Two years ago, one of my favorite albums of all time dropped. Released to much hate and disappointment, a selection of fans, like myself, loved this album from the jump. While not Rocky's best technical performance as a rapper, TESTING had some of the most interesting production of the decade.

For me, it was the soundtrack to my Summer 2018 - a very eye-opening time in my life where I felt as if I was finally finding myself in this weird ass world. It is more than just an album; it's a reminder to be myself, do what I want, and focus on being happy in my one life to live.

Also, shoutout to everyone who was in the rollout thread, except that moon22 dude. Countless "tonight"'s, so much disappointment, but being itt with so many people anticipating the same project turned what would normally be an unbearable rollout to one of my favorites ever. I'd like to revisit the tracklist.

1. Distorted Records

Entering immediately with a slapper, enlisting the LPFJII producers to create your entrance to a new era was crazy. This is a great intro.

2. A$AP Forever REMIX feat. Moby, T.I. & Kid Cudi

The only single from the album (the original version, at least) was an underappreciated beast of a record. Rocky delivers his best flow on the album with his verse on this track, and just makes it even better by including Cudi's patented humming and a nice verse. By the way, this is one of the best rap music videos ever and nobody treats it as such.

3. Tony Tone

Who remembers this snippet? On god this s*** was crazy. This unapologetic and braggadocios track absolutely slaps in the whip. The sexual harassment bar is crazy given the time it dropped, idc.

4. Fukk Sleep feat. FKA twigs

Rocky and twigs is something of a dream collab. Fukk Sleep is a track that should have been much more popular than it was, but real oens still know this s*** was a banger.

5. Praise The Lord (Da Shine) feat. Skepta

I think this is the one track everyone can agree is a f***ing great song, whether you hated or loved the album overall. Skepta went ballistic on this beat, and both of them f***ing slid over it. This will be a banger I'll be bumping for the next decade.

6. CALLDROPS feat. Kodak Black

Tbh, I hated this song when it first dropped. It was one of two I didn't like on the album. However, it grew on me heavily. It's a great interlude to the album, letting the audience get a breather and hear some hypnotic sounds and harmonies, paired with some Three 6-style vocal chops to give it a little edge.

7. Buck Shots

This song is f***ing nuts bro. Kelvin Krash made honestly one of the best and most interesting beats in recent memory with this. Smooky Margiela renegaded both Rocky and Carti on this track with easily his best performance in his career. Overall this track sounds like its from 3018.
7. Gunz n Butter feat. Juicy J

Previewed as another legendary snippet, this track delivered. Rocky flowing over an insane Dean Blunt laced with Project Pat samples is something that just couldn't go wrong.

9. Brotha Man feat. French Montana

I remember when the tracklist dropped for the album, everyone decided they weren't gonna like it because they saw a French Montana feature. Even though everyone hates him now, his provided a great contribution. Meanwhile, Rocky delivered some dope verses over a relaxing ass beat. Dope track.

10. OG Beeper

We don't appreciate how hard this f***ing song is. The beat is so nuts. Rocky doing his thing with Blocboy adlibs, man I can't complain. A slapper, that's all.

11. Kids Turned Out Fine

This was the other song I didn't like at first, but it definitely grew on me. Psychedelic sounds combine with interesting Rocky vocals to make a track that deserves to be played outside on a nice day.

12. Hun43rd

The closest we'll ever get to Rocky on some cloud rap s*** again, this s*** is a crazy vibe. Dev Hynes went in on the beat. Amazing song.

13. Changes

On god this song puts me in my feels, but in a good way. Makes me think about life, and really resonated with my life experiences at the time. This is Rocky at his most honest.

14. Black Tux, White Collar

I feel like nobody appreciates this track. Rocky back with Clams (plus Carti adlibs), but the sound has progressed to exist on the modern landscape of rap. The beat switch creates a wild sense of urgency I can't even describe. It's the one track I never saw get much love but was always one of my favorites.

15. Purity feat. Frank Ocean

The album ends with possibly ts best track. Rocky brings Frank out of hiding to deliver a ridiculous rap verse (need a Frank rap album) over an unreal beat, then follows it up with one of his most personal verses yet. So so good.

WHILE I'M HERE:

Fire song, idc. Shoulda been on the album.

Still waiting for this song, Rocky. Patiently.

real

S*** was ass

someone post this dude avy

great album.

The last 5 songs are amazing

LISTENIN TO BONE BONE, FEELINGS IN MY BONE BONE

great way to close an album

P.S. To all my fellow testing stans:

if you haven’t listened to al my heroes are cornballs by jpegmafia, i highly recommend it. it was my favorite album of last year and offered a similar balance between experimental/interesting sounds and euphoric sounds that testing offered

wish this was on the album

amazing song

Jpegmafia is doing what rocky thinks he's doing

testing was slept on when it dropped and i hope it gets the proper respect with time. amazing era

When A$AP Forever + Video dropped
No misses on this album

i can’t even be mad at this

same as with ALLA, i see more respect surfacing for it the older it gets

classic drop

F*** Sleep reminds me of big little lies for some reason

Sticking it out through corny Jimmy Fallon jokes to watch Rocky premiere A$AP Forever and Distorted Records

Fantastic OP, OP

I really appreciate the album now. Cult classic in a few years

Forgot about bad company Blocboy JB was getting a bag off Rocky at the time