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Few artists can weather the storm of an album leak ONE MONTH ahead of its release date, speak less debut at #1 with the same project. However, such was the fortune of rapper A$AP Rocky, who we caught up with in London over the weekend.

The ‘F**king Problems’ MC was in town to promote his scorching debut ‘Long.Live.A$AP’, which topped the Billboard 200 this week and charted at #7 on the Official UK Album Chart on Sunday.

Watch above as the 24 year old dishes on his journey to the “major leagues”, homophobia in Hip-Hop, his album, and much more.

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 ’Long.Live.A$AP’ is available on iTunes now! {US} {UK}

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    Beyonce The Scammer Caught Lip-Synching

    January 24, 2013 at 8:55 am

  • He makes me swoon!

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  • “Rihanna is cliche of everything that has ever been disingenuous about the music business. A soulless Barbie Doll, with plastic doll parts, who was plucked off the streets of no where and put on–simply because the outfit was her size. In other words: commerce…created and puppet mastered by money grubbing music executives as a tool to co-opt what is currently popular for fast cash, and pandered to the dingiest of music listeners who are not discerning enough to care.

    You have to give the label, the management, the A&R people, the songwriters, the producers, the directors and the thousand other magicians involved their credit for being savvy enough to outfit this garden-variety debutante with material and promotion to keep her afloat…but let’s be real, there is nothing ‘special’ or ‘unique’ about Rihanna, herself. She has little talent, no personality or strong image, nor does she command the stage. Anyone could have been cast in the role Rihanna plays; she just lucked out. For all intents and purposes, Rihanna is akin to a can of Hormel Chili; basically a canned product with a label (and a ‘sell by’ date) on it.

    The bottom line is that Rihanna was not built to last and is very “replaceable.” This is why she does not take breaks, and repetitiously puts out a generic by-the-numbers pop album every year. Being that she has little ‘star power,’ in order to sustain her momentum she has to continually strike while the iron is hot, while employing a multitude of petty ‘stunts’ to get attention (tacky wigs, brothel attire, referencing her tumultuous relationship Chris Brown years later.) The moment she sits down to catch her breath, ten more record label assembled chippies will be thrown into the ring and the last two standing will be the next “Rihanna.”

    In 2013, no more do we need windup doll acts like Rihanna getting on camera and posing like an androidian cast-off from America’s Next Top Model, while vapidly bleating over an empty dance track, hanging around longer than the fifteen minutes that is typically allotted for manufactured pop stars such as her. It’s just getting sad now, and the quality is dipping. Gone are the pseudo-interesting songs like “Umbrella,” now she is peddling random, monotonous dead air like “We Found Love.” The girl has run her course; at this point she is on autopilot and is fast becoming the equivalent of a skipping record.”

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    Lana Del Slay

    January 24, 2013 at 9:01 am

    The things I would do!

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  • Ok Sam, i see you killing these bitches now. When are you gonna interview my king though.

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      • BEYONCE ADMITS THAT SHE DID IT BECAUSE “SHE WAS INSPIRED”,,,

        Over the past few days, media outlets have been accusing Beyonce of stealing her Billboard Awards stage show from Italian singer Lorella Cuccarinni, who performed an almost identical show in 2010. A side by side comparison video has also surfaced that points out the similarities in both Beyonce and Lorella’s performances.

        Before the accusations had the chance to spiral completely out of control, Beyonce sat down with AOL Music and admitted that her performance was influenced by the Italian singer.

        BEYONCE TALKING YALL,,,,
        My makeup artist showed me the performance of Lorella Cuccarini a year ago, and it inspired me so much. I then met with the talented people who worked on it. The technology and concept were so genius. Thank god for YouTube or I would have never been exposed to something so inspiring. I never worked so hard on anything in my life as that performance for the Billboard Awards.”

        RIHANNA REMEMBER TO SAY U WAS “INSPIRED” AND EVERYTHING WILL BE JUST FINE.

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      • BEYONCE SAYS OUT OF HER OWN MOUTH THAT
        SHES THANKS GOD FOR YOUTUBE, READ IT FOR YOURSELF…
        RIHANNA KEEP WATCHING YOUTUBE TO GET NEW IDEAS,,,,ROTF,,,,LMAO.
        BEYONCE IS LOOKING ON YOUTUBE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW IN THE HELL RIHANNA GOT OVER
        200MILLION VIEWS FOR WE FOUND LOVE
        OVER 200MILLION FOR RUDE BOY
        285 WHAT’S MY NAME
        EMINEM AND RIH HAVE OVER 500MILLION VIEWS FOR
        LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE….
        DIAMONDS ALREADY OVER 150 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS, COUNTING.
        WHILE DANCE FOR YOU GOT LESS THEN 35 MILLION I WONDER WHY?????????????????????????????

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      • BEYONCE’S
        There have been a lot of rumors around Beyonce’s pregnancy lately, she has been accused of faking it, the whole thing! This came from a video of her appearance on Australian TV show ‘Sunday Night’, showing her wearing a tight red dress, and her baby bump seemingly doing a weird thing while she sat down on a chair, appearing to collapse inward. That was enough to fuel rumors about her wearing a prosthetic device and having paid a surrogate to carry Jay-Z’s baby.

        This seems so ridiculous especially because pictures of her naked belly during her vacation in Croatia have surfaced, and there is obviously a real bump there.

        But the rumor has long legs, as Iman wrote about it, she had already been accused to wear a fake bump at the MTV VMAs this summer, when she announced publicly the pregnancy,…. so it’s not something that gonna die soon!

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      • BEYONCE RUMOR CONTROL,,,
        Of course, Beyonce’s publicist Yvette Noel-Schure released a statement in response to the rumor: ‘Stupid, ridiculous and false’.
        But Beyonce has what she deserves, if she hadn’t made her belly the center of the world’s attraction during her dramatic announcement at the VMAs, just in the hope to boost the sales of her album (and it worked!), this would not be happening.

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    QueenOfTheNavy

    January 24, 2013 at 9:05 am

    How the fuck did you flops get this interview.

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  • My body has been ready to National Anthem tbh.

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  • I would suck his pretty gangster pee pee!

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  • Too bad you’ll never interview Rihanna though. Anyway, imma give credit where credit is due, you do always give and get the best interviews so i can’t give you too much today.

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  • Ok now, TGJ is doing the damn thing.

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  • Get that paper Sam, can’t even hate on your hustle.

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    Commander Of The Rihanna Navy

    January 24, 2013 at 9:38 am

    THIS MAN IS JUST “SEX” ON LEGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    AND I’M HAPPY “SEXUALITY” DOESN’T PHASE HIM – IT MAKES ME HOPE THAT HE IS PROBABLY, SECRETLY, GAY HIMSELF.

    #WishfulThoughts.

    LOL.

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    America's Biggest Scammer Named Beyonce

    January 24, 2013 at 9:45 am

    awwwwww… :D

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    • However, there was no opportunity for Ms. Knowles-Carter to rehearse with the Marine Band before the Inauguration so it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill-advised for such a high-profile event. Each piece of music scheduled for performance in the Inauguration is prerecorded for use in case of freezing temperatures, equipment failure, or extenuating circumstances.
      “Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter’s vocal performance, no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or prerecorded,” Wolf concluded.

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      • The director of the Marine Band, Col. Michael J. Colburn, had explained to NBC News they prerecord all of their music if there’s a chance of inclement weather and that Beyoncé, not having time to rehearse with them, had opted for her prerecorded track of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
        “Most significant event” of the weekend? The first lady’s bangs, says the president
        But, as new No. 1 Beyoncé fan Piers Morgan points out, she still sang the national anthem, and got the approving nod from first lady Michelle Obama all the same.

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      • “Whether she lip-synched or not, #Beyonce still sang the American national anthem better than anyone I’ve ever heard. Fact,” Morgan tweeted this afternoon. Facing a little backlash from the twitterverse, he reiterated, “Beyonce still SANG it, everyone. It was HER voice.”

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      • She just didn’t sing it the way Kelly Clarkson sang “My Country Tis of Thee,” that’s all. Her rep confirms to E! News that Clarkson performed live yesterday. Meanwhile, we don’t want to speak for James Taylor, but…Has he ever been asked in his entire life about lip-syncing?

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    Beyonce Is Just A Studio Singer Scammer

    January 24, 2013 at 10:00 am

    who is the prick??? :(

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    • “ BEYONCE is cliche of everything that has ever been disingenuous about the music business. A soulless Barbie Doll, with plastic doll parts, who was plucked off the streets of no where and put on–simply because the outfit was her size. In other words: commerce…created and puppet mastered by money grubbing music executives as a tool to co-opt what is currently popular for fast cash, and pandered to the dingiest of music listeners who are not discerning enough to care.

      You have to give the label, the management, the A&R people, the songwriters, the producers, the directors and the thousand other magicians involved their credit for being savvy enough to outfit this garden-variety debutante with material and promotion to keep her afloat…but let’s be real, there is nothing ‘special’ or ‘unique’ about BEYONCE, herself. She has little talent, no personality or strong image, nor does she command the stage. Anyone could have been cast in the role BEYONCE plays; she just lucked out. For all intents and purposes, BEYONCE is akin to a can of Hormel Chili; basically a canned product with a label (and a ‘sell by’ date) on it.

      The bottom line is that BEYONCE was not built to last and is very “replaceable.” This is why she does not take breaks, and repetitiously puts out a generic by-the-numbers pop album every year. Being that she has little ‘star power,’ in order to sustain her momentum she has to continually strike while the iron is hot, while employing a multitude of petty ‘stunts’ to get attention (tacky wigs, brothel attire, referencing her tumultuous relationship Chris Brown years later.) The moment she sits down to catch her breath, ten more record label assembled chippies will be thrown into the ring and the last two standing will be the next “BEYONCE .”

      In 2013, no more do we need windup doll acts like BEYONCE getting on camera and posing like an androidian cast-off from America’s Next Top Model, while vapidly bleating over an empty dance track, hanging around longer than the fifteen minutes that is typically allotted for manufactured pop stars such as her. It’s just getting sad now, and the quality is dipping. Gone are the pseudo-interesting songs like “Umbrella,” now she is peddling random, monotonous dead air like “We Found Love.” The girl has run her course; at this point she is on autopilot and is fast becoming the equivalent of a skipping record.”

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  • He look like he didn’t even wanna be there I don’t get the hype around this dude but I would like to eat his chocolate ass ;-)

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  • COME AND PUT YOUR NAME ON IT ;)

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  • OMG …..THIS IS TOO MUCH HOTNESS TO DEAL WITH….. :’) OKAY IM DONE.

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  • OMG I JUST NEED TO GET OF THIS POST…… BUT HIS LIPS THOUGH ….;#YUM

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  • @HOTSTUFF BITCH CALM DOWN WE GET IT YOU WANT THE DICK

    DESPERATE THIRSTY BITCH GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF

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    Shitney Spears & Shitney Houston Fan

    January 24, 2013 at 11:20 am

    Riherpes & Beyilliterate <<<<<<<<<<<<< CIARA #DEAL

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  • Normally, I’m not a fan of comment moderation, but Sam, you might want to start moderating comments on ALL posts until this Beyonce vs Rihanna stan war dies down. It’s one thing to see these kind of comments in Beyonce and Rihanna posts, quite another to have scroll past them in posts that have NOTHING to do with either artist.

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  • IF BEYFRAUD IS FREE TO LIP SYNC IM FREE TO POST HOW MANY TIMES I WANT LMAO ….YOU BITCHES WILL DEAL! . ASAP #YUM

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    ThatGrapefruitJuice

    January 24, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    Yo ASAP my man. What it is! Congrats on the # 1 album in DA country bwoy.

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    ThatGrapefruitJuice

    January 24, 2013 at 12:04 pm

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    Commander Of The Rihanna Navy

    January 24, 2013 at 9:38 am

    THIS MAN IS JUST “SEX” ON LEGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Cosign

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    Chile Please!!

    January 24, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Never got into this dude….for one his name is a fucking joke, two he looks like a bone thugs n harmony reject from back in the day with those 90′s braids, last I just simply can’t & will not waste my time with his boring azz music.

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    Everyone's A Critic

    January 24, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    He is ALL kinds of sexy

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    Cheerful Cynic XD

    January 24, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    I have a huge crush on him his smile is gorg

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  • Mmmm..So does that mean A$AP is in London. AM READY!!!

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    stans ruin this site

    January 24, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    There is nothing sexy about this dude at ALL.
    He looks like the average hood guy
    CD is okay. This site is becoming over ran with too many stans . . the stupid navy stans. They get gutted and dragged on every other site besides this one. That’s why they run to this one.
    Sam its time for moderated comment sections.
    Then again the messiness lines your pocket so it probably won’t happen.
    Thumb me down all you want…who cares what a bunch of queers and fag hags, who spend most of their time being internet bullies because they hate their lives in reality any way.

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  • its nothing SEXY about him at all!

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  • He is ugly ugh I can smell the weed now

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  • Hes bringing it really good and looking Great!
    A$AP If only you get lucky and people Support your cause.
    No matter how good you look or sound its all about them Sales!
    And u r on a Roll right now but will that b ump last, that is the big
    Question for all the Artist and not just you A$AP, But keep bringing the Heat.

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  • Rihanna Second Vogue Cover,,,,
    Rihanna couldn’t contain her excitement and shared an exclusive with her fans via Twitter when she tweeted (then deleted), “It’s a big day for me!!! I’m shooting my SECOND AMERICAN #VOGUE COVER and its with none other than thee Annie Lebovitz again! #VogueLife.”

    Rihanna will once again grace the cover of the covetable Vogue magazine for a second time. Her first appearance was in April 2011.

    The 24-year-old megastar isn’t afraid of fashion and her experimentation over the years have proven worthy of fashion magazines internationally. Yet she is one of the few sistahs in the world to land a Vogue cover twice.

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  • @,,,,,,DTG, RIH HATERS, NAYSAYERS, DOUBTERS,,,
    It’s no secret that Rihanna has found commercial success outside the U.S. But she has achieved a new milestone in the UK, where she reached record sales of 20 million, according to the Official Charts Company.

    The controversial Bajan superstar has sold six million albums and 14 million singles since making her 2005 debut with Music of the Sun.

    “Rihanna’s record, in selling more than 20 million records in the space of seven years, is truly staggering,” said Martin Talbort, the managing director of the Official Charts Company. “There certainly must have been something in the water when she – and Adele three months later – was born in spring 1988!”

    During RiRi’s impressive run, the global superstar has achieved several musical milestones across the pond. Her Calvin Harris-produced single “We Found Love” has moved 1.14 million copies. The 24-year-old’s much talked about collaboration with rap icon Eminem “Love The Way You Lie” and the Loud single “Only Girl (In The World)” have also sold over a million copies.

    Last November, Rihanna scored two No.1 albums—Loud and Talk That Talk—in the same year. Her biggest selling record still goes to 2007’s Good Girl Gone Bad, which has moved 1.85 million copies to date.

    Aside from Rihanna’s sales figures, she made a splash this weekend on the UK’s big stage. She was joined by legendary hip-hop superstar and mentor Jay-Z during her spirited set at London’s Hackney Weekend 2012. —Keith Murphy, CBS Local

    Rihanna’s Top 10-selling UK singles:

    1. “We Found Love”—Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

    2. “Love the Way You Lie”—Eminem ft. Rihanna

    3. “Only Girl (In the World)”—Rihanna

    4. “What’s My Name?”—Rihanna ft. Drake

    5. “Umbrella”—Rihanna ft. Jay-Z 6. “S&M”—Rihanna

    7. “Rude Boy”—Rihanna

    8. “Who’s That Chick?”—David Guetta ft. Rihanna

    9. “Disturbia”—Rihanna

    10. “Russian Roulette”—Rihanna

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  • WHAT I RECOMMEND TO THE RIH HATERS IS TO KEEP RIGHT ON HATING AND SHTY TALKING RIHANNA’S EFFORTS,,,WHILE HIS-TO-RIH KEEP
    RIGHT ON RECORDING RIH IN THEIR HISTORY BOOK…

    Madonna, Rihanna biggest-selling female singles artists of all time…

    Madonna has been named the biggest-selling female singles artist in UK chart history.
    The iconic singer has sold over 17.8 million singles in the UK since her chart debut with ‘Holiday’ back in January 1984
    The track peaked at number six and it wasn’t until 1985 that Madonna claimed her first UK number one single with ‘Into the Groove’.

    However, Rihanna is quickly catching up with the legendary performer after shifting 11.4 million singles in the UK in just seven years, reports The Official Charts Company.
    The Bajan star has sold over 3 million singles in the UK over the last year alone and could realistically overtake Madonna’s lead within the next two and half years.

    Kylie Minogue is at number three will 10.2 million singles sold across her 25-year career, while Whitney Houston is at four (8.5m) and Lady GaGa is at five (7.329m).
    The Official Biggest Selling Female Singles Artists of All Time are as follows:
    1. Madonna (17.8m)
    2. Rihanna (11.4m)
    3. Kylie Minogue (10.2m)
    4. Whitney Houston (8.5m)
    5. Lady GaGa (7.329m)
    6. Britney Spears (7.324m)
    7. Beyoncé (6.9m)
    8. Celine Dion (6.7m)
    9. Mariah Carey (6.62m)
    10. Olivia Newton John (6.61m)

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    cake like lady gaga

    January 25, 2013 at 6:13 am

    B.O.R.I.N.G.!!!!!!

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    KELLY CLARKSON

    January 25, 2013 at 7:50 am

    ME AND ASAP SING & RAP LIVE :)

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  • He would look hotter wth another hairstyle, there’s something bout him… I like him but then I…and then back again I’m like I’d still bone. I’ll give him some time.

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  • Well, what a nice and well-spoken young m

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  • Well, what a nice and well-spoken young men we have here.

    I see great things happening for him in the future, I hope he always stays collected like he seems to be in this interview.

    I have yet to be impressed by the music though. I like “F*cking problems” but Drake and Lamar kind of outstaged him. I can wait for his “Superbass” so that everybody will now know what the hype was all about.

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    Commander of the RihannaNavy

    January 26, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    I can’t with someone trying to be me. Im rarely on TGJ these days, why imitate me? They got the name wrong tho and the pic isn’t cropped right

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