Tagged: asap rocky

Download DJ Burn One’s Where There’s Smoke Mixtape

DJ Burn One has a nose for what’s next. He hosted a few mixtapes with your favorite rappers right before they were big, like Gucci Mane’s Chicken Talk and Young Dro’s Future Legends series. He … read more »

POSTED January 27, 2012 7:15PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (11) TAGS: , , , , , , , , ,
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A Year in Music: Naomi Zeichner

It’s difficult to differentiate a year in music from just a year. Beyonce exists because we hear her at the gym, Bill Callahan is important because he sings about America while we’re abroad, the first … read more »

POSTED December 22, 2011 10:30AM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (10) TAGS: , , , , , , , ,
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Producers to Watch

Five producers who will change the sound of rap in 2012. BEAUTIFUL LOU Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 26 Notable beats: ASAP Rocky, “Trilla,” Shady Blaze, “Ima Get Em,” Lil B, “Cocaine” Signature sound: Groggy … read more »

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ASAP Rocky, “Out Of This World” MP3

Coming off news of his (allegedly) big money RCA deal, Harlem’s next big hope lets loose this loosie. He sounds more self-aware than he ever has, namedropping more popular rappers who are now his competition … read more »

POSTED October 18, 2011 6:40PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (13) TAGS: ,
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The FADER FORT by FIAT NYC Lineup

The FADER FORT by FIAT NYC opens its doors on Friday this week, just four days from now. On October 21st and 22nd, we’ll be set up at 443 W 18th street in Manhattan with … read more »

POSTED October 17, 2011 5:52PM IN Fort Artists Comments (4) TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Gen F: ASAP Rocky

In an apartment perched northeast of Morningside Park in Harlem, ASAP Rocky is sitting knuckle-to-temple in a leather armchair he dragged halfway out of a closet. In song, Rocky routinely calls himself a “pretty motherfucker,” … read more »

POSTED October 14, 2011 6:30PM IN GEN F Comments (3) TAGS: , , ,
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ASAP Rocky Signs to a Major Label

Very quickly up from the underground, everyone’s favorite Rick Owens booster ASAP Rocky has officially signed to a major label, Polo Grounds Music/RCA under the giant 550 Madison Avenue monolith of Sony. Though he seemed … read more »

POSTED October 14, 2011 12:45PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (14) TAGS: ,
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The FADER #76 Podcast

So it goes—another new issue and another new podcast commemorating our love for the magazine’s contents. The FADER #76 mix is bookended by our haze filled interview with ASAP Rocky. That first beat comes from … read more »

POSTED October 11, 2011 12:15PM IN MP3 / STREAMS, The FADER TAGS: , , , , , , , , ,
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I had a photo teacher in high school who told me the only thing she takes pictures of is light. This sounded so pretentious to me. Actually, it still does. But it sounds a little … read more »

POSTED October 10, 2011 12:00PM IN BACK ISSUES, ISSUES TAGS: , , , , , , , ,
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Watch ASAP Rocky Perform “Peso” at Dipset’s Reunion

When I interviewed ASAP Rocky for FADER #76, he said of his Harlem heroes, “Max B went to jail, Jim Jones cut his braids, now its ASAP’s turn.” During a Dipset reunion Friday night at … read more »

POSTED October 3, 2011 1:13PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (2) TAGS: , , ,