The New Wave

   A$AP Rocky is one of the hottest artist on the scene right now and has a heavy playlist in my IPhone currently. He is part of A$AP Mob but is clearly the more popular and talented of the group fom New York. He is influenced by Wu-Tang and UGK which attributes to his down south style of rap.

   He burst onto the rap scene with his street hit Pe$o which headlined his debut mixtape LiveLoveA$AP.A$AP Rocky's first release was a six-song EP titled Deep Purple. It presented Rocky as a fun Harlem kid with a slow flow. On Halloween 2011, he expanded his ever-evolving sound palette on his debut mixtape, LiveLoveA$AP. 

  The tape featured beats by Clams Casino and Ty Beats, as well as rhymes by ScHoolboy Q and Spaceghost Purrp. LiveLoveA$AP made several year-end lists and earned Rocky a BBC Sound of 2012 nomination. Rocky's stock rose even higher after Drake publicly praised him and added him to his Club Paradise tour.

  His old school style is what makes him one of my favorite artist right now and  am looking forward to his heavily anticipated debut album LongLiveA$AP. Check out the pics and links below and add him to your musical selection.