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Generally favorable reviews- based on 267 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio album from the New York rapper was a surprise release and features guest appearances from FKA twigs, French Montana, Juicy J, Kid Cudi, Kodak Black, Moby, Frank Ocean, Skepta, and T.I.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Consequence
    Jun 15, 2018
    83
    It’s a welcome addition to a genre that has become so occupied with spacey, bare-bones operations and overly simplistic results.
  2. Exclaim
    May 25, 2018
    70
    Throughout the 15-track album, he weaves from hip-hop and psych-rock to R&B and soul, proving that artistically, he will never be confined to a single box.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Jun 1, 2018
    67
    Though the finished project is as loose and incohesive as its title might suggest, there’s a lot to like about Testing.
  4. The Guardian
    May 25, 2018
    60
    Rocky similarly hopped between styles on his two previous albums, Long.Live.A$AP and At.Long.Last.A$AP, but Testing is a spottier affair. Too many tracks minimise his strengths. ... There are moments, though, when the dimension Rocky created for himself comes back to life.
  5. AllMusic
    Jun 12, 2018
    60
    While in some ways Testing is more musical than anything we've heard from A$AP Rocky before, it's also more confused, with ideas and musical shifts colliding at times to the point of randomness.
  6. NOW Magazine
    May 30, 2018
    60
    There’s something bewitching about this free-form section of Testing, but there’s still that feeling Rocky's stylistic adventurousness--however appealing--is overwhelming lyrics and flows that aren't as ambitious as the production.
  7. HipHopDX
    May 29, 2018
    58
    Instead of creating a new wave, A$AP Rocky has drowned himself in his own ambitions and lost his identity along the way.

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  1. Positive: 30 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 1 out of 40
  1. RCHRDPP
    May 27, 2018
    10
    Making an experimental album is always a hard choice - you know that not everybody will like it for sure. I think finding our voice is theMaking an experimental album is always a hard choice - you know that not everybody will like it for sure. I think finding our voice is the most important because we all change. We have new things every time, we want to show how we change and trying to never be the same. With Testing Rocky shows us everything that happened in his musical career since A.L.L.A., he found new sounds, he want to gifts his fans with the best of his musical talent. I can hear it in every single song and I know that the next one always will be different. I think this makes him one of the best artist of our time. I am thankful that he made an album again, can't wait for the next one - quality over quantity.

    My three favorite songs: A$AP Forever, Praise The Lord, Gunz N Butter.    … Expand
  2. Danila12
    May 30, 2018
    10
    ASAP Rocky has tested the brand new sound! I haven’t heard something like ‘TESTING’ before. The vibe is incredible. Production is good. A$APASAP Rocky has tested the brand new sound! I haven’t heard something like ‘TESTING’ before. The vibe is incredible. Production is good. A$AP Forever – forever!
    10/10    … Expand
  4. Myleene
    May 26, 2018
    10
    super bobma al'bom super klass stavlu 10 radi romo4ki. al'bom goda prosto luchshiy
  5. Hendo250
    Apr 6, 2021
    8
    this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    7
    Overhated. This is his most far out and experimental ,resulting in a hazy loose psychedelia rap that pushes and refines boundaries.Overhated. This is his most far out and experimental ,resulting in a hazy loose psychedelia rap that pushes and refines boundaries.
    Throughout the 15-track album, he weaves from hip-hop and psych-rock to R&B and soul, proving that artistically, he will never be confined to a single box.    … Expand
  7. chickensusu
    Feb 24, 2021
    6
    Experimental but not experimental 6/10
    Experimental but not experimental 6/10
    Experimental but not experimental 6/10
  8. Wallnuut
    Aug 12, 2018
    3
    Though the project did look promising in the beginning, it did nothing but disappoint in the end. The beats seemed very out of place withThough the project did look promising in the beginning, it did nothing but disappoint in the end. The beats seemed very out of place with A$AP'S voice and failed to give out any sort of pleasure. Most flows I heard were very generic and uninteresting. In all honesty, the entirety of TESTING fails to showcase even one unique song. Instead, the album is blended together into a forgettable mess.… Expand

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