Rocky’s debut album, LONG.LIVE.A$AP, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in late January. On the day of the release, he sat down with XXL’s editor-in-chief, Vanessa Satten, for a lengthy discussion, which touched on a variety of topics, including the death of his father, who passed away on Christmas Eve 2012. Rocky recounts how hurt he was to lose his father so suddenly, right on the eve of his album release and his subsequent rise. Rocky also talks about his parents’ love for hip-hop and their biggest influences, which helped him grow into the artist that he is today.
In the other cover story, French Montana, whose debut disc, Excuse My French, drops on April 16, XXL racked up a dozen pieces of interesting tidbits about himself, ranging from his hopes for the album and his relationship with 50 Cent to reflecting on the day he was shot in the head.
See their solo covers over at XXL.
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I fux with both French and a$ap. new york rap never left.
They sound south tho
I don’t understand these magazines sometimes.smh
I guess all that matters is that they’re from here, and not the sound
French Montana
Bringing New York back
Nope
Nah…pro era
roc marciano
maffew ragazino
action bronson..etc these cats are bringing NY back…
The Arab who can’t rap and the black guy in a dress who raps like his in bonethugs hmmmm I guess New York is back
Joy badass anyone??
Joey badass
Flatbush zombies.
you mad though?
French makes tough records and A$AP is in his own lane as far as having a mish-mashed sound.
joey badass sounds like he’s an illegitimate son of a wutang member. no hate – it is what it is.
Huh mad? You just made my day… You made me laugh. It’s simple I know rap and ‘you’ are willing to accept anything…
Regardless of what, Hip Hop is a reflection of the culture, people want to party, pop molly’s and have threesomes, and as long as ‘we’ keep those habits, we’re going to have these niggas rapping about that.
you “know” rap?
congratulations, nigga.
I get money. I listen to rap. it’s not that serious for me.
good luck “knowing” rap.
LMAOOOOOOOOO
New York is gonna need more than these clowns.
Even when they’re right, they’re wrong. Lame ass mainstream hip hop media. NY a) never left, but b) yes, is being ‘perceived’ to be back. Which is great. But it’s not really about these two. This just proves how little XXL understands the NY rap landscape. A shame really, but whatever.