“He’s equally deficient as a more traditional rap lyricist: His vocabulary is limited, his concepts thin, his persona over-reliant on empty rags-to-riches-to-bitches clichés. He struggles to form even small fragments of coherent narrative without falling back on poorly constructed religious imagery or an almost Game-like tendency to incessantly name-drop — “It’s the gold teeth, French braids / Call me Project Pat,” “Painting vivid pictures / Call me Basquiat, Picasso,” etc. There’s no personal narrative or identity here to compensate for the hollowness of his craft. In real life, he’s a naturally charismatic human — a warm and affable “pretty motherfucker” when the camera is rolling — but none of that translates on record. By LONG.LIVE’s end, we know everything that Rocky likes, but no idea what he’s like.”
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skeptictank reblogged this from bg5000
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skeptictank said:
If you watch his A$AP vs. Danny Brown interviews you can see the difference between a dude with some life & experience under his belt & a dude who is just hustling to get rich. That was the moment I fell out of love with A$AP.
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bouffantofbaul said:
This makes it sound like his rap lyrics are the musical representation of his Tumblr dashboard. No wonder Tumblr loves him so much. (I’ve never listened to him, but I’ll put that on my to do list for today.)
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oldtobegin said:
i’ve always found that last bit to be a commentary on the emptiness of rap culture but perhaps i’m being too generous?
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