A$AP Rocky and the whole A$AP Mob recently caught up with oddball media personality Nardwuar for an interview at SXSW. During the interview, Nardwuar broke out a few vinyl gems from some of the Harlem crew’s Hip Hop idols.
The A$AP Mob first reflected on two of Harlem’s most revered acts, the Diplomats and McGruff of Children of the Corn. Rocky explained that the Dips were his generation’s icons growing up and that Herb McGruff was a revered veteran of Uptown.
“This is too trill, ” he exclaimed. “When we discovered the Diplomats, they totally influenced our generation. It was crazy, everybody wanted to be Dipset at that time…[but] McGruff, you’re taking it to some digging’ in the crates shit…he used to run with Big L back in the days. He kind was out before Cam, Stan Spitz and all of them. He’s a big Harlem vet.”
Nardwuar then handed the Harlem upstart a copy of Das EFX’s ’98 LP Generation EFX and Black Moon’s War Zone. Rocky talked about how “Trilla” producer Beautiful Lou sampled “They Want EFX” in the song. He also added that Black Moon was one of his favorite groups from the ’90s era.
“As far as [Das EFX], you ever heard my song ‘Trilla,’ featuring [ASAP Twelvy and ASAP Nast], on the hook it’s like, ‘One-two, um/Buckle-my, um,’ that’s the sample from Das EFX on the song called ‘They Want EFX,’ he noted. “As far as Black Moon, I fuck with this shit, Buckshot and all them other niggas.”
Check out the full interview below.
lol compare these wack crews.
Diplomats was only ill because of their beats, same goes for the A$AP niggas.
it’s sad they have to give New York a bad name with their garbage lyrics.
Biggie is rolling his grave
word up
no he cant turn roll cuz hes to fat
so hah
fuck Biggie Smalls and his fat cheeks nigga
son gtfoh every rapper coming out of nyc is not going to be “lyrical”…once niggas like you realize that the world will be a better place
Sorry being lyrical is expected no matter where your from.
cam’ron an jr writer> most the rap game…as far as asap goes, they are a breathe of fresh air, somethin weve been needing since the 90s
ASAP give Texas and lazy bone their flow back. Dude is wack.
at first i was like wtf @ his voice? but sick ass interview
“This is too trill, ”
this girl is from harlem but aint out in the streets to busy on the internet watching music videos from texas artists
y’all be killin me w/ that lyrical stuff. lyricism didn’t even become that prominent in hip hop until the late 80s. besides, music like fashion is cyclical. besides, there are still lyricist out there so why don’t you go support them and stop worrying about something you don’t like
yea dont forget his influence came mostly from Texas…crazy thing is has even been there before…and Im not talking about tours….smh.
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Fuck all you haters. Rocky is dope
A$AP is not some lyrical genius, but that dude is a real motherfucker. I fuck with his music all day and if you can’t vibe or at least chill to that LiveLoveA$AP joint, then you are either looking for the next illmatic or your into some pussy shit.
FYI “Trilla” is one of the dopest songs I’ve heard in years.
Sounds like he got more influence from Bone Thugs… aint recognize dipset in his style