A$AP Rocky talks Grime, A$AP Yams and The Three 6 Mafia

A$AP Rocky talks Grime, A$AP Yams and The Three 6 Mafia | Red Bull Music Academy

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A$AP Rocky talks Grime, A$AP Yams and The Three 6 Mafia...
Since the release of his major-label debut, Long.Live.A$AP, Rocky has kept a close lid on his artistic development, and in this interview, Rocky sat down with journalist Hattie Collins on the Red Bull Studios London couch.
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In 2011, Harlem’s A$AP Rocky emerged at the forefront of a resurgent New York rap underground. Connecting the dots between a wide spectrum of ’90s rap and the fashion-savvy hip-hop vanguard, Rocky and his A$AP Mob team quickly ascended to global stardom.
In this public lecture as part of the 2015 Red Bull Music Academy UK Tour, Rocky sat down with journalist Hattie Collins on the Red Bull Studios London couch where he wrote much of At.Long.Last.A$AP. During their discussion, he opened up about his relationship with London, his reverence for artists ranging from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to The Castaways, and meeting his friend and Mob-partner A$AP Yams.
TOPICS:
02:17 - Yasiin Bey
09:58 - London
27:53 - Recording A.L.L.A.
47:14 - A$AP Yams
50:58 - Fashion
52:18 - Bone Thugs
53:00 - Triplet Flow
MUSIC:
55:16 - The Castaways - “Liar Liar” • Video
1:00:21 - Chief Keef - “Faneto” • Chief Keef "Faneto" (W...
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@RBMA 4 жыл бұрын

What do you think of A$AP Rocky's relationship with London and Grime?

@kriteshgoel2351 4 жыл бұрын

His singles with Skepta are fuckin amazing!

@pariscarter9 9 жыл бұрын

Mos Def is baked. Lol

@marioescobedo4230 9 жыл бұрын

Mos Def looking like a prophet.

@anthonymiller934 9 жыл бұрын

Mario Escobedo yoo lolol

@keithdube12 9 жыл бұрын

Chill 😭😭😭

@davidcopperfield6935 9 жыл бұрын

Anthony Miller YOLO! lmao

@ShadowTriadWestWind 8 жыл бұрын

Probably cuz he is one. Yasiin is a living, breathing prophet

@user-sl3pd1mo9s 7 жыл бұрын

looking like a disciple

@ThePROCEE 9 жыл бұрын

Lol Rocky loves unnecessarily saying ''Ima come clean''

@yani2499 7 жыл бұрын

he says that like he's jinxed

@GeorgiaPeachAYEEE 8 жыл бұрын

I hate when people say he look like Travis Scott....

@BlindCX 8 жыл бұрын

+T Smith travis scott looks like him

@yani2499 7 жыл бұрын

i don't see any similarity btwn the two.If it's the hair...it's not even the same too

@djdramademiks6823 5 жыл бұрын

All black people look the same

@tyrvs 5 жыл бұрын

DJ Dramademiks ?

@musizlovva1570 3 жыл бұрын

He looks NOTHING AT ALL LIKE HIM FLACKO IS IN HIS OWN SEXY CHOCLATE LANE........JUST EYE CANDY FA SHO.

@GhettoGoogle19 9 жыл бұрын

Great interview Rocky one of my role models and I will innovate just like he does. Keep doing you Rocky.

@starlavie 2 жыл бұрын

At this point this was one of the best interviews with asap

@Luther730 9 жыл бұрын

I'm excited to hear the new music!

@jessicaboucher9087 9 жыл бұрын

ughhhhh he is the sexiest man.. his smile!! his laugh! especially at the end when he's just movin to his song. i love him

@Btnh_East 9 жыл бұрын

Bone Thugs N Harmony were sexier than him when Bone Thugs were young. Bone Thugs are better than ASAP Rocky! That's why Rocky is doing the Bone Thugs flow. Even Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone & Layzie Bone from Bone Thugs were sexier than him!

@THEINFAMOUS1011 9 жыл бұрын

If he wasn't rich you wouldn't even care tho

@jessicaboucher9087 9 жыл бұрын

well it helps i won't lie

@THEINFAMOUS1011 9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Boucher LMAO

@CGetRight 9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Boucher haha that's the realist comment I seen. Congrats

@champagneveli552 9 жыл бұрын

R.I.P A$AP YAMS

@Woundmang 9 жыл бұрын

Jaie Ricketts fat druggo down :')

@MyBitsRMissin 9 жыл бұрын

Jun Seba Why u hatin'

@extremesporzrule 9 жыл бұрын

Jun Seba Fuck you

@thisishazflo 9 жыл бұрын

JK47 na thats disrespect. Get off of here with that man. Nobody likes a trash talker about the dead- especially off their laptop.

@extremesporzrule 9 жыл бұрын

***** I was sayin fuck you to the guy that called him a fat druggo? RIP YAMS

@h.j.w2783 9 жыл бұрын

they say Mos Def hasn't been without weed in his system for almost 30 years. dude was blazed as fuck.

@devinwilts7131 9 жыл бұрын

In case y'all didn't know Mos Def was the original pretty flacko, that could be the reason for the pair up

@sgirl4864 6 жыл бұрын

I could listen to him talk all day

@BarbieDeLaFortuna 3 ай бұрын

That lady is soooo happy to be there with them. A rarity in interviews

@davidsidhu6388 9 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Great to hear a section about how Bone Thugs and other groups inspired him and other artists. Not only does ASAP have his own fans backing him but also Bone fans.

@akazeek 9 жыл бұрын

Long Live Asap will probably always continue to be my all tim favorite album.

@THEINFAMOUS1011 9 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@1love4bizzybone 9 жыл бұрын

ASAP Rocky is so gorgeous ooooooweeeeee...... Not too many beautiful people in this world.

@Btnh_East 9 жыл бұрын

Fuck that Bizzy Bone is better than him & sexier than Asap Rocky! Even Krayzie Bone is sexier than & Layzie Bone too!

@1love4bizzybone 9 жыл бұрын

Bernando Becenti your right about Bizzy of coarse Bizzy is #1 but ASAP Rocky is right behind him LOL.....IDK about Krayzie I could see maybe Layzie but Krayzie I think his personality and his flow may make him sexy but body and face is not too beautiful. lmao

@1love4bizzybone 9 жыл бұрын

Winné Are you mad because you're one of the UGLY ones.....LOL Your psycho little comment doesn't bother me it's actually funny, people are able to have their own opinions just a FYI. What a freak.

@SUPERxPOLO 9 жыл бұрын

1love4bizzybone You can't say i'm ugly tho, that don't work. "LMAO"

@1love4bizzybone 9 жыл бұрын

Winné What I said is you are probably one of the UGLY ones that is why you're mad...and I really don't give a fuck if your ugly dude you are nobody to me.

@fabiooliveira8940 5 жыл бұрын

so funny when he got cozy at the end ^_^

@PulseTrax 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT HOST!

@Billy_W 9 жыл бұрын

Seems like a respectful young guy that makes great music, shoutout to asap for wanting to expose grime to the US.

@kylethornton3952 8 жыл бұрын

rocky shouting out ireland, rup! 👌👌 people who come here always seem to say we have mental crowds

@xXDollaXx 9 жыл бұрын

LONG LIVE A$AP

@SanchezX8 9 жыл бұрын

Legend!!

@bignate5868 9 жыл бұрын

I like him even more now that he has a good sense for GRIME

@yani2499 7 жыл бұрын

lol "That was some Harry Potter shit...go through the wall and get jiggy and shit"

@user-ds5fr6ob3i 8 жыл бұрын

Uhmmm.. After watching this video, ive come to the conclusion that i would love to have rocky's children LOL. He's perfect !! 😍😍😍

@donnyboy88 9 жыл бұрын

Scotland and Ireland the craziest places to perform, standard. proud to be from Glasgow

@Tylorjustice 9 жыл бұрын

Very rare

@adeldiony 5 жыл бұрын

"and I held u to that, u didn't take me, see!" Remind me of my lil sister

@TeamBiird 9 жыл бұрын

KING KRULE

@xXArseni 9 жыл бұрын

U KNOW WASSUPPPPPP

@Bcopper98 9 жыл бұрын

VERY RARE TRACK!

@mandem888 9 жыл бұрын

Respect to rocky for shouting out Piff Gang

@lordflvcko1621 9 жыл бұрын

the new song is awesome,waiting for the ALLA nigga

@MikeNguyen37 9 жыл бұрын

TYBG

@samuel2pac72 9 жыл бұрын

Upload the one he had in Harlem please

@flybynight8357 9 жыл бұрын

why has it taken this long for red bull to get hattie collins to moderate these lectures, she's great.

@greggvernet1-10 8 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way on how he said how he thought London was gonna look like a Harry Potter setting lololol

@stephanecarmo6975 8 жыл бұрын

Asap Rocky i Caught You Slippen lol [ 38:23 ] ... [ 19:44 ]

@chickenlittle4307 5 жыл бұрын

He was talking about his self

@lornastevens533 9 ай бұрын

Hes a great speaker

@elitesounds1786 9 жыл бұрын

sick tune though ms

@sbulathe1 8 жыл бұрын

44:20 real life

@KoolGNasBlackThought 9 жыл бұрын

oh shit, shabazz palaces shoutout by Mos.. And a Bobby Shmurda shoutout in the same breath lmao

@stefan7665 9 жыл бұрын

BASED GODDDDD !!!

@OTPpride 9 жыл бұрын

that fkn ring ASAP has....want it

@conordawson8721 4 жыл бұрын

15:59 let that breath :) Interview skills

@TheDemiBoy 8 жыл бұрын

is he sober this time?

@mehbkz 9 жыл бұрын

Braaap @ Mos Def :)

@tehrage4044 9 жыл бұрын

55:30 Joe Fox. You're welcome.

@davidcopperfield6935 9 жыл бұрын

Teh Rage yep! I recognised him now :-)

@wyattsmith4933 9 жыл бұрын

Anyone else think Red Bull could've picked a better host?

@iheartbeets 7 жыл бұрын

I think she's fine. Given all cultural differences, she's keeping it academic and on topic. Even when she's the punchline, she's a good sport. For a week now, these old RBMA interviews have been my entertainment and invariably, the commenters dislike the host or the audience.

@tribetribe6720 2 жыл бұрын

10:26 Jheeeeeeeeeeeez

@kiko6217 9 жыл бұрын

What songs did he produce

@enrique8234 2 жыл бұрын

@53:06 tho.. paying homage and made the crowd clap

@adeldiony 5 жыл бұрын

1:14:55

@doctordrizzay 9 жыл бұрын

I dont think Rocky knows what ironic means haha

@hoodfigga1000 9 жыл бұрын

Lol right

@Conceptdadappa93 9 жыл бұрын

doctordrizzay It was embarrassing man was using it all out of context and shit I think Rocky is one of those people who just try and act like they smarter than they really are I get that vibe from him a bit deluded. I like his music tho for sure

@FilipTheMVC 9 жыл бұрын

jesse monor that's exactly how I see it aswell haha

@DSBP1 9 жыл бұрын

His talking about Yams, nigga. Talking about Yams

@MusicalDamir 9 жыл бұрын

doctordrizzay he meant it was ironic because mos def was there

@shakiramarie6565 2 жыл бұрын

Breathe 🧘‍♀️

@ONMY88SHiT 9 жыл бұрын

The interviewer tries so hard.. it's pretty cringeworthy.

@ThisIsDownstate 9 жыл бұрын

***** i thought she was fine, and asked good questions. but he answers with just random shit sometimes and just says this 'deep shit' that makes no sense and then it s awkward lol

@quincyobrien4595 9 жыл бұрын

ThisIsDownstate na man she was a bit slow on trying to understand what he was saying.

@ONMY88SHiT 9 жыл бұрын

***** I'm not saying she is a bad person lol she just tries too hard

@h.j.w2783 9 жыл бұрын

***** she's super nervous. i felt sorry for her, i'd be shitting a brick if I had to do that.

@tafiola 9 жыл бұрын

***** cussin Hattie Collins do you know how much she's done for the UK urban music scene?

@danieltamasi1177 3 жыл бұрын

1:12:05 does anybody find that??

@PavementChasers 9 жыл бұрын

Skip to 39:20 Real Talk

@bahaxeldeen 6 жыл бұрын

Yes sir looooooooool

@ObeyTehPro 9 жыл бұрын

17:19 COZY BOYS

@bundess5473 9 жыл бұрын

pusha T on the album

@704OMEN 9 жыл бұрын

He high as hell

2 жыл бұрын

FLACKO DA GOAT

@LeeCake88 8 жыл бұрын

whooooo issss that bird!

@elleisfabulous 5 жыл бұрын

36:55

@elleisfabulous 5 жыл бұрын

he says my name 💜 30:55

@sketchmaneeprettycool 3 жыл бұрын

8:06 lol

@NoDeductions 8 жыл бұрын

Sorry for putting you on the spot:ASAP-that's ok lmao I wouldn't of been apologized for putting him on the spot. I'm the one interviewing you, not the other way around. But this dude is cool and funny tho

@iMars23 8 жыл бұрын

Rocky was not feeling that bitch energy.

@tylerpitts3312 9 жыл бұрын

i love bone thugs harmony

@niravdoshi8966 4 жыл бұрын

forgot to mention Mos Def

@FlyyrPopulation 9 жыл бұрын

that camera shot from the phone was veryy rare ..

@cassiabaloi2277 5 жыл бұрын

he is so pretty

@IamKiDAlex 9 жыл бұрын

they forgot Danny Seth

@trevj8604 9 жыл бұрын

thats the baddest gramma ive ever seen

@nuendo2020 9 жыл бұрын

All the greatest know that LIl B. based god is that rare shit! TYBG

@fivfiv2841 9 жыл бұрын

lil b succ and did not start the KZfaq move it was soulja boy

@nuendo2020 9 жыл бұрын

Fiv Fiv you are so right Kendrick, Wayne etc all talk about Soulja boy and give them shout outs no one know who Lil B is...Gtfo

@fivfiv2841 9 жыл бұрын

If u lik lil b u dnt no music

@nuendo2020 9 жыл бұрын

Fiv Fiv ok

@antoinearray7944 8 жыл бұрын

Bring Benji in the place and interviews will be soo much better

@salifbobbykoneii 7 жыл бұрын

She Actually Wasnt A Bad Interviewer Like Yall Sayin. If Yall Wanna Watch A Rocky Interview Where The Interviewer Was Cringeworthy Its The UCLA Joint. Go Check That Out Lol 💯

@13eatrix 9 жыл бұрын

shoutout to the based god.

@chrissekulla804 9 жыл бұрын

thats rude grime started like 20 years ago not after asap

@KoolGNasBlackThought 9 жыл бұрын

lol Mos Def and Rocky is a weird pairing.. But Mos and Tyler was too

@georgefaux2154 5 жыл бұрын

Both called flacko jodye

@acewild9689 9 жыл бұрын

give somebody a few mill$ and "Fans" and they call them selfs a GOD

@Clear256 9 жыл бұрын

Mini Kanye West

@asvpxdise1101 9 жыл бұрын

afroguy226 better.

@StoicTaste 9 жыл бұрын

ASVP Dise nah bro never

@quincyobrien4595 9 жыл бұрын

Kayne would have made a scene bruh, Rocky knows better.

@a_cc4954 9 жыл бұрын

afroguy226 you could say that about rocky and gambino.... but not really, their all creative in their own way, but since kanye has some years on them, its likely to be compared to them

@yani2499 6 жыл бұрын

Kanye fucks up his good ideas half the time because of his pride of trying to be different.

@elliothulse6512 9 жыл бұрын

37:00 Rocky the next Bruce Jenner

@girlchanel3993 5 жыл бұрын

elliot hulse he just loves women

@The_Jacek 6 жыл бұрын

More like Mos Es

@CheshireChefeKilos 10 ай бұрын

They aint spelling different or nothing

@Andre.06.07 9 жыл бұрын

Fact is. grime is probably not gona blow as big as say the south blew for example. Simple is the accent. Once thats out the way all the complaining about style jacking will follow, then the street cred in out in london will follow, etc,etc. If anything it will be a indie genre. Now uk hiphop may blow and get some fame, but i feel like its gona be a mimic of american. When i listen to krept and konan, yungen, etc i hear down south american music.(more so K/K) so thats kinda odd imo. They gotta get a style and have it stick. Here in toronto you had the ovo sounds from drake and 40 and boi1da that is consistent. The weeknd fallling from that tree as well. Once a sound sticks, artists will want that and everything will follow.

@SUPERxPOLO 9 жыл бұрын

Mate i don't think you understand what grime is. IT IS AN INDIE GENRE. It's basically a sub-genre of Hip-Hop. Like Indie-Rock is a sub-genre of Rock. Seriously, You Americans think you the coolest and London tryna be you. NO. We could simply make Hip-Hop music like Tinie Tempah has. Grime is not trying to be anything else it is what it is. It ain't gunna "Blow up" in America either, now way. Americas are tryna talk about it because you have only just heard about it and you wanna be Hipster and unique. It's also shit at the moment. About 5 years ago Grime was fcking amazing. It's a very London/British thing. Americans will not understand it and won't like. So just quit talking about it.

@Andre.06.07 9 жыл бұрын

Winné Bro im canadian lol I can identify with uk urban culture moreso since toronto culture is west indian infused like london. Hell we got towns and streets and ares named after yours . that said its true GRIME is not american or trying to be like that, however, the hiphop scene im sorry is a mimic in some cases. heard some rapper saying he was trapping out the bando out there. forget his name

@SUPERxPOLO 9 жыл бұрын

Ned Lightowlers It's not a negative.. The similarity between Grime and Hip-Hop is that they both Rap.. Like Indie Rock and Rock's only similarities are that they Use Guitars and Drums as the bass instruments. They have nothing to do with each other musically but Indie was created from Rock - Grime was created from Hip-Hop (and other things as you listed) but mainly Hip-Hop. It's not a bad thing - We ain't copying America in any way. They think Grime IS hip-hop, I'm saying it's not.

@NedTesco 9 жыл бұрын

Winné But you keep saying it came out if hip hop, when it actually evolved from a British Jamaican tradition of soundsystem culture that dates back to before the windrush. The Jamaican community here in the UK has been spittin since before hip hop even came about. Hip hop has probably had the least influence on the music of grime, especially compared to dancehall and garage. You can similarly say that dancehall and hip hop have spittin in common but it would be stupid to try and say one came out of the other, rather they both evolved from similar Jamaican roots. If you wanna talk about a genre that is hip hop mixed with locl influences, that would be road rap, which mixes hip hop with dancehall and grime. But grime is very separate to hip hop, any footage of old grime raves like the first Eskimo dances look and sound rather alien compared to hip hop, but have a lot more in common wiv dancehall and the soundsystem culture.

@SUPERxPOLO 9 жыл бұрын

Ned Lightowlers Well Then Skepta, Wiley, Kano and whoever the fuck else don't make "Grime" music. Cause there music is CLEARLY mostly influenced by Hip-Hop.

@genepat4427 8 жыл бұрын

Future was before his mixtape

@tynickxo2273 9 жыл бұрын

8 mins in and I've had enough. asaps kinda boring when he's not surrounded by his friends/other rappers. i watched 90 mins of danny brown talking shit with ease... but asap doesn't do it for me to that level. still like his music.

@Andre.06.07 8 жыл бұрын

Fact is, grime will never make out of the uk. Like yes its a sub genre of hiphop but it wont take the lead like how down south hiphop did sorry. I love it but its just that accent. the general public outside the uk really really have hard time wrapping their head around it. I know,,sounds stupid

@jermaineboadu6401 7 жыл бұрын

TNT905 times change

@xQuiickMoneey 9 жыл бұрын

@Red Bull Music Academy the interviewer is more than uncapable for that job 10:47 cant believe her face, its like "who the fuck is mos def". its her fuckin job to read about who these people are also she should at least pretend shes interested also when asap presents his new track M'$ she is pulling up her sleeves all the time what shows shes not interested or cant concentrate on what shes doin. dont like her and aint gonna watch the whole video so dear red bull find a more capable person who can handle all kinds of music or rather hire somebody who s into hip hop instead, would make everything more interesting than questions asked by a person who s not willing to hear an answer. expected way more, red bull is doing everything else so well

@xQuiickMoneey 9 жыл бұрын

bullshit

@xQuiickMoneey 9 жыл бұрын

okay dared to watch 8 further seconds and she starts bullshitin again. rocky starts like "u wanna know something ironic...." and she wants to know where he sat? whuaat the fuck. that was IRONIC no SIENCE.

@Zeal808 7 жыл бұрын

Take the reverb off lol

@jakejohnson5816 9 жыл бұрын

GRIME AINT A SUBGENRE OF HIP HOP!

@NedTesco 9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Tired of seeing hip hop dickriders tryna claim everything relates to America and hip hop

@SI-cd7xs 9 жыл бұрын

Ned Lightowlers tbh I can see the confusion with a lot of the 'grime' being made now, the hiphop (mainly trap) influences are heavy & american hiphop has taken a lot of electronic influences in the last 10 years. "Move that dope" & "clique" could be grime beats if sped up a little. the separation of the genre's isn't as big as it was when grime first emerged.

@NedTesco 9 жыл бұрын

***** that's a very valid point, and definitely goes some way in explaining why so many new grime listeners just think it's UK hip hop

@TheQuirkyTv 9 жыл бұрын

MOS DEF

@user-ds5fr6ob3i 8 жыл бұрын

This woman is awkward af tho..

@nietolodown 4 жыл бұрын

Tuff audience.

@Bigboi54 9 жыл бұрын

Decent interview. He needs to get his hair done.

@shamicshalamb6354 8 жыл бұрын

😏

@georgebenfield 9 жыл бұрын

wow, im dumber now..

@ObeyTehPro 9 жыл бұрын

Ur smarter u fuck

@georgebenfield 9 жыл бұрын

FergRS i thought the first part was ok, and im feelin most of yalls tracks.. I should not have wrote what i did. I know he was excited to be on stage like this.. Im really liking tha lsd tune.. I respect the talent... Just not the best redbull interview..

@StaceyFoxx 9 жыл бұрын

Since when it's become a norm to curse like that in an interview?Like it really takes the class (that he's even trying to potray with his art talk) out of the whole thing smh

@RawrThinkFast 9 жыл бұрын

***** he's just so fluent I feel, and he will come off as a very genuine guy/ vibes didn't lie on this interview forsure