![]() Live.A$AP sounding a lot more like Houston than Harlem. As often happens in these situations, that ragtag bunch took a backseat to their breakout star and perceived figurehead as he churned through 2012 racking up accolades, performing live for all the right audiences, and scoring one of the year’s biggest rap singles, the 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar assisted banger ‘Fuckin’ Problems.’ Of course, if we’re being honest, Rocky’s success came in spite of New York, with mixtapes, singles, and full-length debut Long. Initially an online sensation with some key local radio support, Rakim Mayers busted through the blogosphere with his A$AP Mob in tow. Not to suggest that absolutely nothing of worth happened in the five boroughs in the interim, but, barring Jay-Z’s post-retirement albums that some people seem to enjoy, it took the likes of A$AP Rocky to get heads buzzing again. How exactly the Big Apple fell out of favor is subject to debate, though arguably the G-Unit freefall of the mid-2000s left a radioactive void that’d give even Snake Plissken pause. In recent years, the city that birthed hip-hop and spawned several of its reigning champions has all but admitted rap game defeat, beset on all sides by Southern swagger, Chi-town cool, Cali sheen, and, believe-it-or-not, Toronto chic. Hell, even a Dipset quality one would be nice. New York hasn't had a Wu-Tang quality rap dynasty in quite awhile. ![]()
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