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"Peso" is the debut single by American rapper ASAP Rocky. Produced by his ASAP Mob cohort, ASAP Ty Beats, it was released through ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music , and RCA Records as the lead single from his critically acclaimed breakout mixtape Live. Love. ASAP (2011).
In August 2011, Rocky following a music video for the song "Peso", which first appeared on internet blogs and eventually received radio airplay on New York City's Hot 97. [2] The song also earned him respect in the New York scene, of which he later said, "It bring a tear to my eye to see native New York people give me my props because New York ...
Both Roth and Carl Lamarre of Billboard felt Rocky "sits tight on the hook". [ 6 ] [ 13 ] Jessica McKinney of Vibe wrote that the song "seems to have a hard-hitting hip-hop beat". [ 4 ] Peter Berry of XXL called it "an energetic new banger" and wrote that it "features a bouncy trap beat and typically confident bars from each of the three MC's ...
The music video for "Tailor Swif" was released on Rocky's YouTube channel on August 30, 2024. It was directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia. [9] The music video was shot in Kyiv, Ukraine in December of 2021. [10] The music video was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video, though lost to the video for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us ...
Live. Love. ASAP is the debut mixtape by American rapper ASAP Rocky, who released it as a free digital download on October 31, 2011.It features production by Clams Casino, ASAP Ty Beats, DJ Burn One, and SpaceGhostPurrp, among others.
ASAP Rocky initially garnered mainstream attention after releasing his singles "Peso" and "Purple Swag" in summer 2011. Initially hesitant on signing to a major label, he eventually signed with record executive Bryan Leach's Polo Grounds Music (an imprint of RCA Records ), after developing a close relationship with the fellow Harlem native.
The music video was directed by François Rousselet and is set in a world governed by children. [6] [8] Kid versions of ASAP Rocky and Anderson .Paak wear stylish outfits and drive through a cartoon Los Angeles in a muscle car, [3] [5] where the streets are lined with playhouses; they rob a liquor store with others, perform in front of a private jet, [6] defend themselves in court, [2] [3] [8 ...
The production begins with Pharrell's signature "four-beat" intro, followed by reverbed horn sounds [2] [15] and an array of synthesizers. [15] [16] In the chorus, ASAP Rocky interpolates the melody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana and vows to speak out on what he believes in: "We grow, we learn and we live (Woo, woo) / I might start a riot (Woo, woo, woo) / We grow, we learn and we ...