What makes this song more interesting is the FKA Twigs feature and an instrumental which sounds so eerie that it could be actually be considered an FKA Twigs song. The chorus “Fuck home, fuck sleep, come clean, zonin’/Can’t forget that I’m golden, can’t forget where I’m going/ Fuck popo, police, enemies, fake homies/ Can’t forget that I’m a OG, better act like you know it” like ‘Tony Tone’ is very slick and smooth despite the staccato delivery on every “Fukk” he utters. On “Fukk Sleep”, Rocky is proving more and more to be a very chorus-driven rapper on this album. Though the Puff Daddy feature seems unnecessary, nevertheless, it is fresh to have an OG rapper as an ad-lib or skit feature. Rocky’s flows well with “Stoned-stoned when I’m in my zoney-zone” that just sounds like it rolls off his tongue quickly and complements the instrumentals really well. Next, “Tony Tone” features a heavy trap bass layered below a repeating instrumental loop. This is definitely a memorable one off the album. At the same time, Kid Cudi’s feature as well as Moby’s silky vocals were great accompaniment to the track. The percussion beats are the highlight: the booming bass drum, the resonant clap and the bright Hi-Hat. It kicks off with the instrumental in the coda where ASAP Rocky says “Gang”, after which, a peaceful string section kicks in followed by the standard percussion beats. The next track “ASAP Forever” is a banger. It only gets more experimental from hereon. It was an interesting track but one which lacked much lyrical-magical geniuses one could expect from Rocky. In the chorus, as Rocky repeats “Distorted Records”, the vocals are chopped to enhance the effect of distortion on the track as a whole. Subsequently, the self-titled Lord Pretty Flocka Joyde carries on his usual braggadocio, asserting to listeners that “Like if I’m in your top 10, mine’s better be the first name”. Rocky then makes his entrance with an “Uh”.

For the first 30 seconds or so of the track, you are exposed to this low, humming and minute Synth bass, which sounds penetrating, before it is replaced by a more hard-hitting and aggressive “bitecrusher” sound. Rocky kicks off the album with the track “Distorted Records” which unsurprisingly sounds like a distorted record. ASAP Rocky’s third studio album released in May this year proves to be less of an album and more of a titular “Testing” demo tape.

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