Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
Studio album by ASAP Mob
Released	October 31, 2016
Recorded	2013–2016
Genre	Hip hop; trap;
Length	43:32
Label	ASAP Worldwide; Polo Grounds; RCA;
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
Singles from Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
	"Yamborghini High"; Released: January 16, 2016; "Crazy Brazy"; Released: October 14, 2016; "Runner"; Released: October 28, 2016; "Telephone Calls"; Released: October 28, 2016;

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends is the debut studio album by American 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, 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 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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim	7/10^[11]
HipHopDX	^[12]
Pitchfork	7.1/10^[13]
XXL	4/5^[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 debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 21,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Performers	Length
1.	"Yamborghini High"	Rakim Mayers Darold Brown Tariq Devega Jamel Phillips Adam Kirkman Jordan Houston Hector Delgado	Delgado	ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, and Juicy J	7:20
2.	"Crazy Brazy"	Mayers Phillips Cornel Wallace, Jr. Marquis Whittaker	Wavy Wallace	ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, and Key!	3:08
3.	"Way High"	Mayers Jeremiah Owens Horgay Gordy Allen Story Anna Gaye Cameron Thomaz Bryan Sledge Simmie Sims	Lil Awree	ASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Buddy	2:56
4.	"Young Nigga Living"	Brown Kirkman Phillips Lucas Kramar Alain Goraguer	DJ Smokey	ASAP Ferg, ASAP Ant, and ASAP Twelvyy	4:18
5.	"Nasty's World"	Devega Brown Delgado Chylow Parker Betty Newsome James Brown André Benjamin Antwan Patton Fredro Scruggs, Jr. Kirk Jones Tyrone Taylor Jordan Carter	Delgado	ASAP Nast and Onyx	3:58
6.	"Money Man"	Mayers Devega Houston Jabari Shelton	Crazy Mike	ASAP Rocky, ASAP Nast, and ASAP Bari	3:32
7.	"Put That on My Set"	Mayers Owens Willie Hutch Joseph Adenuga	Lil Awree	ASAP Rocky and Skepta	3:21
8.	"Motivation Foreign (Skit)"	Mayers Brown Devega Phillips Kirkman Delgato Nyrell Slade	Delgato Slade^[a]		2:05
9.	"London Town"	Mayers Kirkman Delgado Devon Lewis Jordan Carter	AyoDlo Delgado^[a]	ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ant, and Playboi Carti	2:42
10.	"Runner"	Kirkman Jamaal Henry Symere Woods	Maaly Raw	ASAP Ant and Lil Uzi Vert	3:20
11.	"Bachelor"	Mayers David Cunningham Miles McCollum Malcolm Davis Kiari Cephus	Dun Deal	ASAP Rocky, Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO, and Offset	2:56
12.	"Telephone Calls"	Mayers Carter Delgado Malcolm Lawson-Stribling Asa Asuncion Agostino Marangolo Massimo Morante Claudio Simonetti Fabio Pignatelli Tyler Okonma	Plu2o Nash Delgado^[a]	ASAP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti, and Yung Gleesh	3:50
Total length:					43:32

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

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

^ "A$AP Mob's New Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends Album Is Coming On Halloween". SPIN. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ "Stream A$AP Mob's New Album 'Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends' Here". Highsnobiety.com. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ Walker, Angus (2016-10-30). "Stream A$AP Mob's "Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends"". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ Geslani, Michelle (2016-10-30). "ASAP Mob drop Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends: Stream/download". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ Schwartz, Danny (2016-10-26). "A$AP Mob Reveals "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1" Tracklist, Cover Art, & Release Date". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ Asap Mob (Artist). "Cozy Tapes: Vol.1 by Asap Mob: Amazon.co.uk: Appstore for Android". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ "Yamborghini High (feat. Juicy J) - Single by A$AP Mob on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ "Crazy Brazy (Feat. A$AP Rocky, A$AP Twelvyy & Key) - Single by A$AP Mob on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
^ Schwartz, Danny (2016-10-27). "A$AP Mob - Telephone Calls Feat. A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti & Yung Gleesh | Stream [New Song]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ Lilah, Rose (2016-10-27). "A$AP Ant & Lil Uzi Vert - Runner | Stream [New Song]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^ "A$AP Mob Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "Review: A$AP Mob Get NYC Personified On "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "A$AP Mob: Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends- Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "A$AP Mob Stand United on 'Cozy Tapes Vol.1: Friends' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends by A$AP Mob, retrieved 2018-08-01
^ Keith Caulfield (September 3, 2017). "Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Australiancharts.com – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^ "A$AP Mob Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^ "A$AP Mob: Cozy Tapes: Vol. 1 Friends" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 44, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^ "A$AP Mob Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ "A$AP Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[1] "A$AP Mob's New Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends Album Is Coming On Halloween". SPIN. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[2] "Stream A$AP Mob's New Album 'Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends' Here". Highsnobiety.com. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[3] Walker, Angus (2016-10-30). "Stream A$AP Mob's "Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends"". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[4] Geslani, Michelle (2016-10-30). "ASAP Mob drop Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends: Stream/download". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[5] Schwartz, Danny (2016-10-26). "A$AP Mob Reveals "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1" Tracklist, Cover Art, & Release Date". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[6] Asap Mob (Artist). "Cozy Tapes: Vol.1 by Asap Mob: Amazon.co.uk: Appstore for Android". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[7] "Yamborghini High (feat. Juicy J) - Single by A$AP Mob on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[8] "Crazy Brazy (Feat. A$AP Rocky, A$AP Twelvyy & Key) - Single by A$AP Mob on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

[9] Schwartz, Danny (2016-10-27). "A$AP Mob - Telephone Calls Feat. A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti & Yung Gleesh | Stream [New Song]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[10] Lilah, Rose (2016-10-27). "A$AP Ant & Lil Uzi Vert - Runner | Stream [New Song]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[11] "A$AP Mob Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[12] "Review: A$AP Mob Get NYC Personified On "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[13] "A$AP Mob: Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends- Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[14] "A$AP Mob Stand United on 'Cozy Tapes Vol.1: Friends' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[15] Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends by A$AP Mob, retrieved 2018-08-01

[16] Keith Caulfield (September 3, 2017). "Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[ac_Australia_A$AP_Mob-17] "Australiancharts.com – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[ac_BillboardCanada_A$AP_Mob-18] "A$AP Mob Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

[ac_Netherlands_A$AP_Mob-19] "Dutchcharts.nl – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[ac_Finland_A$AP_Mob-20] "A$AP Mob: Cozy Tapes: Vol. 1 Friends" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[21] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 44, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_A$AP_Mob-22] "Charts.nz – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_A$AP_Mob-23] "Swisscharts.com – A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 - Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[ac_UK2_-24] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_A$AP_Mob-25] "A$AP Mob Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_A$AP_Mob-26] "A$AP Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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