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Listen: A$AP Rocky Guests On Lykke Li’s ‘No Rest For The Wicked’
Hear A$AP rhyme wiki” with “Lykke” in a guest verse - ‘I Never Learn’ is out this May.”
booked a room at the Heartbreak Hotel. The NY rapper has lent his verses to a new version of ‘No Rest For The Wicked’ by Lykke Li.
Gloomy and cinematic, the original retains just about all of its parts, but A$AP eventually drops by to lift the mood 2 minutes, 30 seconds in. He somehow manages to rhyme ‘Wiki’ and ‘Lykke’ while not sounding like an idiot, and all the tears streaming down the Scandinavian artist’s cheeks dry for a few beautiful seconds.
The song initially arrived as an exclusive on Beats Music. Stream it here in high quality or below in tinnier, audio ripped form (Update: There’s now a Soundcloud version, below).
Lykke Li is this week’s DIY Weekly cover star. ‘I Never Learn’ is out on 5th May.
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