 Musically , Live . Love . ASAP incorporates characteristics from hip hop scenes outside of ASAP Rocky 's hometown scene in Harlem , New York , including Midwest and Southern hip hop , particularly the hip hop production of Houston 's scene . He grew up listening to Southern hip hop artists such as Geto Boys , UGK , <unk> , Mike Jones , Paul Wall , and Slim Thug . He also grew up listening to artists of disparate music genres , including Hope Sandoval , Cee Lo Green , and MGMT , influences that music journalist Paul Lester attributes to the mixtape 's " languid but futuristic sonics " . The beats on Live . Love . ASAP are generally low or mid @-@ tempo and hazy @-@ sounding . The songs also have chopped and screwed choruses . Clams Casino 's moody , atmospheric production is characterized by fragmented , downbeat vocal samples , basic drum tracks , and ambient , hypnotic synths . Songs produced by DJ Burn One , Beautiful Lou , and <unk> incorporate more Southern hip hop elements . 
