Earlier this week, Harlem upstart A$AP Rocky made headlines with his appearance as President John F. Kennedy in the video to singer Lana Del Rey’s “National Anthem.” Now, not 24 hours later, the duo are back in the limelight for their collaboration “Ridin'” – and Rocky’s not happy about it.
According to Complex, the A$AP Mob alum blasted the production duo behind the cut The KickDrums on Twitter for the leak of his long-touted track with Del Rey. He said that the version that hit the Internet is unofficial and incomplete, and that his verse was a freestyled reference track, not a properly written verse.
THAT RIDIN SONG WITH ME N LANA IZ NOT OFFICAL, ITS NOT MY REAL LYRICS , THAT WAZ A REFERENCE , THE KICK DRUMS CAN SUCK MY DICK!!!!
— DAT PMF (@asvpxrocky) June 28, 2012
MY BARZ ARE WACK AF ON THAT SONG BRUH, THAT WAZ A FREESTYLE REFERENCE AND THEY KNOW DAT, FUCK THE KICK DRUMS!!!
— DAT PMF (@asvpxrocky) June 28, 2012
I CARE ABOUT MY CRAFT TOO MUCH TO GIVE THE PPL GARBAGE LIKE THAT, SMH
— DAT PMF (@asvpxrocky) June 28, 2012
The Brooklyn-based duo responded to the rising Harlem rapper, saying that they aren’t behind the leak of “Ridin'” either. The single, which has since been renamed “My Bitch,” first appeared for free download on DDotOmen.com.
We didn’t leak that “Ridin'” track. I was as surprised to see it on the web as everyone else.
— TheKickDrums (@TheKickDrums) June 28, 2012
Whole thing is weird to me. Song just pops up outta nowhere & theres an official lookin cover and shit. call my manager like “what is this?”
— TheKickDrums (@TheKickDrums) June 28, 2012
“Ridin'” was initially slated to appear on The KickDrums’s mixtape Follow the Leaders, but was cut as per request of Rocky so that he could add it to his debut LongLiveA$AP.
DX will keep you updated as more info comes to light.
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