Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends is the debut studio album by hip hop collective ASAP Mob.[1][2][3][4] It was released on October 31, 2016, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records.[5] The album contains verses from each member of the ASAP Mob group such as ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, Playboi Carti and Yung Lord/ASAP Bari. ASAP Mob enlisted the variety of guest appearances from Juicy J, Key!, Wiz Khalifa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Buddy, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO, Onyx, Offset, Playboi Carti, Tyler, The Creator and Yung Gleesh; as well as the album's production was provided by Hector Delgado, alongside several other record producers such as AyoDlo, Crazy Mike, Dun Deal, Lil Awree, DJ Smokey, Plu2o Nash, Maaly Raw and Wavy Wallace.

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
Studio album by
ASAP Mob
ReleasedOctober 31, 2016
Recorded2013–2016
Genre
Length43:32
Label
Producer
  • AyoDlo
  • Crazy Mike
  • Dun Deal
  • Delgato
  • DJ Smokey
  • Hector Delgado
  • Lil Awree
  • Maaly Raw
  • Nyrell Slade
  • Plu2o Nash
  • Wavy Wallace
  • Jigga BlvckVmish
ASAP Mob chronology
Lords Never Worry
(2012)		 Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
(2016)		 Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy
(2017)
Singles from Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
  1. "Yamborghini High"
    Released: January 16, 2016
  2. "Crazy Brazy"
    Released: October 14, 2016
  3. "Runner"
    Released: October 28, 2016
  4. "Telephone Calls"
    Released: October 28, 2016

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends was supported by four singles: "Yamborghini High" featuring Juicy J, "Crazy Brazy" featuring Key!, "Runner" featuring ASAP Ant and Lil Uzi Vert, and "Telephone Calls" featuring ASAP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh. The project was released commercially to its streaming services with a physical CD, and the project also was released three weeks after the album's initial release.[6]

Album cover

The album cover is a baby picture of ASAP Mob founder ASAP Yams, who died on January 18, 2015, at the age of 26.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Yamborghini High" was released on January 16, 2016.[7] The track features a guest appearance from American rapper Juicy J, with production by Hector Delgado. The second single, "Crazy Brazy" was released on October 14, 2016.[8] The track features a guest appearance from American rapper Key!, with production by Wavy Wallace.

The album's third single, "Runner" was released on October 28, 2016. The track features a guest appearance from American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, with production by Maaly Raw. The fourth single, "Telephone Calls" featuring Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh, was released on October 28, 2016.[9][10]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim7/10[11]
HipHopDX[12]
Pitchfork7.1/10[13]
XXL4/5[14]

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 4 reviews.[15]

Commercial performance

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends entered at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, selling 21,179 album-equivalent units in its first week, including 8,000 pure album sales.[16]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicPerformersLength
1."Yamborghini High"
DelgadoASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, and Juicy J7:20
2."Crazy Brazy"
Wavy WallaceASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, and Key!3:08
3."Way High"
Lil AwreeASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Buddy2:56
4."Young Nigga Living"
DJ SmokeyASAP Ferg, ASAP Ant, and ASAP Twelvyy4:18
5."Nasty's World"
DelgadoASAP Nast and Onyx3:58
6."Money Man"
  • Mayers
  • Devega
  • Houston
  • Jabari Shelton
Crazy MikeASAP Rocky, ASAP Nast, and ASAP Bari3:32
7."Put That on My Set"
Lil AwreeASAP Rocky and Skepta3:21
8."Motivation Foreign (Skit)"
  • Mayers
  • Brown
  • Devega
  • Phillips
  • Kirkman
  • Delgato
  • Nyrell Slade
  • Delgato
  • Slade[a]
 2:05
9."London Town"
  • AyoDlo
  • Delgado[a]
ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ant, and Playboi Carti2:42
10."Runner"
Maaly RawASAP Ant and Lil Uzi Vert3:20
11."Bachelor"
Dun DealASAP Rocky, Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO, and Offset2:56
12."Telephone Calls"
  • Plu2o Nash
  • Delgado[a]
ASAP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti, and Yung Gleesh3:50
Total length:43:32

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 50
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 82
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 38
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 153
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 61
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 84
US Billboard 200[25] 13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 4

References
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