A$AP Rocky featuring Doechii “Robbery”
A lot of rappers have aimed to distill the essence of a crime movie into a song, but I don’t think many have been as successful as A$AP Rocky on “Robbery.” A lot of this comes down to casting – he’s playing suave opposite Doechii, who effortlessly projects slinky grace and sassy confidence on the mic and thrives in storytelling mode. The song, which is built around a Thelonius Monk sample that somehow feels both loose and knotty, takes its time developing Rocky and Doechii’s characters before bringing them together. But the sparks fly once they’re bouncing off each other in a verse, fully coming across as glamorous movie stars in an audio medium. Buy it...