Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | ||||
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Released | October 31, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2016 | |||
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Length | 43:32 | |||
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Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective ASAP Mob. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was released on October 31, 2016, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. [5] The album contains verses from each member of the ASAP Mob group such as ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, Playboi Carti and Yung Lord/ASAP Bari. ASAP Mob enlisted the variety of guest appearances from Juicy J, Key!, Wiz Khalifa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Buddy, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO, Onyx, Offset, Tyler, The Creator and Yung Gleesh; as well as the album's production was provided by Hector Delgado, alongside several other record producers such as AyoDlo, Crazy Mike, Dun Deal, Lil Awree, DJ Smokey, Plu2o Nash, Maaly Raw and Wavy Wallace.
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends was supported by four singles: "Yamborghini High" featuring Juicy J, "Crazy Brazy" featuring Key!, "Runner" featuring ASAP Ant and Lil Uzi Vert, and "Telephone Calls" featuring ASAP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh. The project was released commercially to its streaming services with a physical CD, and the project also was released three weeks after the album's initial release. [6]
The album cover is a baby picture of ASAP Mob founder ASAP Yams, who died on January 18, 2015, at the age of 26.
The album's lead single, "Yamborghini High" was released on January 16, 2016. [7] The track features a guest appearance from American rapper Juicy J, with production by Hector Delgado. The second single, "Crazy Brazy" was released on October 14, 2016. [8] The track features a guest appearance from American rapper Key!, with production by Wavy Wallace.
The album's third single, "Runner" was released on October 28, 2016. The track features a guest appearance from American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, with production by Maaly Raw. The fourth single, "Telephone Calls" featuring Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh, was released on October 28, 2016. [9] [10]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 |
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Source | Rating |
Exclaim | 7/10 [11] |
HipHopDX | [12] |
Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [13] |
XXL | 4/5 [14] |
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends 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 78, based on 4 reviews. [15]
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 21,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. [16]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Performers | Length |
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1. | "Yamborghini High" |
| Delgado | ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, and Juicy J | 7:20 |
2. | "Crazy Brazy" |
| Wavy Wallace | ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, and Key! | 3:08 |
3. | "Way High" |
| Lil Awree | ASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Buddy | 2:56 |
4. | "Young Nigga Living" |
| DJ Smokey | ASAP Ferg, ASAP Ant, and ASAP Twelvyy | 4:18 |
5. | "Nasty's World" |
| Delgado | ASAP Nast and Onyx | 3:58 |
6. | "Money Man" |
| Crazy Mike | ASAP Rocky, ASAP Nast, and ASAP Bari | 3:32 |
7. | "Put That on My Set" |
| Lil Awree | ASAP Rocky and Skepta | 3:21 |
8. | "Motivation Foreign (Skit)" |
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| 2:05 | |
9. | "London Town" |
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| ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ant, and Playboi Carti | 2:42 |
10. | "Runner" |
| Maaly Raw | ASAP Ant and Lil Uzi Vert | 3:20 |
11. | "Bachelor" | Dun Deal | ASAP Rocky, Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO, and Offset | 2:56 | |
12. | "Telephone Calls" |
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| ASAP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti, and Yung Gleesh | 3:50 |
Total length: | 43:32 |
Notes
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] | 50 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [18] | 34 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [19] | 82 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [20] | 38 |
French Albums (SNEP) [21] | 153 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [22] | 30 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] | 61 |
UK Albums (OCC) [24] | 84 |
US Billboard 200 [25] | 13 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [26] | 4 |
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