Rebirth has a great rhythm but I feel it was an interesting choice as the opening song for the album as itвЂ™s a little disjointed, in a good way, but if one was simply listening to albums and came across this first song, IвЂ™m not sure theyвЂ™d continue listening to the entire album unless they were a fan. Even if I donвЂ™t, this is one excellent album that will appeal to fans of Hip Hop a musical genre that I find myself gravitating towards more and more these days. Nevertheless, letвЂ™s take a look at the songs that make up Always Strive And Prosper and as we dive deeper into the album I may break down and declare that I need to add it to my physical collection. Streaming music is most certainly a blessing and a curse. Seriously, if I look back at my music tastes in the 90s, they were diverse but severely limited. It is the bane of the modern streaming era as IвЂ™ve never had this much access to music within my life. That isnвЂ™t to say that it isnвЂ™t fundamentally a great album, but that I have limited funds and have acknowledged a very long time ago that it is utterly impossible to collect the thousands of albums that interest me. While I thoroughly enjoy Always Strive And Prosper, IвЂ™m not sure it qualifies for adding to my physical collection. While I have yet to come across the album while crate digging, IвЂ™ve checked out the limited edition vinyl photographs on Discogs and the vinyl release is lust-worthy for those who are both interested in the music and collecting pieces of physical art. If youвЂ™re interested in owning your music physically, Always Strive And Prosper is available on Vinyl and CD and that cover art would look magnificent on the larger vinyl canvas, reminding me of some of SealвЂ™s albums such as Seal (II), 7, and Standards. However, if you wish to enjoy Always Strive And Prosper sans the explicit language, you can purchase the clean edition on iTunes. While IвЂ™m a proponent of explicit language in music, ensuring artistic freedom is maintained, if youвЂ™re listening on Apple Music thereвЂ™s no clean version available. The Apple Music (Mastered for iTunes) release is spot on with an immersive soundstage and perfect separation between all musical elements. Subsequently, not knowing allows me to take a fresh perspective of the musical style A$AP Ferg presents on Always Strive And Prosper.ДЄlways Strive And Prosper is A$AP FergвЂ™s second solo release and is recorded, mixed, and mastered beautifully. Yes, knowledge of the artist can add a level of depth to the review and bring deeper meaning to the songs, but music is subjective and as such should be interpreted and given meaning to by the music lover.

In fact, here at Subjective Sounds, music is considered an experience that should be viewed separately to the personal life and influences of artists. Well, I donвЂ™t believe knowledge of an artist is essential to expressing oneвЂ™s opinion of the music on an album. Knowing next to nothing about A$AP Ferg, and the A$AP Mob in general, one must immediately wonder how I could even attempt to review Always Strive And Prosper.

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