HYPETRAK TV Talks to A$AP Rocky in "The Flacko Renaissance"

Pretty Flacko speaks about hardships, A.L.L.A. and critics in this exclusive interview.

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Despite some of the hardships he endured in the past few years with the passing of his father and close friend, A$AP Yams, A$AP Rocky still managed to come back out on top. With a new album A.L.L.A. that topped the Billboard Hot 200 at debut, HYPETRAK had to talk to Pretty Flacko about how he does it all. Assuring us that everything is going great, Rocky talks about the intricate workings behind the album and critics that have come at him hard. Check out the exclusive interview above, and make sure to head over to HYPETRAK for more music-related news.

“Nowadays you got cameras all up in your face, motherfuckers wanna know the grade school shit, and it just takes the thrill and suspense out of shit, so now it goes from a good dope album to oh now he’s just talking about bitches, then I become that guy who just talks about bitches, then next thing before you know it, women will think I only look at them as bitches and that’s not true. I just want to make it clear, I’m young, I do fun stuff, with women while I’m young, a bunch of young men do it and if you don’t fuck with me, suck a dick.”

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