Trillmatic

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"Trillmatic"
Single by ASAP Mob featuring ASAP Nast and Method Man
ReleasedDecember 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)
Recorded2013
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
ASAP Ty Beats
ASAP Mob singles chronology
"Bath Salts"
(2012) 		"Trillmatic"
(2013) 		"Xscape"
(2014)
ASAP Nast singles chronology
"Trillmatic"
(2013) 		"Hella Hoes"
(2014)
Method Man singles chronology
"The Pit"
(2013) 		"Trillmatic"
(2013)

"Trillmatic" is a song by American rapper

UK R&B Chart
.

Background and composition

The song originally appeared as a one-minute snippet on the end of

Steven "ASAP Yams" Rodriguez, announced on his Tumblr account, that the album was scrapped.[1]

In an April 2014 interview with HipHopDX, Nast spoke on the song saying, "Basically what I wanted to do with that was put people in that time machine and bring them back to 1997, 1996—with Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, AZ, Gang Starr—all these guys were coming up, and it was all about rapping. It wasn't about your fancy clothes. Well it was, but to an extent. "Trillmatic" was basically to showcase that we're in 2014, but we could still shine with the whole Golden Era. So I just wanted to put people in that zone, and that was it. I think we got the point across."[5]

The song features a hard-hitting, vintage 1990s boom bap beat.

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from the 1972 album of the same name.

Music video

The music video for the song was mainly filmed at the Castle Hill Houses in The Bronx, New York City.[8][9] The video was released on December 4, 2013.[10] The group appeared on BET's 106 & Park to premiere the video.[11] The video was directed by Jonah Schwartz.[4] All the members of ASAP Mob including ASAP Rocky and ASAP Ferg make appearances in the video.[8] In the video the group roam around the streets of New York City from the Bronx to Madison Square Garden.[12]

Critical reception

"Trillmatic" was met with generally positive reviews. Billy Johnson Jr. of

Complex said, "it's been years since Method Man sounded so urgent as he does" on "Trillmatic".[13]

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Trillmatic"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Singles (
The Official Charts Company)[14]
 193
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[15]
 29

Release history

Release history and formats for "Trillmatic"
Country Date Format Label
United States December 4, 2013 Digital download[16]
ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA Records
United Kingdom January 16, 2014
Urban contemporary radio[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yamborghini". Yamborghini.tumblr.com.
  2. ^ a b "A$AP Nast, Method Man Take It to the '90s With 'Trillmatic'". Theboombox.com. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. Apple Inc
    . 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. ^
    Pitchfork Media
    . 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  5. ^ "A$AP Ferg & A$AP Nast Shed Light On "L.O.R.D." Album Delays". HipHopDX.com. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "A$AP Mob – "Trillmatic" (Feat. Method Man) Video". Stereogum.com. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  7. ^ a b Billy Johnson, Jr. (2013-12-04). "AAP Mobs Trillmatic Video: Count the 1990s References | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  8. ^ a b "Video: A$AP Mob f/ A$AP Nast & Method Man – 'Trillmatic'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  9. ^ A$AP Mob. "A$AP Mob ft. A$AP Nast & Method Man - Trillmatic | Stream". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  10. ^ "A$AP Mob A$AP Nast Method Man "Trillmatic"". Complex. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  11. ^ "A$AP Nast World Premieres New Video, "Trillmatic," on 106 | 106 & Park: BET Top 10 Live | Videos". BET. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  12. ^ "New Video: ASAP Mob Feat. ASAP Nast & Method Man "Trillmatic"". MissInfo.tv. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  13. ^ "41. Wu-Tang Clan, A Better Tomorrow — The Most Anticipated Albums of 2014". Complex. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  14. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "iTunes - Music - Trillmatic (feat. A$AP Nast & Method Man) - Single by A$AP Mob". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra Playlist". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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