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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What do you get when you take today’s hottest rappers and put them in a room with some bad bitches? A$AP Rocky shows the explosive results in the video for “Fuckin’ Problems.”

The fashionable MC stays fresh for winter in a peacoat and collared shirt while rapping in an empty room in the minimalistic clip, which co-stars his “Club Paradise” tour alum 2 Chainz, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar.

“This was like a ‘Club Paradise’ reunion. We just having fun,” said Rocky during his appearance on “106 & Park.”

A$AP’s long-awaited debut Long.Live.A$AP will drop on January 15, 2013.

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A$AP Rocky appeared on “106 & Park” today to premiere the video for “Fuckin’ Problems” and announce a release date for his long-awaited debut Long.Live.A$AP.

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Big Boi’s sophomore album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is shaping up to be quite eclectic. After collaborating with Kelly Rowland (“Mama Told Me”), UGK and Big K.R.I.T. (“Gossip”), and Theophilus London (“She Said OK”), the OutKast rapper teams with A$AP Rocky and indie pop duo Phantogram on the funky “Lines,” produced by Organized Noize.

“Like the baby in the manger, I gave my life to Jesus because he could protect me from the dangers in the circle of angels,” raps Big Boi on his religious verse.

The follow-up to his 2010 solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty is due December 11 featuring even more collabos with T.I., Ludacris, B.o.B, and Little Dragon.

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A$AP Rocky is hitting the road with Rihanna. The pop superstar has announced that the Harlem rapper will join her on the North American leg of her Diamonds World Tour next year.

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Fat Joe is deadly with a mic in the video for his latest posse anthem “Yellow Tape.” Joey Crack assembles an all-star lineup including DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky, and French Montana for the clip, which was shot in Miami.

“I wanted to make a record that would go in the clubs, so we flipped the sample from ‘Ante Up,’ which is one of the most legendary hip-hop songs of all time,” said Joe. “The record is produced by Infared and Illa and arranged by RoJ & TwinkiE. They remade the beat from scratch and brought it up to speed to what’s going on in 2012.”

Proceed with caution.

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The stars align on Fat Joe’s new single “Yellow Tape.” After causing a frenzy with the social media-inspired “Instagram That Hoe,” Joey Crack recruits Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky, and French Montana for his latest street anthem.

“Work! work! work! I got it,” chants Weezy on the booming hook. DJ Khaled kicks things off, Pretty Flacko name checks Alexander Wang, and French skates through his verse like Tony Hawk.

A video for the heavy-hitting cut was shot last month in Miami.

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A$AP Mob and T.D.E. joined forces during A$AP Rocky’s “LongLiveA$AP” tour stop at Oakland’s Fox Theater last night. The Harlem rapper performed his new single “Fuckin’ Problems” for the first time live, bringing out the “Swimming Pools” MC.

“I don’t think I’m too good at singing. I might have a fuckin’ problem on my hands,” said A$AP before introducing the song, which also features 2 Chainz and Drake.

He stopped the beat and asked the crowd, “Is Kendrick here? Go get K-Dot. I ain’t gonna do this alone. We gotta do it the right way.”

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