# Trillmatic

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2013 song by ASAP Mob

"Trillmatic" Single by ASAP Mob featuring ASAP Nast and Method Man from the album L.O.R.D. Released December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04) Recorded 2013 Genre East Coast hip hop Length 3:59 Label ASAP Worldwide Polo Grounds RCA Songwriters Tariq Devega Clifford Smith Curtis Williams Producer ASAP Ty Beats ASAP Mob singles chronology "Bath Salts" (2012) "Trillmatic" (2013) "Xscape" (2014) ASAP Nast singles chronology "Trillmatic" (2013) "Hella Hoes" (2014) Method Man singles chronology "The Pit" (2013) "Trillmatic" (2013)

"**Trillmatic**" is a song by American rapper [ASAP Nast](/source/ASAP_Nast) from the [hip hop collective](/source/Hip_hop_collective) [ASAP Mob](/source/ASAP_Mob). It was released on December 4, 2013. It was originally intended to be a first single from ASAP Mob's debut [studio album](/source/Studio_album) *[L.O.R.D.](/source/L.O.R.D._(album))*, which was originally scheduled to be released around 2014, but the album, however, was scrapped.[1] The song, [produced](/source/Hip_hop_production) by ASAP Mob's [ASAP Ty Beats](/source/ASAP_Ty_Beats) features East Coast rapper [Method Man](/source/Method_Man). The song has since peaked at number 29 on the [UK R&B Chart](/source/UK_R%26B_Chart).

## Background and composition

The song originally appeared as a one-minute snippet on the end of [ASAP Ant](/source/ASAP_Ant)'s "The Way It Go".[2] On December 4, 2013, "Trillmatic" by [ASAP Mob](/source/ASAP_Mob)'s [ASAP Nast](/source/ASAP_Nast) featuring [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan)'s [Method Man](/source/Method_Man), and produced by ASAP Ty Beats, was originally released as the first single from their debut album *[L.O.R.D.](/source/L.O.R.D._(album))*.[3][4] But, on September 26, 2014, fellow ASAP Mob member and general manager, [Steven "ASAP Yams" Rodriguez](/source/ASAP_Yams), announced on his Tumblr account, that the album was scrapped.[1]

In an April 2014 interview with [HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX), Nast spoke on the song saying, "Basically what I wanted to do with that was put people in that time machine and bring them back to 1997, 1996—with [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan), [A Tribe Called Quest](/source/A_Tribe_Called_Quest), [AZ](/source/AZ_(rapper)), [Gang Starr](/source/Gang_Starr)—all these guys were coming up, and it was all about rapping. It wasn't about your fancy clothes. Well it was, but to an extent. "Trillmatic" was basically to showcase that we're in 2014, but we could still shine with the whole Golden Era. So I just wanted to put people in that zone, and that was it. I think we got the point across."[5]

The song features a hard-hitting, vintage 1990s boom bap beat.[6] The song title, "Trillmatic", is a reference to [Nas](/source/Nas)' debut album *[Illmatic](/source/Illmatic)*.[7] It contains a sample of "[The World Is a Ghetto](/source/The_World_Is_a_Ghetto)" by [War](/source/War_(American_band)) from the 1972 album of the same name.

## Music video

The music video for the song was mainly filmed at the Castle Hill Houses in [The Bronx](/source/The_Bronx), [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[8][9] The video was released on December 4, 2013.[10] The group appeared on [BET](/source/BET)'s [106 & Park](/source/106_%26_Park) to premiere the video.[11] The video was directed by Jonah Schwartz.[4] All the members of ASAP Mob including [ASAP Rocky](/source/ASAP_Rocky) and [ASAP Ferg](/source/ASAP_Ferg) make appearances in the video.[8] In the video the group roam around the streets of New York City from the Bronx to [Madison Square Garden](/source/Madison_Square_Garden).[12]

## Critical reception

"Trillmatic" was met with generally positive reviews. Billy Johnson Jr. of *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* praised both rappers performances, the [refrain](/source/Refrain) and the song's production.[7] Andy Bustard of The BoomBox stated, "Trillmatic" "is a fun and refreshing throwback to 1990s East Coast rap." Nast has "two stellar verses and a surprisingly dope hook, but it’s Johnny Blaze who lights up the track with an effortlessly acrobatic guest appearance. A$AP Ty Beats' sample-laced, boom bap production proves that the true New York essence is hiding beneath all that Houston flavor after all."[2] Jeff Rosenthal of *[Complex](/source/Complex_(magazine))* said, "it's been years since Method Man sounded so urgent as he does" on "Trillmatic".[13]

## Chart performance

Chart performance for "Trillmatic" Chart (2014) Peak position UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[14] 193 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[15] 29

## Release history

Release history and formats for "Trillmatic" Country Date Format Label United States December 4, 2013 Digital download[16] ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA Records United Kingdom January 16, 2014 Urban contemporary radio[17]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-yamborghini.tumblr.com_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-yamborghini.tumblr.com_1-1) ["Yamborghini"](https://yamborghini.tumblr.com/post/98450145494/you-my-dude-and-a-ap-is-my-fav-rap-fashionable-but). *Yamborghini.tumblr.com*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-theboombox1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-theboombox1_2-1) ["A$AP Nast, Method Man Take It to the '90s With 'Trillmatic'"](http://theboombox.com/asap-nast-method-man-trillmatic-video/). *Theboombox.com*. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["iTunes - Music - Trillmatic (feat. A$AP Nast & Method Man) - Single by A$AP Mob"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/trillmatic-feat-a%24ap-nast/772147278). [Apple Inc](/source/Apple_Inc). 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pitchfork1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pitchfork1_4-1) ["Video: A$AP Mob: "Trillmatic" \[ft. A$AP Nast and Method Man\] | News"](http://pitchfork.com/news/53247-video-aap-mob-trillmatic-ft-aap-nast-and-method-man/). [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media). 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["A$AP Ferg & A$AP Nast Shed Light On "L.O.R.D." Album Delays"](https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.2341/title.aap-ferg-aap-nast-shed-light-on-l-o-r-d-album-delays). *HipHopDX.com*. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["A$AP Mob – "Trillmatic" (Feat. Method Man) Video"](http://www.stereogum.com/1588861/aap-mob-trillmatic-feat-method-man-video/video/). *Stereogum.com*. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rollingstone1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rollingstone1_7-1) Billy Johnson, Jr. (2013-12-04). ["AAP Mobs Trillmatic Video: Count the 1990s References | Music News"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/a-ap-mob-s-trillmatic-video-count-the-aa99-s-references-20131204). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rap-up1_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rap-up1_8-1) ["Video: A$AP Mob f/ A$AP Nast & Method Man – 'Trillmatic'"](http://www.rap-up.com/2013/12/03/video-asap-mob-f-asap-nast-method-man-trillmatic/). *Rap-Up.com*. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** A$AP Mob. ["A$AP Mob ft. A$AP Nast & Method Man - Trillmatic | Stream"](http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/asap-mob-trillmatic/). *DJBooth.net*. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["A$AP Mob A$AP Nast Method Man "Trillmatic""](http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/asap-mob-asap-nast-method-man-trillmatic). *Complex*. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["A$AP Nast World Premieres New Video, "Trillmatic," on 106 | 106 & Park: BET Top 10 Live"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131213081606/http://www.bet.com/video/106andpark/106guestrewind/asap-mob-106-and-park-3223-s2.html). BET. Archived from [the original](http://www.bet.com/video/106andpark/106guestrewind/asap-mob-106-and-park-3223-s2.html) on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["New Video: ASAP Mob Feat. ASAP Nast & Method Man "Trillmatic""](http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/asap-nast-trillmatic-video-feat-method-man/). *MissInfo.tv*. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["41. Wu-Tang Clan, A Better Tomorrow — The Most Anticipated Albums of 2014"](http://www.complex.com/music/2014/01/most-anticipated-albums-2014/wu-tang-clan-a-better-tomorrow). *Complex*. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Zywietz, Tobias. ["Chart Log UK"](http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/140301cluk.txt). *Zobbel.de*. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UKrandb_15-0)** "[Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 15/3/2014 – Top 40](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/20140315/114/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["iTunes - Music - Trillmatic (feat. A$AP Nast & Method Man) - Single by A$AP Mob"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/trillmatic-feat-a%24ap-nast/772147278). *[iTunes](/source/ITunes)*. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["BBC Radio 1Xtra Playlist"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140302010739/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist/) on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

v t e ASAP Mob ASAP Rocky ASAP Ferg ASAP Twelvyy ASAP Nast ASAP TyY ASAP Bari ASAP Lou ASAP Ant ASAP Illz ASAP Joe ASAP Lotto Da$H Playboi Carti ASAP Relli ASAP Ty Beats ASAP Dom ASAP AV ASAP Killa K ASAP Press ASAP Snacks ASAP Josh ASAP Yams Chynna Studio albums Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy Mixtapes Lords Never Worry Singles "Trillmatic" "Hella Hoes" "Yamborghini High" "Telephone Calls" "Raf"

v t e Method Man Discography Videography Studio albums Tical (1994) Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998) Tical 0: The Prequel (2004) 4:21... The Day After (2006) The Meth Lab (2015) Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium (2018) Meth Lab Season 3: The Rehab (2022) Collaboration albums Blackout! (1999) Blackout! 2 (2009) Wu-Massacre (2010) Compilations Back to Back: Raw & Uncut (2008) Singles "Bring the Pain" "Release Yo' Delf" "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" "The Riddler" "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Judgement Day" "Grand Finale" "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" "What's Happenin'" "Say" Featured singles "Ice Cream" "Shadowboxin'" "Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Grand Finale" "Symphony 2000" "Left & Right" "N 2 Gether Now" "Love @ 1st Sight" "Still on It" "Trillmatic" Other songs "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" "Wu Tang Forever" Related articles Wu-Tang Clan Method Man & Redman Method & Red Davis MacLean

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