Perhaps one of the most alarming things about Testing is the fact that it truly is lacking that one shining moment that A$AP Rocky can call his own. Ocean’s rhymes ride beautifully over the tranquil production while the A$AP Mob head honcho laments about fame swallowing up his life and fervently trying to find room to breathe and enjoy his loved ones.ĥ Things We Learned After Our First Listen to A$AP Rocky's 'Testing' Album
2.0 album, Rocky is joined by Frank Ocean to deliver the most introspective song on the album. The same can be said for the album’s closer “Purity.” Flipping the sample to Lauryn Hill’s “I Gotta Find Peace Of Mind” from the MTV Unplugged No. Strangely enough, one of his finest moments on the album is also one of the least experimental. “Black Tux, White Collar” finds the 29-year-old reconnecting with producer Clams Casino and revisiting a sound that helped define him while giving a middle finger to the police. Make no mistake, Rocky still has his moments. Unfortunately, he’s still style over substance and his efforts at experimentation don’t always click like he wants them to. Three years after AT.$AP comes Testing where Rocky is at his most experimental as he gives of 52 minutes of attempting to push the musical boundaries as far left as he possibly can.