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Ranking The Verses In A$AP Rocky's 1Train

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"Anything is better than that 1train." A$AP Rocky isn't a name thrown around often when you talk about new and evolving ideas in a musical landscape, he sticks to what he's good at and does it very well. But surprisingly smack in the middle of his second studio album is a song that shook up the game in regards to the posse cut. Leaps and bounds above Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem's "Forever" Rocky assembled a Wu-Tang esque track where modern MC's put on their best show over the same beat for almost 7 minutes. But not all verses are equal and in the grand scheme of things 1train is a relic of where artists were 4 years ago compared to where they are now so let's take a look at the suprising manner these verses pan out in. 7. Action Bronson - 6th Verse Towards the tail end of the song we have the brief and unimpressive verse given out by Bronson. Never has he sounded more out of place than surrounded by more interesting and talente