"1 Train" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky from his debut studio album, Long.
The song was produced by Hit-Boy, and features additional verses from fellow American rappers Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, and Big K.R.I.T.
Upon the release of the album, high downloads resulted in the song peaking at number three on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
The song features an ensemble of young rappers Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson and Big K.R.I.T.
"[14] Roman Cooper also gave the song a positive review saying, ""1 Train" is truly a must-listen as Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, and Big K.R.I.T.
Club credited Rocky for assembling an "eye-popping tag team of recent next big things to set the bar for 2013 posse cuts.
[18] Andrew Nosnitsky of Spin called the song, "a flatlined true-school posse cut that features every rapper you've ever read about on a blog", also saying Danny Brown had the best verse.
[19] David Amidon of PopMatters said the instrumental "seems to go on forever despite a lot of solid verses, Hit-Boy's beat just fails to bring any energy to the situation.
You can feel him going for a classic 1993, gritty NYC type cypher beat but it's just not there, a simple loud drum loop and a quickly grating violin swirl.
They said, "It's not just the sounds of Danny's voice that make this a memorable affair; the verse itself is the eccentric at his finest, from his tightly packed wordplay ("That molly got me nauseous, aw shit, no off switch") to drug references to comedic lines, it's some of the most remarkable chaos around.