A$AP Rocky is officially back on the road... in the most A$AP way possible.
Since its January 8th kick off in Minneapolis, the Harlem-native's Injured Generation tour has traveled throughout various North American cities with just seven shows left before wrapping up February 17th in Miami.
The tour comes in support of A$AP's recently released third studio album, Testing, which features Juicy J, T.I., Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi and more.
On Testing, A$AP tampers with his flow and his stream of consciousness, exploring a variety of new sounds and mind-altering ideas on the album's 16 tracks.
The Babushka boy– decked out in a crash dummy mask– is accompanied on stage by crash test cars and a sea of masked hype-men directing the crowd to smile, frown and mosh throughout the show.
His sets have been relatively consistent, with a good mixture of new material, cuts from his musical archive and covers.
Take a look at the setlist from his latest show:
Which songs made the cut? Cue up our Setlist Playlist on Spotify and keep reading for a closer look at the songs on the Injured Generation tour.
"A$AP Forever"
Released as a single prior to the album's release, "A$AP Forever" experiments with rock, pop and electronic elements, sampling Moby's downbeat 2000 single, "Porcelain."
It was also A$AP's way of saying "I'm baaaaack."
This heavy-hitting street anthem is an energizing testament to the loyalty of A$AP's crew (gang!) and may be a nod at heavyweight rap collective Wu-Tang Clan.
"They wanna rep with the name but this ain’t no regular name."
"Praise the Lord (Da Shine)"
What do Flacko, John Lennon and Chance the Rapper have in common?
They all tripped acid whilst producing some of their best– and most important– work.
I mean, where would the Beatles be without Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? Or Chance without his breakout mixtape Acid Rap?
"I had this psychedelic professor... he's a professor and he studies in LSD," Rocky explained, on the production of the song.
"I had him come through and monitor [me and Skepta] while we were working– I think to make a theory or logic out of the process of hip-hop...he made the beat, we did the rhymes all tripping balls, bro. Trippin.'"
We hear A$AP's best DMX impression in the last few verses and chorus of "Praise the Lord," but that's not the only nostalgia surrounding the track.
"I came, I saw, I came, I saw/ I praise the Lord, then break the law/ I take what’s mine then take some more/ It rains, it pours, it rains, it pours."
“It takes me back in a place, my childhood or past life that I can’t even explain," he continued. "It’s nostalgic.”
"Kids Turned Out Fine"
"Kids Turned Out Fine" is Rocky's favorite song on the album. In it, the Harlemite reassures listening parents that their kids will be ok, no matter what type of "hoodrat" stuff they may be involved in their youth.
Though the album itself is dripping in psychedelic texture, this track in particular is super trippy.
"Do you ever hear people when they describe that LSD experience and they tell you about colors that they never seen before?" the rapper asked in an interview. "That's what I'm trying to describe."
"Inside sunny energize/ Think about it like you feelin’ alive/ On the mama boy, she swear to God/ Lady said that she ain’t into guys."
"Kids Turned Out Fine" samples Australian band Good Morning's "Don't Come Home Today."
Take a listen to both tracks below.
"F**kn' Problems"
Hold up... simmer down.
All the OG fans out there, rejoice! A$AP pulls this deep cut from his 2013 debut album, Long.Live.A$AP. as one of his main set closers.
If you didn't live under a rock, you probably heard this NFSW song at any college frat party...or on the radio! That's right: despite its, uh, colorful language, "F**kn' Problems" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a major radio success following its initial release. (Six years later, it's still a bop).
Rap all-stars Kendrick Lamar, Drake and 2 Chainz each hop on a guest spot and stunt on one another about girls, their luxurious lifestyles and money.
A$AP has a handful of shows left before wrapping up the Injured Generation tour, so make sure to peep the A$AP Mob website for all the dates and head over to Live Nation to cop your tickets.
His remaining North American dates are listed below!
A$AP Rocky Injured Generation tour dates:
01/30 – San Diego, California @ Valley View Casino Center
01/31 – Inglewood, California @ The Forum
02/01 – Sacramento, California @ Golden 1 Center
02/02 – San Francisco, California @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
02/05 – Portland, Oregon @ Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
02/06 – Kent, Washington @ Accesso ShoWare Center
02/17 – Miami, Florida @ III Points Music Festival