live love live love stylized live love debut american rapper rocky released free digital download october features production features guest rappers members mob rocky hip hop collective music incorporates stylistic production elements hip hop scenes distinct rocky hometown new_york scene particularly southern hip hop production features low mid tempo beats choruses lyrics deal themes moral decay including drug use expressed tempered flow promoted singles purple garnered rocky mainstream attention led record deal live love received widespread acclaim critics praised production aesthetic charismatic style included year end album lists critics publications background rocky quit selling drugs decided focus career rapping released music video song purple july garnering internet buzz attention record labels despite negative feedback native hip hop scene new_york courted labels including distributed held deal label instead wanting explore pursuits president harlem native subsequently spent time talking music lifestyles august rocky followed appeared internet eventually received radio airplay new_york_city hot song earned respect new_york scene later said bring tear eye native new_york people props new_york arrogant bidding war labels signed record deal polo grounds october worth million million solo work million fund company worldwide said sought bigger platform collective deal studio album planned deal allowed continue releasing recording rocky recorded live love neighborhood brooklyn new_york engineered studio primary technicians producers associated mob collective formed featured rappers record producers music video directors produced rocky previous songs principal collaborators developing songs casino previously produced appears rocky met remixed casino song later recorded demons tried contact respective fans recording august rented housed members mob hurricane landfall new_york_city music musically live love incorporates characteristics hip hop scenes outside rocky hometown scene harlem new_york including midwest southern hip hop particularly hip hop production houston scene grew listening southern hip hop artists grew listening artists disparate music genres including influences music journalist attributes futuristic beats live love generally low mid tempo sounding songs choruses moody atmospheric production characterized fragmented vocal samples basic drum tracks ambient hypnotic synths songs produced incorporate southern hip hop elements allmusic editor views music distinct east_coast hip hop calling place feel east_coast hip hop albeit progressive southern aesthetic country funk cosmic backdrops jon calls live love universal album sounds years hip hop travels comfortable notes characteristics hip hop scenes new_york scene including slowed houston new_orleans atlanta hip hop writes music grooves generally stay screw consequence sound editor notes musical dynamic southern ing plenty cloudy ambient rap moments views beats consequently rocky rapping style epic sounding casino produced opening track palace rocky acknowledging southern hip hop influence sound influenced houston hear music ethereal houston inspired beats minute observes sound threatening vibe album built cuban influence commenting southern influences currently dominate current hip hop rocky places importance guardian compares jet age tomorrow funk boom influence production lyrics subject matter moral decay incorporates controversial thematic elements mainstream hip hop including male excessive drug use songs leaf lit roll smoking music writers note perspective self assured youth concerned simple pleasures keeping true real comments rocky riffs great loves women fashion calling guilty pleasure hip hop allmusic characterizes subject matter conscious rap charisma mannerisms leaning inspired adding intricate lyrical concepts evoke intense listening slang definitive traditional east_coast rap music purple sounding homage houston hip hop scene references purple drank popularized scene community collective lyrics depict charismatic attractive persona referring pretty song features lyrics eccentric flamboyant fashion sense usually dressed drops fashion designer rocky flow tempered delivery ranges rhymes forceful double time writes subject matter including straight talking boasts heavy intake drugs women revealed bursts short phrases entirety palace rocky demonstrates flow flow patterns compared writers cleveland based hip hop group august brown los_angeles_times writes reserved delivery owes equal debts houston intensity addresses rapping style purple texas texas spit slow leaf addresses hip criticism style sound like mixed little bit max little bit little bit little bit dick release promotion anticipated release internet live love released free digital download october days release proclaimed better lot people albums chart release lead single officially released november charted weeks peaked number billboard hot hip hop songs february second single purple released december previously released youtube video version features guest verses music video directed rocky magazine editor journalist videos depicted glamorous lifestyle led crew images excess fashion including gold fronts liquor containers designer clothing months leading release rocky performed low key venues new_york including party fool gold records diplomats concert played music festival october toured drake club paradise tour performed music festivals including south southwest pitchfork music festival touring experience allowed rocky work live performance stage presence reportedly record deal october plans live love released retail worldwide said deluxe version critical reception live love received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications received average score based reviews dubbed statement intent allmusic wrote appeal hip hop listeners saints live love short guilty pleasure aesthetically inclined live love marvel contemporary rap music despite moral decay pitchfork_media dubbed triumph taste wrote rocky embodies sweat free cool stolen test answers ahead time cited ability command variety sounds reason sounds unified drifting territory viewed pattern fluid metaphors technical shortcomings bbc_music advised listeners come looking tight flows witty rocky ain man attitude production win felt magnetic rapper delivery reliably sharp rarely uses instead commended exceptional beats knowing way added enlisting internet forward thinking young producers rocky crafted year stylish mix tape melting pot nearly major underground rap trend months pitched slow crawl houston screw music noted lack called substance popmatters viewed release helped positive influence internet generation hip hop new_york_times cited singles year best hip hop songs accolades included year end album lists critics publications named ninth best album publication year end list ranked number filter albums list bear ranked number stated good instincts flow charts charisma sounding lot cooler goes long way ranking number complex commended rocky defined sound unique aesthetic calling electric precise microphone writing beats bang hard bring houston harlem los_angeles_times staff writer august brown ranked number albums list wrote cemented reputation citing beats year imaginative evocative hip hop productions slate ranked number list cited hip hop saying contemporaries trash genre live love earned rocky nomination bbc sound poll october complex named tenth best hip hop album years track listing sample credits information adapted palace contains sample contains sample gon love bass contains sample guy subway original bloody brand new guy contains sample john featuring purple contains samples featuring stay featuring contains samples friendship train want das contains sample soft shell pink contains sample kissing pink contains sample money fast featuring contains sample big beat demons contains sample personnel credits live love adapted allmusic performer performer rocky performer producer performer producer producer performer producer engineer mixing producer performer assistant engineer producer performer producer performer producer performer producer
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