Reacting to "Live.Love.A$AP" (Original Mixtape)

[@bobthepoppop]

A Couple Notes: - HEADPHONE WARNING - On the first track, the audio starts out very loud since the Soundcloud audio is way out of whack compared to Spotify settings. - The Soundcloud version of the original mixtape did NOT have vocals for 'Houston Old Head' or 'Roll One Up.' I do those reactions later via the streaming version. - KZbin made me gut "Get Lit" due to copyright reasons (no idea why)

[@xxyy2736]

continue the lemonade trilogy with your wife 😍 and the film

[@mralexsenior3880]

what happened with the sandman reaction?

[@anthonylopez9334]

Bob you should definitely start Scarface's discography he is one of the most lyrical and influential rappers of all time from Houston Tx

[@TechedThrower66]

​@Anthony Lopez The Diary one of the best Southern rap albums of all time

[@likadaboys7]

What did you think of Get Lit?

[@TeeepKick]

The clams casino production is what makes this album for me and gives that nostalgic vibe to it

[@AidanHSR]

clams casino > everyone bro idek

[@genesisosuna]

Clams Casino was so ahead of his time its insane

[@m.8.d.713]

Clams Casino is the GOAT

[@aloo8668]

everyone in this comment section are fucking amazing. clams is indeed the GOAT!

[@lucasBarjas]

Clams Casino is the god of atmosphere

[@Carl-J]

Wassup is so ahead of its time that song has aged so well

[@gamekwondo2852]

So true cj

[@nousername2942]

Literally came on my Spotify DJ mix and can't believe how well it aged. Genuinely nothing like it before or sense sonically

[@dirtydeezt]

such a great song, I agree. timeless

[@arthyarth2132]

Clams casino the goat

[@ricosuave3377]

@@arthyarth2132 musical genius

[@moneygrab610]

In my opinion, you can’t really separate A$AP Rocky’s early work from Clams Casino. I think his unique sound comes partly from the production Clams Casino did, which was (and still is) so unlike everything else. It’s very textured and ambient and spacey, but it allows Rocky to flourish.

[@Botnen.]

What's the deal with Clams Casino never producing for Rocky anymore? So sad

[@emi_fisher]

don't forget spaceghostpurrp

[@moneygrab610]

@@Botnen. I’m not sure. I not as invested in hip-hop anymore as I used to be, but I rarely even hear his name nowadays. He used to produce tracks for a bunch of different artists, and it would be cool to be able to immediately pick up on it. He isn’t super public either though. Someone in the comments probably knows something.

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

@@Botnen. just rocky going in a different direction i guess. he produced sandman though

[@chandler119]

People always say this but clams only produced 5 songs on this album

[@harryyoung1712]

Bob you’ve got to seriously keep going into Rocky’s work. No rush, but his progression and new experiential sounds is unreal

[@epixstarxxv]

10/10 MIXTAPE IM SO GLAD U DID THIS

[@biilyblast64]

When I seen the title I said "ain't no damn way he did LLA 😮"

[@desssperato5420]

ScHoolboy Q has some great projects under his belt. Oxymoron is a certified 2010's classic, Bob. Give it a listen!

[@fishhyyy]

I’ve been asking for this reaction for so long. Underrated classic

[@blackmana]

^^^

[@connorgrenier3301]

Need him to hear blankface

[@sthompson12132]

Habits and Contradictions is waaaaay better though

[@tikev628]

@@danielcortez3110 We need both for sure! Two great, great albums IMO, Q is underrated

[@Zekew24]

Rocky's musical evolution is really cool. Good example of an artist with no bad projects, but pretty dramatically different sounds on each one. You never know what you're gonna get with this guy. The next 3 are all classics too!

[@yoyoma2831]

Clams Casino is such a underrated producer. His beats are truly incredible works of art. Rocky wouldn’t be where he is today without Clams

[@DavidBrusewitz]

Strongly agree. Rocky would have never captivated me as an artist during my high school years quite the way he did if my introduction to him hadn’t been on this very project with Clam’s otherworldly productions

[@user-np3tq4nf1t]

At the same time though, no other rapper can rap well on Clams beats either. When Peep, X, Lone, Mac Miller or others tried, it just didn't sound good at all. Rocky and Clams were a perfect combination. It was a mutual relationship. That relationship died after Rocky and the Mob got the $3 million dollar record deal.

[@AsapCodeine]

@@user-np3tq4nf1t X tried on a clams beat? It must be one of his early 2015 soundcloud singles he would put out because the track doesn't come to mind. Is it off the Icy Hotel or The Fall EP's? X did vocals on a Diplo beat, Lookin for a Star, so I'm surprised with all his variety. It does make sesne tho since SGP is from broward same as X. I wanna hear Denzel over a Clams beat now. Wait I just listened to it, Jah really dissed everyone and released his inner secrets over the I'm God track. It was released in 2014 so it has to be in the first 10 songs he ever made at 16yo. That is hip-hop history. You can even hear him apologize to Ski in the end.

[@jayvader9023]

@@user-np3tq4nf1t lil b

[@hkr.knj8]

​@@AsapCodeinehe also rapped on a lot of sgp beats. And uzi even had a whole mixtape with sgp that never came out if im right

[@pseudo4389]

This was my high school days! This project is nostalgic for me. Houston Old Head is still my favorite Rocky track

[@daymon_1472]

If you continue doing his albums you’ll see how much he grows and develops to his own sound. At.Long.Last.A$AP is a more experimental refined version of the music he started off making

[@manlikemars2929]

I prefer Long.Live.A$ap

[@maksymilian4000]

Testing is even more experimental

[@marcobazan4187]

@@maksymilian4000it is but ALLA works better, sounds more focused. I love testing but it sounds all over the place and it doesn't work all the time

[@daymon_1472]

@@manlikemars2929 I like all his albums

[@straightup6741]

@@maksymilian4000 what a garbage album btw, thats so painful to listen to this sht

[@Mister_Balls]

The ground is shaking and buildings are coming down upon the news of Bob learning of Spaceghostpurrps existence

[@RandomGuy-zl5sp]

need him to go down the raider klan pipeline

[@ezrahaskard3527]

@@RandomGuy-zl5sp we need a pizza and codeine listen and some black kray

[@RandomGuy-zl5sp]

@@ezrahaskard3527 bro. we need a thug angel and pizza & codeine reaction.

[@elidieslit]

@@RandomGuy-zl5splove chris travis

[@704OMEN]

Keep it G deserves so much more appreciation and recognition.

[@aXeL-qr9xs]

Ong, sgp started a wave fr, the unsung legend

[@daymon_1472]

Bob saying Kissin Pink has a “toxic sweetness” to it is such a perfect description of the sound and content of the song

[@biilyblast64]

This is arguably the biggest pivotal point in our era of the rap game. This mixtape took you into an underground world. And it stayed underground for years.

[@wood8595]

asap rocky, kendrick lamar, and schoolboy q is what got me into rap. i love tde and am very happy to see you listening to asap

[@Big.Linguine]

Schoolboy is TDE and should definitely be on your never ending listen list

[@leem48]

Blank face LP is a must

[@YerpDerp17]

@@leem48 Blank Face is a legit classic and criminally underrared. It has a timeless sounds, and to me, as someone who loved Oxymoron when it came out, it sounds more dated and of its time. The level of maturity between Oxymoron and Blank Face is insane. lol But music is subjective, just my opinion.

[@leem48]

@@YerpDerp17 I agree blank face is my favourite project from him

[@delta1019]

@Matthew Smolenski i would prefer blank face and then i see ur profile pic hahah

[@31SKY]

This is my favorite project (mixtape or album or anything) of all time

[@cozierferret7274]

Same bro

[@cozierferret7274]

@@D1sappo1ntmentPanda what you think about it?

[@noble1040]

The next two after this one are my favorite Rocky projects. Can’t wait to see the reactions to those, Rocky has such a unique sound

[@kadem8_]

the thing about Rocky is he has noticeable style development as his discography continues i personally love this mixtape but i cant deny the quality improvements as it continues Bob will love his next few works I believe!

[@obeyjohar9491]

That vocal effect is the "chopped N screwed" influence from Houston that he mentioned in the intro. It's just something we grew up on. RIP SCREW RIP Da PIMP

[@YerpDerp17]

Facts. Me and my friends used to have so many chopped n screwed versions of records. lol It became decently popular outside of Housten for a while. The Housten sound was so fun, and perfect to cruise around with friends. DJ Screw is a legend.

[@DavidEmil_]

“Rest in peace to Screw tonight we take it slowly” ❤️‍🔥

[@lukecrossley]

Hey Bob, just wanna say i've really appreciated your new way of doing reactions where you list the order you'll be reacting to things in at the start of the video and it's rly clear and concise and helpful for viewers, thanks again man love the channel and content hehe

[@likadaboys7]

BOB IM SO HAPPY YOU DID THIS! one of my favorite mixtapes of all time, this was so unexpected

[@travahnb.896]

This dropped the year I graduated highschool. Very pivotal year in rap & rnb where it was proven the new generation was about to take over big time. S/o SpaceGhostPurrp!

[@aXeL-qr9xs]

Fr sgp ridiculously influential and nobody really knows

[@bobocheesy5830]

Hey Bob that really deep vocal change in Rocky’s voice is a classic piece of houston culture, it’s part of a sub genre called Chopped and Screwed/Chopped not Slopped founded by DJ Screw. It’s also supposed to give that feeling of tripping on Lean 😅

[@lukektt3797]

Honestly I think you'll appreciate all his other albums much more, way more refined and experimental. Can't wait for you to get to At.Long.Last.A$AP 🫡 his absolute magnum opus

[@sv4940]

He lyrically gets so much better each album

[@user-tb9sq5po6z]

Not on Testing. He peaked lyrically on ALLA

[@akrobatnearl]

@@user-tb9sq5po6zALLA had some pretty weak moments lyrically, but yea you right

[@user-tb9sq5po6z]

@@akrobatnearl I mean Rocky has never really been consistent when it comes to lyrics. He can spit if he wants but he's extremely lazy. His best moments are usually the odd feature here and there. The best lyrical track he's made is probably Out Of This World or Multiply. But I stress Rocky has never needed to make a lyrically competent track to make good music which is why Live Love ASAP is a classic despite not having many bars. It's really the charisma, style, beats and flow that make this a top project.

[@fernandoreyes680]

Bob, please please you need to react to Paid In Full by Eric B and Rakim. You don't understand how blasphemous it is that you've never heard Rakim's voice. He's literally nicknamed the God MC. One of the most influential rappers ever, if not the most. And that album is probably like a top 3 most essential albums from the 80s. Please Bob, trust me on this one 🙏

[@Canyyon]

Can't wait for Long Live Asap. 10/10 album for me

[@cristianduque3421]

Ong! No song misses it’s all extremely good top to bottom shi crazy

[@Canyyon]

@@cristianduque3421 I need him to hear LVL 😭

[@Jpegmafia0917]

Favorite rocky album! Can't wait to see your reaction!

[@jjose100ify]

I remember in high school listening to “peso” in my friend’s truck with huge subwoofers right behind us we were blitzed out of our minds it was definitely a trippy experience 😅 that beat is trippy af

[@ZachWilsonsMomsFriend]

I’ve been sleeping on Rocky for too long. I love what I know but have never dove into his discography… this is a good place to start lol

[@user-tb9sq5po6z]

It's the only project you need to listen to. It's 15 tracks of elite production and charismatic rapping. ALLA is great overall but nothing is touching this tape. Testing is skippable besides maybe 4-5 songs max

[@orionthatman9390]

Rocky’s early work can be described as “cloud rap” which is what you’re talking about with the atmosphere and mood over lyrical content

[@thafinessekid7879]

Hopefully you do the rest of his discography, the next 2 projects are his best by far Imo

[@CrystalMannequins]

This mixtape brings back so many great memories being a little hooligan in high school lol

[@jackmessinger9312]

So glad you’re finally doing Rocky. Absolute favorite

[@arlogarcia5864]

Cant believe it took this long but worth the wait Rocky is so goated

[@joni2417]

Glad you did the original version too and not just the streaming version. Almost everyone reacting to this mixtape does the streaming version and ends it with Demons or Sandman. Out of this world is one of my favourite songs of the Mixtape and it kinda makes me sad when it gets left out. It kinda throws me off when Demons flows into Sandman. Most of the time I heard the Mixtape Demons flowed into Out of this world and it is like you said a great closer. But Sandman is a great track too. It would be great to see some another reaction to a Asap Rocky. His discography got only better with time to my opinion. Especially his Album "At long last Asap" is my favourite. Hopefully his new album after 6 years coming on 30th August is on the same level.

[@joffnatic]

FINALLY THE DAY HAS ARRIVED THANK YOU BOB (this is my favorite album)

[@trese2658]

This album is Texas influenced specifically Houston call Chopped and Screwed and DJ Screw as the creator of this type of style. So this album has somewhat of a Houston vibe.

[@marcogeorgoussis5531]

One of my favourite mixtapes ever, has aged beautifully

[@athehybrid]

This is my go to rap album when I want to relax

[@digispeak0]

Good to see you appreciating the seamless flow switches rocky does.

[@andrewshutt5601]

I'm so glad bob liked Leaf. So fucking underrated as a track

[@Base537]

Personal favorite off this project

[@hiddenleafchapo]

I remember listening to Rocky growing up n just new Rocky was special from his sound n his overall style. An inspiration to todays new generation of rappers. He has changed music n sound forever.

[@ringer1324]

The one I’ve been waiting for since the beginning. Classic Mixtape

[@LePetitOtaku]

for me it's the best mixtape, that area was gold with such talented underground rappers like lil b, mac miller, sgp, fbz..

[@Ole5644]

A$ap came out during the Era of trippy music and the beast coast underground wave. Pro era, capital steez, flatbush zombies, underachievers, and Joey Bada$$ are all part of that 2011-2014 NY east coast wave that was new but still in touch with NY roots/sounds!

[@aXeL-qr9xs]

Has Bob reacted to Amerikkkan Korruption? I feel like hed love that project

[@TeasGoneCold3400]

This album man, takes me back to a better time for sure. Rocky will always be a goat to me and long live/Live Love ASAP are Classics tapes in my opinion. Lil Wayne and Rocky made me love hip hop.

[@szymonmarcinowski2582]

Hooly christmas came early! Absolutely a classic mixtape, clams casino was cooking the beats like michelin star chef and rocky was dictionary definition of cool. Trippy, spacey overall a whole ass vibe. While lyrical content is not something I'm going to lose my sleep about, I feel phisical pain whenever someone says it's boring and uninspired.

[@cristianduque3421]

Thinking of Bob bumping A$AP Rocky in the car for the days leading up to Additional thoughts is funny 😂, Bob forsure has to be the coolest person

[@ramialejel]

Rocky journey about to be crazy 🔥

[@elmofroggy163]

I’ve been waiting for some rocky! Can’t wait to see reaction

[@gopp]

10/10 mixtape, although his AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP is imo his best work, I suggest listening to it when you can

[@who_is_dis]

'Style wild like common after Erykah' - Her partners went on to get a lot weirder after being with her 😂 In how they dressed / acted / the music etc. Andre 3000 being the biggest example. Surprised you skipped out Rocky's verse on Trilla it's soooo good, it used to completely go over my head before.

[@lukecrossley]

also, for context on the A$AP Mob, it's pretty much only A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg who have been popular, a couple of other members have had one or two hits but p much only Rocky and Ferg have had albums that are super worth checking out, it's quite different to a brockhampton or wu-tang clan or odd future

[@user-tb9sq5po6z]

The other members don't have hits because they didn't get signed on a major label. Ferg was mostly a singles artist outside of Trap Lord. ASAP Yams was supposed to get the other group members to blow up and it didn't work because he died in 2015. Either way, it was taking him too long to help the other ASAP members take off. Twelvyy and Nast should have had mixtapes in 2012 or 2013 if they wanted their shine. Clearly Rocky was the only real star of the group.

[@slunkzilla]

This album always brings a tear to my eye… countless rides with the homies listening to this

[@since_leo]

one of the most underrated artist of all time

[@dvo9882]

Clams Casino and ASAP with those distorted type beats was 🔥🔥

[@blackmana]

if you want some good raw ny hip hop yoiu gotta get that 1999 - joey badass reaction in, capital steez - amierkkkan korruption as well

[@az2ca]

Kissin Pink is my favorite song. So hypnotizing and nostalgic. I used to play this on repeat heavy.

[@johnvamvas]

One of my favorite mixtapes ever...so glad you did this

[@cristianduque3421]

Just bought the Patreon to see the PE$O music video reaction and for Get Lit reaction I love that song

[@rafmaetens6183]

Really, I can't believe no one ever suggested you take a listen to billy woods before, man has been on an epic run last few years

[@ProdJakera]

honestly i was never as big of a fan of this project as i am of AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP. that (imo) is his best project to date. so many different sounds and each track so unique and made with so much love and attention to detail. the quality of ALLA is on another level, especially with tracks like jukebox joints, fine whine, everyday, and L$D

[@bubblegum7489]

Clams casino outdid himself on this album. The beats on this album are so heavenly and godly, shit had me floating the first time I heard this album. Also the away asap flows so flawlessly on these beats ,making the listener feel that drugged hazey feeling that rocky is hismelf going through with all the drugs and weed he be doing . One of those rare drug /weed/high rap albums that actually makes the listener feel like they are high too. Really excited for the upcoming flacko album.

[@gemst0nes]

you gotta do the rest of his projects in order bob asap rocky is a lot of peoples favorite artists he’s very well respected in the art/fashion word and well respected by all rappers.

[@siffswrld7130]

Cause Houston came up with this sound called “Chopped & Screwed” if you listen it will explain the whole album and style

[@Swagsue21__]

Listen to All Screwed Up by DJ Screw. You will understand where A$AP Rocky’s southern influence comes from.

[@puppppppppppuuuuu6205]

Spaceghostpurrp is a major influence for Rocky you should definitely check some of his stuff eventually

[@ProdJakera]

Bob, if you like Clams Casino's production and want to explore it further, I'd HIGHLY recommend checking out his album '32 Levels'.

[@flylo3416]

GODDAMN HOW REAL IS THIS

[@walterclark3198]

The production on that album is fire asf

[@G59METH]

Clams Casino is one of the best producers in the industry, I feel like he hasn't produced that much compared to other producers apart from his own projects, but everything he's made is a classic, you may have heard his songs "I'm God" "All I need" or "Illest Alive" before. When you said you disliked the alternated deep vocals that's exactly what the southern inspiration is, it's called "chopped and screwed" and was created by DJ Screw in the early 1990s Houston, then it went on being popular in Memphis mainly thanks to Three 6 Mafia who were inspiration to a lot of rappers, rap groups and producers like A$AP Mob, Metro Boomin, $uicideboy$, Freddie Dredd, Raider Klan which included Denzel Curry, SpaceGhostPurpp, Xavier Wulf, Chris Travis, Yung Simmie, Eddy Baker and many others even Bones, most of these artists have collaborated between each other or were affiliated in a way at some point in the past.

[@user-tb9sq5po6z]

Clams was more talented than Metro but he didn't want to go mainstream.

[@astr0sauce]

Clams Casino did so much for Rocky. GOATed producer.

[@tommeycd]

Legendary mixtape probs one of my all time favs.

[@eternalglow6483]

Trust when i say in 2011 when this dropped (as a stoner in high school at the time) this was the best album i ever heard in my life and every song was way ahead of its time. Listening now its hard to deny the production doesnt hit as much as it did back then, but maybe its just because nowadays every song has massive banging 808's and Sub basses mixed beautifully. Most of these songs dont even sound like they have bass at all lol but besides that the production is amazing

[@maurice9766]

Bob you should research cloud rap and where it was when this tape dropped and where it went after. This shit isn't a mix between southern sound and new york sound it was a memphis rap inspired cloud rap tape; clams casino production, two sgp features, etc. perfect early cloud rap release

[@bornabudic1399]

Sandman is actually a new song he made recently and included it into his anniversary release of the mixtape to streaming platforms. You can hear that the quality is clearer and his voice is more mature, but he brought it back by collabing with Clams Casino again after doing just a couple songs with him in the decade after relasing this mixtape. Also the songs talks about him missing A$AP Yams who died several years after this mixtape came out and who was a big big mentor to Rocky and believed in him and he took a big hit when he died

[@gloryphic]

His lyrics aren’t the deepest but his flow is top tier, especially on newer albums you can really hear his growth

[@AsapCodeine]

This mixtape was the soundtrack to mine and my friends lives. We would throw down on the weekends to buy an ounce of some fire and play Live.Love.A$AP till we hot boxed the whole apartment. The memories this mixtape made are top 3 in all memories of my entire life. Also you gotta get high to listen to a clams casino beat, it makes you feel like like you're floatin on a cloudy beat. This mixtape was not made to be sober.

[@pedroandre8324]

The next project, which is his debut album, is my favorite. So many bangers. It is not so experimental like this one Cant wait for the reaction

[@jtothewoo6753]

Love this reaction, def an album you bump with the bass boosted smoking with your friends haha

[@bat300-]

Asap🗣🗣🗣🗣 A.$.A.P.Accumulate status and poweracronym symbolizing any purpose, Always stacking always paper-chasing

[@byHexted]

Idk why kissin pink isn’t on streaming it was always my favorite song off hear in high school

[@kingdudebro9283]

thsi video came out at the perfect time. i literally just got done cooking my food nd now i got something to watch while eat. thx!

[@yepis666]

Such a chill dude i love your reactions

[@lexi7613]

keep it g is literally amazing

[@default3252]

Jamming to the new Yonce/K Dot remix and then seeing this reaction dropped completely made my night. Fantastic reaction as always!

[@marcogeorgoussis5531]

Not sure if your into it but this album while stoned or tripping is insane

[@YerpDerp17]

He says in the reaction that he really wishes he could smoke while listenting to this. But his job makes it to where he can't.

[@tyeslim101]

Facts!! Me & my friends used to ride around our city and get stoned af to this 😂

[@cristianduque3421]

Legit so happy right now 😭😭😭 waited for this moment since I found this channel in December of 2021 fuck I’m so excited to watch this A$AP Rocky is the GOAT no mf lie ! MB

[@simranjeetchohan510]

My favorite artist. I FUCKING LOVE YOU BOB

[@davidj.r.6657]

By far his best project. I'm really excited for his upcoming album!

[@macisaac917]

Need some more asap reactions‼️

[@guccibane3422]

This album was a really cool era for me, lot of up and coming rappers that are now staples today. Schoolboy Q for example is part of the collective Black Hippy along with Ab Soul and a then not as known rapper Kendrick Lamar. 24:55

[@drzen7221]

I was waiting for this reaction :)

[@blackmana]

the low pitch vocals and screwed sound is very much a product of that dirty south inspiration

[@njf7426]

Just rewatched your DS2 reacting and you mentioned him being a “monster” which is fitting cuz he has a very highly praised tape called “Monster that’s definitely worth checking out. I would say that most people regard DS2 and Monster as his top 2 projects. It’s also a METRO BOOMIN collab 🐐

[@DiosLab]

It had been a looong time since I last listened to this album. Its really good! Btw, do you intend on doing Westside Gunn?

[@GOKUKAMEHAMHA1]

Peso was my favorite song in middle school man. All time favorite