The result are dreamy beats that amplify ASAPвЂ™s effortless flow, but also stand out in their own right.

Producer Clams Casino particularly shines: his beats for вЂњPalace,вЂќ вЂњBass,вЂќ and вЂњWassupвЂќ are simply gorgeous, splicing downbeat vocal samples over hypnotizing, ambient synths and typical hip-hop drum tracks. Honestly, the production choices are easily LiveLoveA$APвЂ™s strongest feature: every beat, from the sad, Burial/Swarms-esque вЂњDemonsвЂќ to the swagged-out, chopped-and-screwed funk of вЂњTrilla,вЂќ is uniformly excellent.

All of LiveLoveA$AP is mid-paced, the beats (courtesy of up-and-comers Clams Casino and Spaceghost Purrp, amongst others) are dreamy and hazy, neatly falling in with the вЂњcloud-rapвЂќ aesthetic established by artists like G-Side and Main Attrakionz. ThatвЂ™s simply a staggering amount of money, clearly enough, especially considering the sorry state of the music industry, coupled with how far LiveLoveA$AP is from sounding remotely like dance-friendly mainstream hip-hop. Since then, the songs have received regional radio play (ASAPвЂ™s from Harlem), and ASAP later found himself on tour with Drake and signing an unbelievable $3 million deal with RCA. Known for little more than guest spots on mixtapes by left-field artists such as Main Attrakionz, ASAP began to garner significant attention for his songs вЂњPesoвЂќ and вЂњPurple Swag,вЂќ the latter becoming a certifiable Internet smash. Review Summary: ASAP RockyвЂ™s long-in-the-making LiveLoveA$AP is simply one of the best hip-hop records of the year.ДЄSAP RockyвЂ™s meteoric rise in the past few months is certainly one of the most out-of-nowhere success stories of 2011.

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