Now that A$AP Rocky’s debut Long.Live.A$AP is about to drop, the stage is set for another member of A$AP Mob. A$AP Ferg has inked a solo deal with Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records.

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Most of A$AP Rocky’s debut Long.Live.A$AP leaked before the new year, but there are still a few gems that haven’t been heard until now. The Harlem MC keeps things eclectic, teaming with Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welch on “I Come Apart,” one of four bonus tracks on the deluxe edition. Pretty Flacko raps and sings over the rattling production, while Flo chants the hook.

A$AP explained how the record came together. “[Florence] is actually a huge fan and she reached out [to me],” he told MTV News. “I knew about her from winning Grammys and stuff like that, but I’m not gonna sit here and lie—I wasn’t too in tune with the music, so when I found out she was fascinated with my style, that’s when the infatuation with her came. I just started doing research and I became a fan.”

After Long.Live.A$AP drops on January 15, Rocky will join Rihanna on her “Diamonds World Tour” starting in March.

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A$AP Rocky assumes the throne in the video for “Long Live A$AP,” the introduction to his upcoming debut of the same name, due January 15. In the artsy clip, Harlem’s golden child takes us on a visual journey though his mind, while dressed to impress in the latest fashions. All hail A$AP.

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His album may have sprung a leak a month in advance, but A$AP Rocky is not letting that spoil his moment. For those that didn’t cop the bootleg, the Harlem rapper debuts the title track from his upcoming album Long.Live.A$AP, due January 15.

Pretty Flacko proves he’s worthy of the hype on the heavy-hitting track, produced by hitmakers Jim Jonsin and Rico Love.

The video will debut Sunday at 11 a.m. on MTV2.

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A$AP Rocky faced all sorts of strange questions when he visited Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club.” The Harlem rapper, whose debut Long.Live.A$AP drops January 15, spoke about the oversized shirt that he wore on “106 & Park,” the evolution of fashion in hip-hop, pleading guilty to attempted grand larceny for stealing a camera, and his relationship with his “Diamonds” tourmate Rihanna and ex-girlfriend Iggy Azalea.

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He may be the King, but T.I.’s life is not as glamorous as it seems. The Atlanta rapper navigates life’s windy road as he reflects on his past on “Wildside,” his dark collaboration with A$AP Rocky. Days before his eighth album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head drops, Tip officially unleashes the No I.D.-produced song on his YouTube page.

“I’m basically just narrating my childhood and what I come from and giving people some insight into why I am the way I am and why some of the things that happen to me only happen to me and they wouldn’t happen to anyone else ’cause they’re specific in my upbringing,” Tip told Rap-Up.com. “A lot of motherf**kers just see the outcome and see the things that I go through. They see the effect, but I’m narrating the cause a little bit for ‘em.”

Take a walk on the “Wildside” with the King.

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Just days after unveiling the release date and cover art, A$AP Rocky has tweeted the tracklisting for his long-awaited debut Long.Live.A$AP.

The 16 tracks from the Harlem rapper feature an eclectic mix of collaborators including Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welch, Santigold, Pharrell, ScHoolboy Q, Big K.R.I.T., Skrillex, Yelawolf, Gucci Mane, and more, plus the first single “F**kin’ Problems” with Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar.

Long.Live.A$AP drops January 15. See who made the lineup.

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A$AP Rocky was greeted with cheers when he visited “106 & Park” on Monday to announce his album release date and premiere the video for “Fuckin’ Problems” with Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar.

The Harlem rapper will drop his long-awaited debut Long.Live.A$AP on January 15, 2013. “I think everybody was waiting on this album and now it’s finally coming out,” he said.

Pretty Flacko will hit the road with Rihanna on her “Diamonds” tour in March, and hopes to one day have a career like his tourmate. “I pray with the grace of God that I can get to where she’s at as far as her career. She’s really big and she’s really an idol in pop culture,” he said.

Plus, find out what you can expect when you see A$AP and his crew live. “You might get hurt, but you might love it,” laughed Rocky.

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