Truely, honestly 😪😭
Suddenly to me
It really is. One of my favorite songs of all time
1. Phoenix
2. Wavybone
3.ASAP Forever & Tony tone
4. Put that on my set & 1train
5.Suddenly
6.houston old head
7. Ghetto symphony
8.Canal st
9. Westside Highway
10. Multiply
Very nice vid hip hop madness
Rocky gonna be #1 next album, testing was amazing and underrated
100%
The testing music videos are insane though. Who else doing visuals like in ASAP Forever and Kids Turned Out Fine, and having it look more dope?
Testing wasn’t an album, it was a vibe
Vibing in my recycle bin
asap rocky's music is timeless,he's an artist
Well not ALL his music. At least HE can admit it.
Man what I like about Rocky is that he does his own thing. Doesn't follow trends btw he makes trends. That's why I respect this man
Spicy title 👀 now time watch
rocky does his own shit I respect him for jumping into fashion. Testing was a good album, it doesn't matter if it didn't hit number 1
This is so well written, loved it
Testing was fire
I graduated in 2011 and now I realize, GOT DAMN we were blessed with amazing music. As for Rocky falling off, I see him more as going along the Cudi route and just doing what he wants instead of what sells.
Cudi fell off too. Travis took their spot. Cudi tried to get it back by collabing with him, getting matching tattoos with him & wearing a dress. Slaps are all that matter, & they dont have any
@@GSthe3rd that's your opinion. I still like Cudi's stuff
@@kendoextendo6862 do you like his new dresses too? 👰
@@GSthe3rd nah, that shit is whack, but I still like the dude's music. I probably wouldn't like his politics either, but I can look past that and appreciate the art he creates at least. It's not like his fashion or politics was why I got interested in the dude
Rocky's the goat man. His music is the future, he's always innovating. Each album he's released is so different even song to song, but they each have their own vibe it's crazy
Testing is honestly really good. Some wont understand which is understandable.
Testing was honestly one of his best purely based on he tested some new with no direction form Yams and he basically has lost half his family over the course of his career. Rocky made music in his moment, he has been under hella pressure, the box art set even shows it with a bunch of people looking down on presumably him. People doubted. and his record wasn’t liked by all but I honestly find myself today still going back to testing because it’s uniqueness and different sound for each song. In time it will be one of those gems.
I actually like his singing type tracks, sundress/L$D ect
Back when Long Live ASAP dropped, Rocky (and wheezy) got me into hip hop music and I truly Belize that he has a big cultural impact. And I can state that he improved my life in so many ways. I can’t get fed up by his music
Te$ting is mad underrated. I hated it on first listen, but when I went back to it I loved every song on there. I wish I could get it in vinyl
long live asap is my favorite album of his by far. i think he is underrated in music. there’s a lot of controversy saying how he’s not & that he hasn’t fallen off but i think that’s in his other aspects. he is an incredible artist musically & i think that’s what he’s underrated for. i cant wait to see what he puts out musically next
I missed this channel. Where've you been?
Rocky videos are soo underappreciated, they are all quality,
The first tape will forever be a classic
The first rocky song I ever heard was lvl and I never switched since 💯
1:22 dawg i know u just learned all them words today
I love all the positive comments because Asap rocky is so underrated since 2012 he will never stop setting trends
Nice research bro
testing is so underrated
Flopped
It's very simple. When Yams passed the whole crew lost direction because Yams directed everyone's next move (mainly just the sound)
If Rocky could link with SPG that would be an injection back to the hype of the A$AP crew
purrp and the mob will never be cool again too much stuff has been said and done from both sides
Hiphopmadness uploaded? Finally?
Thanks for this education. Do you A$AP but i am still looking forward to one train part 2.
The testing aesthetic was ahead of its time
HiphopMadness has the most click bait titles
Wild for the night and problems in my Playlist
AWGE as a whole has come such a long way I'm proud of rocky, and everyone as a whole
live love asap is his best project and underrated. the beats are druggy and a great experiencw
Piekark underrated?? it’s considered one of the greatest cloudrap tapes ever. lol nobody is underrating it
Evan Serrano underrated within Rocky’s discography. It’s my favorite one of his project’s, as a whole.
its probably top 1 mixtape overall for me
Testing is my favorite record of his, hands down. Instrumentally more interesting. Overall I like more songs on the album than other albums. Just me. A lot of the older beats sounds straight trash to me. Something you'd find from an amateur on Soundcloud. Yet he also had hits too. I dunno. Testing is just better and I like that's he was trying to experiment.
When an artist finally sees that they have to grow and evolve, it's amazing. As long as they stay BRUTALLY honest to themselves and self-aware, but also stay true to themselves, then they have potential to make some incredible music and he's on that path. If he wants to, he'll become a true legend one day. Way bigger than now.
Im still bumping LSD, Peso, Been Around the World and Forever ASAP in my car
Wild for the night is still ahead of the time 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm a fan, so rocky is relevant to me, he is doing good, testing was great just wait couple of years... he is just focused on different things, and i think he can go back to the old ways
He needs to drop this year
He could’ve been a huge hit maker 🤦🏾♂️ he literally had it all , that first mixtape was iconic
Lanier Burton he said it himself that after he recorded At long last, he stopped caring about making hits, that’s why he hates songs like wild for the night and fucking problems, I have respect for that because you know that his music is genuine and he’s not trying to makes songs to chart but rather music that he likes, a main reason why like testing because it feels genuine
Axel Martinez ye he said he deleted a song because it was too catchy and it inevitably be a hit
caligula yeah I saw that too, seems like he’s serious about it
Testing rocky was him coming into his true self not only as a person but an artist.
I've been a fan of rocky for 5 years and I love testing the most, him just performing music that’s himself feels way better.
Why is Travis in the thumbnail
Testing was one of his best albums
bruh anybody who says Testing was bad doesn’t understand music properly. It’s next level
Testing was amazing imo
Honestly A.L.L.A is his best work in my opinion. That psychedelic wave I wouldn't call a smart move but a wise move based on his own personal journey and I'm glad he had that control. He knows he will be chilling wealth wise in his life so if anything he gained full spectrum by dropping that mainstream ball that he held.
psychedelic rocky is a top 10 artist of all time
as far as wangsap goes, that's just what they're calling their collabs and I think it's good shit, and I think that the 2 artists constantly inspire each other enough to not have to make a full collab album, although some more clips edited by awge would be sick.
Flacko transcends the “rap game” his music is so much more than just main stream rap. He is truly a visionary.
Travis did what ASAP Rocky failed to do