A$AP Rocky recently gave The Wall Street Journal Magazine a peek inside the recording sessions for his fourth studio album. During the interview, the Harlem rapper reportedly tossed aside a potential track for the project because it sounded too much like a hit.
This happened while writer Jonah Weiner observed Rocky in the studio with his frequent producer and engineer Hector Delgado.
As the close collaborators went through unfinished songs and decided which tracks might fit the album, Rocky dismissed a song named after Game of Thrones character Arya Stark because it was too catchy. “That sounds like a hit,” the rapper told Delgado. “I’m scared of hits.” Rocky’s biggest hit as a lead artist is “F*ckin' Problems” featuring Kendrick Lamar, 2
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