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| name = Testing | type = studio | artist = ASAP Rocky | cover = ASAP Rocky Testing.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2018|05|25}} | recorded = | studio = Germano, New York City, New York | genre =
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| prev_title = At. Long. Last. ASAP | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Testing | type = studio | single1 = ASAP Forever | single1date = April 5, 2018 | single2 = Praise the Lord (Da Shine) | single2date = June 26, 2018 }} }} Testing (stylized in uppercase letters) is the third studio album by American rapper ASAP Rocky. It was released on May 25, 2018, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. The album includes guest appearances from Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi, Skepta, French Montana, Kodak Black, Dev Hynes and FKA Twigs, among others, and was produced primarily by Hector Delgado and ASAP Rocky himself, alongside a variety of high-profile record producers. Testing was supported by two singles: "ASAP Forever" and "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)", alongside numerous promotional singles. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. BackgroundIn September 2017, ASAP Rocky announced the release of a new album, originally scheduled for a late 2017 release.[3] The previous month, ASAP Rocky released Too Cozy as part of the rap collective ASAP Mob. In January 2018, the album's album title was cryptically left under SoundCloud song descriptions, until being officially confirmed in May 2018.[4] In an interview with GQ, Rocky stated: "My new album is really about testing new sounds. People are scared to test new sounds, so they go with what's current 'cause it's the easy thing to do. The top 100 songs sound a certain way. People cater more to that because it's a bigger demographic behind that, or it's a guaranteed demographic behind that. I prefer to experiment and have my crowd grow with me and to reach new crowds. I don't just rap—I actually make music. That's why it takes time. These sonics represent me."[5] The album artwork was unveiled on May 21, 2018, while the tracklist was announced three days later.[6][7] PromotionIn January 2018, a series of non-album songs were released by ASAP Rocky onto SoundCloud, including "5ive Stars", "Above" and "Money Bags Freestyle".[8][9] The song, "Bad Company" featuring BlocBoy JB, was released as a promotional single on March 28, 2018.[10] The album's lead single, "ASAP Forever" featuring Moby, was released on April 5, 2018.[11] The song peaked at number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[12] The album version of the single includes guest appearances from Kid Cudi and T.I.. The album's second single, "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" featuring Skepta, was released to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio on June 26, 2018.[13][14] Critical reception{{Album ratings| ADM = 6.4/10[15] | MC = 67/100[16] | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[17] | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2Score = B–[18] | rev3 = Consequence of Sound | rev3Score = B+[19] | rev4 = Exclaim! | rev4Score = 7/10[20] | rev5 = The Guardian | rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[21] | rev6 = Highsnobiety | rev6Score = 5.0/5.0[22] | rev7 = HipHopDX | rev7Score = 2.9/5[23] | rev8 = HotNewHipHop | rev8Score = 81%[24] | rev9 = Now | rev9Score = 3/5[25] | rev10 = Pitchfork | rev10Score = 6.7/10[26] }}Testing received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on eight reviews.[16] Bansky Gonzalez of Consequence of Sound gave a positive review, stating "It's a welcome addition to a genre that has become so occupied with spacey, bare-bones operations and overly simplistic results."[19] Dean Van Nguyen of The Guardian commented that Testing is "completely out of step with any mainstream rap album you're likely to hear this year", but "is a spottier affair" where "too many tracks minimise his strengths".[21] Kassandra Guagliardi of Exclaim! stated that the album is "A shedding of the 29-year-old artist's old skin and a rebirth of something more profound and slightly more complicated", complimenting the album's experimental aesthetic and identity.[20] Andreas Hale of Billboard complimented the album's experimentation but believed that ASAP Rocky is "still style over substance and his efforts at experimentation don't always click like he wants them to".[1] Jake Boyer of Highsnobiety acclaimed Testing, labelling it "an absolute triumph. It does not have the earth-shattering impact of his genre-defining debut, nor does it have any one track with as much immediacy as, say, a "Fuckin' Problems", but it is unequivocally his most thoughtful, most ambitious, and most rewarding project to date", praising the album's production, experimentation, cohesion and guest appearances.[22] Nina Hernandez of The A.V. Club said, "Though the finished project is as loose and incohesive as its title might suggest, there's a lot to like about Testing.[18] In a mixed review, online hip hop publication HipHopDX wrote that "There is no new movement birthed; there is no paradigm shift about the occur; it's simply as the title states: a series of harmonic evaluations meant to gauge audience reaction. Instead of creating a new wave, ASAP Rocky has drowned himself in his own ambitions and lost his identity along the way."[23] Similarly, Stephen Kearse of Pitchfork believed there to be flaws in the experimentation, writing: "Rocky is enamored with collision. His approach to songcraft on Testing is to mash sounds together and capture the friction. The results are often dismal."[26] Kevin Ritchie of Now believed that "Testing{{'}}s title might suggest experimentation, but it delivers more on tentativeness, with a smattering of solid songs mixed into aesthetically interesting but unresolved experiments", criticizing the lyricism and flows that "aren't as ambitious as the production."[25] Fred Thomas also provided a mixed review for AllMusic, stating that "While in some ways Testing is more musical than anything we've heard from A$AP Rocky before, it's also more confused, with ideas and musical shifts colliding at times to the point of randomness. The album title itself refers to testing new sounds and pushing in new directions in hopes of growth. Like any set of experiments, Testing offers some success, some failure, and some moments that can only be met with a blank stare. Though songs like the gorgeous Frank Ocean collaboration "Purity", or the darkly simmering "Fukk Sleep" featuring FKA Twigs, take risks that push A$AP Rocky to new, exciting territory, some of the experiments that made it onto Testing could have been left bubbling over in the lab rather than weighing down the rest of the album."[17] Accolades
Commercial performanceAfter selling 13,000 copies and earning 75,000 album-equivalent units, Testing debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, becoming ASAP Rocky's third consecutive top-five album on the chart.[29][30] In its second week, the album dropped to number 15, with 26,000 album-equivalent units (1,000 copies).[31] The following week, Testing dropped to number 22 on the chart.[32] In its fourth and fifth weeks on the Billboard 200, the album dropped to number 37 and 41, respectively.[33][34] It left the top 50 on its sixth week, ending up at number 56, before dropping to number 60 during its seventh week on the charts.[35][36] Track listingCredits adapted from ASAP Rocky's official Twitter account[7] and Tidal.[37] {{Track listing| extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 52:16 | title1 = Distorted Records | writer1 = {{hlist|Rakim Mayers|Mario Loving|Nesbitt Wesonga|Hector Delgado}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Delgado|Lord Flacko|Nez & Rio}} | length1 = 2:20 | title2 = ASAP Forever (Remix) | note2 = featuring Moby, T.I. and Kid Cudi | writer2 = {{hlist|Mayers|Delgado|Jordan Garrett|Chloe Danquah|Scott Mescudi|Clifford Harris|Richard Hall}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Delgado|Lord Flacko|Jordie X{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length2 = 5:15 | title3 = Tony Tone | writer3 = {{hlist|Mayers|Michael Mule|Delgado|Isaac de Boni|Sean Combs|Roger Webb}} | extra3 = {{hlist|FNZ|Delgado|Lord Flacko}} | length3 = 3:28 | title4 = Fukk Sleep | note4 = featuring FKA Twigs | writer4 = {{hlist|Mayers|Andrew VanWyngarden|Delgado|Matthew Samuels|Michael Burman|Tahliah Barnett|Albert Johnson|Gary Lucas|Michael Tyler}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Delgado|Boi-1da|FNZ|Lord Flacko}} | length4 = 3:12 | title5 = Praise the Lord (Da Shine) | note5 = featuring Skepta | writer5 = {{hlist|Mayers|Joseph Junior Adenuga|Delgado}} | extra5 = Skepta | length5 = 3:25 | title6 = Calldrops | note6 = featuring Kodak Black | writer6 = {{hlist|Mayers|Alexander Ridha|Delgado|Ade Odunlami|Dieuson Octave|Dave Bixby|Hayward Ivy|Shelly Manne|Brad Jordan|John Okuribido}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Boys Noize|Delgado{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lord Flacko{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length6 = 2:42 | title7 = Buck Shots | writer7 = {{hlist|Mayers|Delgado|Kelvin Magnusen|Jordan Carter|Toumani Diabate}} | extra7 = Kelvin Krash | length7 = 2:47 | title8 = Gunz n Butter | note8 = featuring Juicy J | writer8 = {{hlist|Mayers|Delgado|Dean Blunt|Mike Foster|Jordan Houston|Paul Beauregard|Patrick Houston}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Delgado|Blunt|Lord Flacko|Crazy Mike}} | length8 = 3:33 | title9 = Brotha Man | note9 = featuring French Montana | writer9 = {{hlist|Mayers|Richard Butler|Dwayne Nesmith|Karim Kharbouch|Christopher Breaux|Calvin Broadus|Leon Michels|Toby Pazner|Jeffrey Silverman}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Rico Love|D-Town the Great|Delgado|Lord Flacko}} | length9 = 3:36 | title10 = OG Beeper | writer10 = {{hlist|Mayers|Loving|Wesonga|Ridha|Delgado|James Baker|Ivy|Tommy Wright III}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Nez & Rio|Boys Noize{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length10 = 2:35 | title11 = Kids Turned Out Fine | writer11 = {{hlist|Mayers|Bryan Rogers|Esteban Scott|Delgado}} | extra11 = {{hlist|CharlieMumbles|Estiee|Delgado{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lord Flacko{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length11 = 3:03 | title12 = Hun43rd | writer12 = {{hlist|Mayers|Devonté Hynes|Delgado|Tupac Shakur|Tyruss Himes|Maurice Shakur|Diron Rivers|Walter Burns}} | extra12 = Hynes | length12 = 4:02 | title13 = Changes | writer13 = {{hlist|Mayers|James Scheffer|Mule|de Boni|Gerard Powell II|Delgado|Michael Burman}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Jim Jonsin|FNZ|Delgado|Lord Flacko|Jerry "Tizhimself" Powell{{ref|a|[a]}}|DJ Khalil{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length13 = 5:14 | title14 = Black Tux, White Collar | writer14 = {{hlist|Mayers|Michael Volpe|Louis Bell|Delgado|Magnusen}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Tank God|Delgado{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lord Flacko{{ref|a|[a]}}|Kelvin Krash{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length14 = 2:42 | title15 = Purity | note15 = featuring Frank Ocean | writer15 = {{hlist|Mayers|Blunt|Mule|Delgado|de Boni|Breaux|Lauryn Hill}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Blunt|FNZ|Delgado|Lord Flacko}} | length15 = 4:22 }}Notes
PersonnelCredits adapted from ASAP Rocky's official Twitter account[7] and Tidal.[37] Instrumentation
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Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=Testing|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2019}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8457947/asap-rocky-testing-album-review|title=A$AP Rocky Returns With 'Testing,' His Most Experimental Album to Date|work=Billboard|date=May 25, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} {{ASAP Rocky}}{{ASAP Rocky songs}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/aap-rockys-new-album-testing-out-today/|title=A$AP Rocky’s New Album "TESTING" Out Today!|publisher=RCA Records|date=May 25, 2018|accessdate=May 27, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/10/23/asap-rocky-new-album-this-year-asap|title=A$AP Rocky still aiming to release his new album this year|work=The Fader|date=October 23, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/asap-rocky-new-album-done-testing-artwork/|title=ASAP Rocky says new album Testing is "done," shares artwork|work=Consequence of Sound|date=May 21, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/asap-rocky-gq-style-cover-story|title=A$AP Rocky Talks New Album, Under Armour Deal, and His Deep Love of Flowers|work=GQ|date=October 23, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8457019/asap-rocky-shares-testing-artwork-album-tweet|title=A$AP Rocky Shares 'TESTING' Artwork, Tweets 'Album Done'|work=Billboard|date=May 21, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/asvpxrocky/status/999774309999697920|title=LORD FLACKO JODYE II on Twitter: "OFFICIAL CREDITS AND TRACKLIST|publisher=Twitter|date=May 24, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621022334/https:/twitter.com/asvpxrocky/status/999774309999697920|archivedate=June 21, 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/01/asap-rocky-five-stars|title=ASAP Rocky Shares New Song "5IVE $TAR$"|work=Complex|date=January 23, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/02/asap-rocky-says-his-new-album-is-finished|title=ASAP Rocky's New Album Is Finished|work=Complex|date=February 3, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-company-feat-blocboy-jb-single/1362807556|title=Bad Company (feat. BlocBoy JB) – Single by A$AP Rocky on Apple Music|accessdate=March 28, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.is/h8zGc|archivedate=June 21, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a%24ap-forever-feat-moby-single/1367199523|title=A$AP Forever (feat. Moby) – Single by A$AP Rocky on Apple Music|work=iTunes Store|accessdate=May 25, 2018|archiveurl=http://archive.li/bSW9T|archivedate=June 21, 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/AAP-Rocky/chart-history/hot-100|title=A$AP Rocky Chart History: Hot 100|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 21, 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access|accessdate=June 21, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617134758/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archivedate=June 17, 2018}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|publisher=All Access|accessdate=June 12, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612175359/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archivedate=June 12, 2018}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9373/AAP-Rocky-Testing.aspx|title=Testing by A$AP Rocky reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=June 21, 2018}} 16. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/testing/aap-rocky|title=Testing by A$AP Rocky Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} 17. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/testing-mw0003180995|title=Testing – A$AP Rocky|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred|accessdate=June 8, 2018}} 18. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://music.avclub.com/father-john-misty-lump-the-dreebs-and-more-albums-to-1826435117|title=Father John Misty, LUMP, The Dreebs, and more albums to know about this week|work=The A.V. Club|last=Hernandez|first=Nina|date=June 1, 2018|accessdate=June 21, 2018}} 19. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/06/album-review-aap-rocky-testing/|title=A$AP Rocky – Testing|work=Consequence of Sound|last=Gonzalez|first=Bansky|date=June 15, 2018|accessdate=June 21, 2018}} 20. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/a_ap_rocky-testing|title=A$AP Rocky Testing|work=Exclaim!|last=Guagliardi|first=Kassandra|date=May 25, 2018|accessdate=May 27, 2018}} 21. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/25/asap-rocky-testing-review|title=A$AP Rocky: Testing review – twisted pretty-boy cranks up the weirdness|work=The Guardian|last=Van Nguyen|first=Dean|date=May 25, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 22. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/asap-rocky-testing-review/|title='TESTING' Is the Album A$AP Rocky Was Born to Make|work=Highsnobiety|date=May 29, 2018|accessdate=May 30, 2018}} 23. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3161/title.review-aap-rockys-testing-experiment-is-a-quiet-fail|title=Review: A$AP Rocky's "TESTING" Experiment Is A Quiet Fail|work=HipHopDX|date=May 27, 2018|accessdate=May 28, 2018}} 24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/asap-rocky-testing-review-news.51615.html|title=A$AP Rocky "Testing" Review|work=HotNewHipHop|date=June 1, 2018|accessdate=June 3, 2018}} 25. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/asap-rocky-testing/|title=Review: A$AP Rocky's Testing is tentative|website=Now|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|accessdate=May 29, 2018|date=May 30, 2018}} 26. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/asap-rocky-testing/|title=A$AP Rocky: Testing Album Review|work=Pitchfork|last=Kearse|first=Stephen|date=May 29, 2018|accessdate=May 30, 2018}} 27. ^{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/12/top-50-albums-of-2018/4/|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2018|work=Consequence of Sound|date=December 2, 2018|accessdate=December 4, 2018}} 28. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/best-albums-of-2018/|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2018|work=Highsnobiety|date=December 19, 2018|accessdate=December 20, 2018}} 29. ^{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47127/title.hip-hop-album-sales-pusha-ts-daytona-aap-rockys-testing-hit-billboard-200-top-5|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Pusha T's "DAYTONA" & A$AP Rocky's "Testing" Hit Billboard 200 Top 5|work=HipHopDX|date=June 4, 2018|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 30. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8459028/shawn-mendes-album-billboard-200-chart-no-1|title=Shawn Mendes Scores No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 3, 2018|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} 31. ^{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47222/title.hip-hop-album-sales-kanye-wests-ye-tops-billboard-200-with-5th-biggest-week-of-2018|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Kanye West's "ye" Tops Billboard 200 With 5th-Biggest Week Of 2018|work=HipHopDX|date=June 11, 2018|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 32. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-06-23|title=Top 200 Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 33. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-06-30|title=Top 200 Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 34. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-07-07|title=Top 200 Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 35. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-07-14|title=Top 200 Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 36. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-07-21|title=Top 200 Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2018}} 37. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/89179624|title=TESTING / A$AP Rocky|publisher=Tidal|accessdate=May 25, 2018}} 38. ^{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/2018_album_t100.html|title=Album Top-100 2018|publisher=Hitlisten|language=Danish|accessdate=January 16, 2019}} 39. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}} 9 : 2018 albums|ASAP Rocky albums|RCA Records albums|Albums produced by Jim Jonsin|Albums produced by Boi-1da|Albums produced by Rico Love|Albums produced by DJ Khalil|Albums produced by Juicy J|Albums produced by Dev Hynes |
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