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A$AP Rocky: Testing review – twisted pretty-boy cranks up the weirdness

The rapperâ€™s aversion to the mainstream takes his third album to some glorious heights, with the help of Skepta and Frank Ocean. But is his swaggering decadence wearing thin?A$AP Rockyâ€™s great gift isnâ€™t that he flies above rap trends Ââ€“ itâ€™s that he contorts them at will. Who else could be pitched as the successor to New Yorkâ€™s golden-age legends while leaning on subwoofer-rumbling, screwed-up Southern hip-hop? Rocky is an ostentatious impresario who...

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07:58 on May 25 2018

A$AP Rocky drops new album ‘Testing’, featuring Frank Ocean, Skepta and Lauryn Hill

NME — Testing is here... A$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky has released new album Testing, and it’s packed with appearances from some of rap and hip hop’s leading …Continue rea... more info

12:46 on May 25 2018

stream A$AP Rocky's new LP 'Testing' ft. Frank Ocean, Blood Orange, FKA twigs, more

Brooklyn Vegan — The album also samples Moby and Lauryn Hill. Continue reading… more info

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13:00 on May 25 2018

It could all be so simple … why did Lauryn Hill disappear?

Guardian Music — The artist â€“ who has announced a string of arena dates â€“ retreated after the release of her seminal album. What happened?If being sampled by the biggest rap... more info

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15:26 on May 25 2018

A$AP Rocky: Testing review – twisted pretty-boy cranks up the weirdness

Guardian Music — The rapperâ€™s aversion to the mainstream takes his third album to some glorious heights, with the help of Skepta and Frank Ocean. But is his swaggering decadence we... more info

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