Name: TESTING by A$ap Rocky
Brand: A$AP Rocky
SKU: 886447076446
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (105 reviews)

ALBUM Explicit

While his endless charisma and effortlessly confident delivery were the hallmarks of Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky's chart-topping songs, there were hints of budding experimentation even in his earliest tracks. Songs defined by murky, narcotic production choices showed up alongside the most by-the-numbers club bangers on 2013 debut LONG.LIVE.A$AP, and its reflective 2015 follow-up AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, had moments that bordered on dream pop. Third album Testing pushes A$AP's experimental impulses to the forefront, expanding his boundary-pushing tendencies into the album's mission statement. There's an immediate feeling of creative abandon in the swell of subsonic bass that opens the record and leads into the messy, swimming "Distorted Records." Fragmented vocal samples, quick left-turns mid-song, and barely contained tape echo show up over and over again. This can be as subtle as the dub-like delays on lead single "A$AP Forever" or as extreme as the Kodak Black-assisted "CALLDROPS." Built on a looping sample of obscure acid folk artist Dave Bixby, the mellow, beatless meditation is more a distant sound collage than anything you'd hear on a mainstream rap record. "Gunz N Butter," featuring Juicy J, meets somewhere in the middle of unfettered experimentation and predictable hip-hop production, with A$AP delivering metered verses between disjointed vocal samples and randomly placed gunshot sound effects. Testing often feels like an uneasy dream, and this feeling is added to by the sometimes awkward sway toward more personal lyrical content. On "OG Beeper," nostalgic remembrances of troubled younger days are buried beneath an anxious beat, and the warped and woozy "Kids Turned Out Fine" inverts this perspective, looking at the troubles of the next generation. "Changes" melts in and out of cloudy, overblown musical segments and clearly spoken sections, inspecting rejection, insecurity, and depression with a startling level of vulnerability. The album title Testing refers to testing new sounds and pushing in new directions in hopes of growth. Songs like the gorgeous Frank Ocean collaboration "Purity," or the darkly simmering "Fukk Sleep" featuring FKA Twigs, take risks that push A$AP Rocky to new, exciting territory, and open new doors for what could come next. ~ Fred Thomas

1. Distorted Records

by A$ap Rocky

Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Composer: Nesbitt Wesonga
Mario Loving
Rakim Mayers
Hector Delgado; Composer
Lyricist: Mario Loving
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers
Nesbitt Wesonga; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Federico "c Sik" Lopez
Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Mario Loving
Hector Delgado
Nesbitt Wesonga
Lord Flacko; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

2. A$AP Forever REMIX

by A$ap Rocky, Moby, T.i., Kid Cudi

Background Vocals: Khloe Anna; Performer
Featured Artist: Moby
T.i.
Kid Cudi; Main Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Performer: T.i.
Kid Cudi
A$ap Rocky
Moby
A$ap Rocky Feat. Moby; Performer
Composer: Hector Delgado
Clifford Harris
Scott Mescudi
Rakim Mayers
Chloe Danquah
Jordan Xavier Garrett
Richard Melville Hall; Composer
Lyricist: Scott Mescudi
Rakim Mayers
Chloe Danquah
Jordan Xavier Garrett
Richard Melville Hall
Clifford Harris
Hector Delgado; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Barry Mccready; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Hector Delgado
Lord Flacko
Jordie X; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado
Sam Houselander; Production
T. I. & Kid Cudi: A$ap Rocky Feat. Moby; Other

3. Tony Tone

by A$ap Rocky

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Puff Daddy; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Roger Webb
Rakim Mayers
Michael Mule
Isaac De Boni
Sean Combs
Hector Delgado
Diddy; Composer
Lyricist: Michael Mule
Sean Combs
Hector Delgado
Roger Webb
Rakim Mayers
Isaac De Boni
Diddy; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Lord Flacko
Hector Delgado
Fnz; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

4. Fukk Sleep

by A$ap Rocky, Fka Twigs

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Hector Delgado; Performer
Featured Artist: Fka Twigs; Main Performer
Keyboard: Ben Goldwasser; Performer
Performer: Fka Twigs
A$ap Rocky
A$ap Rocky Feat. Fka Twigs; Performer
Composer: Tahliah Barnett
Michael Tyler
Rakim Mayers
Gary Lucas
Michael Burman
Matthew Samuels
Hector Delgado
Albert Johnson; Composer
Lyricist: Michael Burman
Hector Delgado
Albert Johnson
Gary Lucas
Michael Tyler
Rakim Mayers
Matthew Samuels
Tahliah Barnett; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Federico "c Sik" Lopez; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Hector Delgado
Fnz
Lord Flacko
Boi 1da
Isaac Debroni (fnz)
Isaac Deboni (fnz); Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

5. Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

by A$ap Rocky, Skepta

Featured Artist: Skepta; Main Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky
Skepta
A$ap Rocky Feat. Skepta; Performer
Composer: Hector Delgado
Joseph Junior Adenuga
Rakim Mayers; Composer
Lyricist: Joseph Junior Adenuga
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Skepta; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

6. CALLDROPS

by A$ap Rocky, Kodak Black

Background Vocals: Acyde
Dean Blunt; Performer
Featured Artist: Kodak Black; Main Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky
Kodak Black
A$ap Rocky Feat. Kodak Black; Performer
Composer: Hector Delgado
Shelly Manne
Alexander Ridha
Brad Jordan
Dave Bixby
Rakim Mayers
Dieuson Octave
Ade Odunlami
Hayward Ivy
John Okuribido; Composer
Lyricist: Ade Odunlami
Hayward Ivy
John Okuribido
Shelly Manne
Hector Delgado
Alexander Ridha
Brad Jordan
Dave Bixby
Rakim Mayers
Dieuson Octave; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Hector Delgado
Boys Noize
Lord Flacko; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado
Alex Ridha; Production

7. Buck Shots

by A$ap Rocky

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Playboi Carti
Kelvin Krash
Smooky Margielaa; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Rakim Mayers
Hector Delgado
Kelvin Krash
Kelvin J N Magnusen; Composer
Lyricist: Kelvin Krash
Kelvin J N Magnusen
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Kelvin Krash; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

8. Gunz N Butter

by A$ap Rocky, Juicy J

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Juicy J
Ricardo Sosa; Performer
Featured Artist: Juicy J; Main Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky
Juicy J
A$ap Rocky Feat. Juicy J; Performer
Composer: Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers
Dean Blunt
Mike Foster
Jordan Houston
Patrick Houston
Paul Beauregard; Composer
Lyricist: Jordan Houston
Patrick Houston
Paul Beauregard
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers
Dean Blunt
Mike Foster; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Federico "c Sik" Lopez; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Hector Delgado
Crazy Mike
Lord Flacko
Dean Blunt; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Hector Delgado; Other

9. Brotha Man

by A$ap Rocky, French Montana

Featured Artist: French Montana; Main Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Snoop Dogg
Frank Ocean; Performer
Performer: French Montana
A$ap Rocky
A$ap Rocky Feat. French Montana; Performer
Composer: Rakim Mayers; Composer
Lyricist: Rakim Mayers; Composer

10. OG Beeper

by A$ap Rocky

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Blocboy Jb; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Hector Delgado
Alexander Ridha
Rakim Mayers
James Baker
Hayward Ivy
Mario Loving
Nesbitt Wesonga
Tommy Wright Iii; Composer
Lyricist: Mario Loving
Nesbitt Wesonga
Tommy Wright Iii
Hector Delgado
Alexander Ridha
Rakim Mayers
James Baker
Hayward Ivy; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Federico "c Sik" Lopez
Dan Fyfe; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Mario Loving
Nesbitt Wesonga
Boys Noize; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

11. Kids Turned Out Fine

by A$ap Rocky

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Mateo "teo" Arias; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Esteban Scott
Bryan Rogers
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers; Composer
Lyricist: Esteban Scott
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers
Bryan Rogers; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Charliemumbles
Hector Delgado
Lord Flacko
Estiee; Production
Recording: Sam Houselander
Hector Delgado; Production

12. Hun43rd

by A$ap Rocky

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: A$ap Mob; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Tupac Shakur
Hector Delgado
Devonté Hynes
Rakim Mayers
Diron Rivers
Maurice Shakur
Tyruss Himes
Walter Burns
2pac; Composer
Lyricist: Maurice Shakur
Tyruss Himes
Walter Burns
Tupac Shakur
Hector Delgado
Devonté Hynes
Rakim Mayers
Diron Rivers
2pac; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Dan Fyfe
Federico "c Sik" Lopez; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Devonté Hynes; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

13. Changes

by A$ap Rocky

Bass: Daniel Seeff
Devonté Hynes; Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Guitar: Daniel Seeff
Mikey Freedom Hart
Michael Burman; Performer
Keyboard: Mikey Freedom Hart; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Gerard A. Powell Ii
James Scheffer
Rakim Mayers
Hector Delgado
Michael Mule
Michael Burman
Isaac De Boni; Composer
Lyricist: Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers
James Scheffer
Gerard A. Powell Ii
Isaac De Boni
Michael Burman
Michael Mule; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tom Elmhirst; Production
Producer: Lord Flacko
Jim Jonsin
Hector Delgado
Fnz
Dj Khalil; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado
Nico Marzouka; Production

14. Black Tux, White Collar

by A$ap Rocky

Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Mikky Ekko; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky; Performer
Composer: Rakim Mayers
Hector Delgado
Louis Bell
Kelvin J N Magnusen
Michael Volpe
Olufunmibi Aeoshiley; Composer
Lyricist: Michael Volpe
Olufunmibi Aeoshiley
Hector Delgado
Rakim Mayers
Louis Bell
Kelvin J N Magnusen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Clams Casino
Tank God
Kelvin Krash
Hector Delgado
Lord Flacko; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado; Production

15. Purity

by A$ap Rocky, Frank Ocean

Featured Artist: Frank Ocean; Main Performer
Primary Artist: A$ap Rocky; Main Performer
Guitar: Erik Alcock; Performer
Performer: A$ap Rocky
Frank Ocean
A$ap Rocky Feat. Frank Ocean; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Michael Mule
Isaac De Boni
Hector Delgado
Frank Ocean
Rakim Mayers
Dean Blunt
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Rakim Mayers
Lauryn Hill
Isaac De Boni
Dean Blunt
Michael Mule
Hector Delgado
Frank Ocean
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Billy Cumella; Production
Mixing Engineer: Hector Delgado; Production
Producer: Dean Blunt
Hector Delgado
Fnz
Lord Flacko; Production
Recording: Hector Delgado
Marylebone; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

52 minutes and 16 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rap, Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, Underground Rap, East Coast Rap

Label

A$AP Worldwide - Polo Grounds Music - RCA Records

Music Distribution Service

Sony Music Hi-Res

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 24, 2018

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886447076446

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TESTING

1. Distorted Records

2. A$AP Forever REMIX

3. Tony Tone

4. Fukk Sleep

5. Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

6. CALLDROPS

7. Buck Shots

8. Gunz N Butter

9. Brotha Man

10. OG Beeper

11. Kids Turned Out Fine

12. Hun43rd

13. Changes

14. Black Tux, White Collar

15. Purity

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1. Distorted Records

2. A$AP Forever REMIX

3. Tony Tone

4. Fukk Sleep

5. Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

6. CALLDROPS

7. Buck Shots

8. Gunz N Butter

9. Brotha Man

10. OG Beeper

11. Kids Turned Out Fine

12. Hun43rd

13. Changes

14. Black Tux, White Collar

15. Purity

Technical Specifications