PMW (All I Really Need) [RuddyP Bootleg]

If I'm completely honest, A$AP Rocky is not among my favourite hip hop artists. Although largely tolerable, I find some of his rhymes infuriating. (eg "One big room full of bad bitches. No, one big room, full of MAD bitches". I want it to sound like Dr Dre, not fuckin Dr Seuss.) That being said, he somehow always has the privilege of rapping over some of the most progressive flowing beats being made right now, more often than not due to the production skills of the the effervescent Clams Casino, and therefore I actually enjoy some of his music. In this case, he has been given the treatment from 2 more up and coming progressive producers, RuddyP and Bear//Face. RuddyP's bootleg, my favourite of the two, brings together RuddyP's energetic but not overpowering synths and drums with A$AP's rhymes and voice modulations. Bear//Face's remix achieves a more hazy, atmospheric, and entrancing vibe and, while I wish it were cleaner in places, is also exemplary. (You can find the download links if you follow the soundcloud links,or get them together as a .zip HERE)

Written by Brendan Little