A$AP Rocky announces new album At.Long.Last.A$AP
March 26, 2015
In a recent interview with GQ, A$AP Rocky announced that his forthcoming album is called At.Long.Last.A$AP. The rapper also promised that the follow-up to 2012’s LongLiveA$AP was coming “seriously soon.”
Rocky, birth name Rakim Mayers, explained the albums title to GQ: “I’m claiming ownership of my legacy. Look at it: At.Long.Last.ASAP. A-L-L-A. Like slang for ‘Allah.’ It’s the return of the god MC. I’m named after Rakim, and I’m finally facing what it means: I was born to do this shit. And I hope I get to do it for a very long time.”
The Harlem rapper has also announced that the forthcoming album will feature appearances from Lykke Li, FKA Twigs, Juicy J and Clams Casino. At.Long.Last.A$AP was executive-produced by Danger Mouse and the late A$AP Yams in both London and Los Angeles. GQ reports that the album also features “psychedelic ’60s London and introspection,” actual singing from Rocky, and contributions from Joe Fox, an unknown British guitarist that Rocky met randomly while recording in London.
During a different interview with Billboard, Rocky talked about how diverse the new album is: “People really don’t know the other side of me. The deeper side, the more musical side, the more intellectual side. When I first came on the scene it was more of this trendy, bourgeois, pizazz attitude. That’s still me but at the end of the day, I think that kind of overshadowed the whole purpose of me doing what I do. I’m an incredibly diverse artist, I’m a universal artist. At least that’s how I see it.”
While an actual release date has not yet been announced, Rocky confirms the album is complete and on its way. In anticipation for At.Long.Last.A$AP, fans can listen to the Harlem MC’s two newest singles, “Multiply” and “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2.” There is also a video from the GQ interview where Rocky can be heard rapping a verse from the new album, be sure to check it out here: http://video.gq.com/watch/a-ap-rocky-raps-verse-off-new-album-a-l-l-a-on-set-for-gq