FRANK OCEAN AND A$AP ROCKY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE 'SOUND OF 2012' BY THE UK BBC

 

Both @Frank_Ocean and A$ap Rocky (@AsvpxRocky) has been long listed with 13 other artist as the 'Sound Of 2012' by the BBC website here in the UK. This has been won by Major artist in the past during the start of their careers such as Adele, Jessie J, 50 Cent and Corrine Bailey Ray. 184 music insiders from editors, radio DJs and television have created this list of 15 artist to be short listed to 5 in January and then the Winner announced on January 7th 2012. This is a major achievement for them considering neither have had a huge buzz in the UK so far. Frank is now becoming more known in the UK with radio playing his Mixtape hits from 'Nostalgia/ULTRA' A$ap on the other hand is still relatively unknown but come 2012 these two regardless of if they make the final 5 will be a force to be reckoned with.

A$AP ROCKY AND THE A$AP CREW FREESTYLE ON FUNKFLEX

 

A$ap Rocky brings his crew to the Hot 97 studios to drop some bars on the mic with Funk Flex. These kids do have bars which was more evident when they did this freestyle. I also think these guys would give Odd Future a run for their money in a battle, what you think? Anyway check out their freestyle after the jump!

NEW MIXTAPE: A$AP ROCKY 'LIVE.LOVE.ASAP'

If you don't know A$AP Rocky well he just signed an unheard of $3M deal with Sony/RCA. For a major record company to put that much money behind an artist means they feel they are on to a winner with this kid.

A$AP states:

"I’m going to have creative control; there’s no bullshit. The situation is almost unrealistic. I mean, five months ago I had about $3,000 in my bank account. Now I’m worth $3 million. Nobody’s gotten a deal like that since 50 Cent."

Read more after the jump with new Mixtape!