It also presented a warped take on electronic music, which in turn attracted Aphex Twin fans.
Released on Halloween 2011, the album was a bridge between the East and the South. Everything had to be purple.īy bringing all these elements together, Rocky’s debut mixtape gave the world something fresh and exciting. Although Rocky and his friends worshipped the line-pushing hubris of local heroes like Big L and Cam’ron, their ear was more inclined to the melodic yet sedated trap sound of DJ Screw, SpaceGhostPurrp (who produced “ Keep It G” on $AP) and Pimp C - music which made most sense when processed through a mind fogged by drugs. Rocky was part of a generation of New Yorkers who found themselves during an era where the South had all the coolest rappers.
