嘻哈新星A$AP Rocky发布新专辑 (1/2)

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概述：来自纽约市的24岁的说唱歌手A$AP Rocky发布了新专辑《Long.Live.A$AP》。这位炙手可热的新星有着艰难的童年。
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P.S. 歌词是不用听写的哦~~~
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This week, rapper A$AP Rocky released his first studio album, called "Long.Live.A$AP." His 2011 mixtape "Live.Love.A$AP" received praise from critics and was popular on the Internet. As a result, A$AP Rocky's name became well-known, at least among hip-hop lovers. Mario Ritter has more on the rapper and his new record.
A$AP Rocky's real name is Rakim Mayers. His mother named him after famed rapper Rakim, who got his start in the 1980s. So maybe A$AP Rocky was born to rap.
The 24-year-old was born in New York City and raised mostly in the Harlem neighborhood. His childhood was not easy. His father was jailed when Rakim was 12. When he was 13, his brother was shot and killed. And his mother struggled financially. She, Rakim and his sister moved in and out of homeless shelters.
Rocky does not generally rap about the bad times in his life. For example, the first real single from "Long.Live.A$AP" is about his interest in sex. The name of the single is probably too dirty to say on our show, but here is a little sound.本周，新晋饶舌歌手A$AP Rocky发布了他的第一张录音专辑《Long.Live.A$AP》。2011年他的mixtape专辑《Live.Love.A$AP》受到乐评人的推崇并迅速在网络上走红。A$AP Rocky因此名声大噪，至少是为广大的嘻哈音乐发烧友所熟知。接下来由马里奥·里特为大家介绍这位歌手的经历并带来他新专辑里的歌曲。
A$AP Rocky原名拉基姆·迈耶斯，由其母亲取自一位80年代出道的著名说唱歌手拉基姆，这似乎寓意了A$AP Rocky注定就是为说唱音乐而生的。
这位24岁的新星出生并成长于纽约市的哈莱姆黑人住宅区。他的童年可谓不幸，12岁时父亲锒铛入狱，13岁时兄长罹难枪下，而母亲经常入不敷出，只能带着一双儿女（他和妹妹）辗转颠沛于各个流浪者收容所之间。
Rocky的说唱内容一般不涉及自己以往的艰辛岁月。比如在这张新专辑中，第一首真正的单曲唱的都是他对性的兴趣。由于歌名不雅不宜在节目中念出，但是我们不妨来欣赏一小段唱段。