The Weeknd or ASAP Rocky - which collab was more fire?

[barttttender 3,100]

 

What's up, Lana Boards! Time to evaluate some of Lana's frequent collaborators. 'm wondering which collab was better in your opinion - Abel or Rocky? 

 

To recap, the songs they made together are:

 

The Weeknd:

 

1. Prisoner 

2. Stargirl Interlude 

3. Lust for Life + video

4. Party Monster

5. Money Power Glory (remix)

 

ASAP Rocky

 

1. Ridin' (scrapped)

2. Summer Bummer

3. Groupie Love 

4. National Anthem (video only)

 

As much as I love her work with the Weeknd and how much they complement each other, I find her work with Rocky to be way more interesting. I love Ridin' and can't believe it was never released! As for Summer Bummer, that was a double punch that I never expected to happen and whilst I didn't quite appreciate SB when it came out, it now stands as one of the rare Lana Del Rey bangers, which none of the Abel songs were. I listen to it at the gym all the time. Also, Groupie Love is a perfect little Lana ballad, especially thematically. It fits the Manson vibe and sixties aesthetic of the album perfectly. While it doesn't reach the heights of Lust for Life, it's got charm in spade. 

 

What does everyone here think? I'm also adding a poll so we can see what song(s) are your favs.  

 

 

 

[PARADIXO 31,620]

1. National Anthem

2. Stargirl Interlude

3. Party Monster

4. Groupie Love

5. Lust for Life

6. Prisoner

7. Summer Bummer

8. Ridin

9. Money Power Glory

 

National Anthem, sometimes I feel like it's Lana's best video ever so there's that. Stargirl is probably her best collab ever. Party Monster is excellence. Groupie Love had great dynamic between the two and the lyrics. Lust for Life I love it and I love Abel on it, but I rank it lower because it would've been fine with just Lana. For the rest I don't really care about them.

 

[Surf Noir 189,264]

my favorite is prisoner, party monster's pretty cool as well

[CHATEAU MARMONT 936]

summer bummer ate!

[Let the Light In 15,175]

Her collaborations with Abel are top notch. 

[SalvaWHORE 32,842]

groupie love is iconic

 

[rocknrollgroupie 3,723]

Lana and Rocky foreva

I wonder if they are still friends 😕

[MadCallEgg 213]

weeknd <3

[The Siren 29,135]

Summer bummer>>>>>>>>

And I don't listen to either man's catalog tho

[Venice Jesus Whore 4,456]

Stargirl Interlude makes The Weeknd an automatic win for me. Prisoner is really good too.

I like Summer Bummer a lot. Ridin’ is cute, but kinda forgettable for me. Groupie Love is ehh. 

[baddisease 15,890]

Ridin' is fire. I wish they would have completed it.

[prettywhenimhigh 48,493]

rocky all the way

[barttttender 3,100]

On 7/26/2023 at 1:25 AM, prettywhenimhigh said:

rocky all the way

 

Loving the love for Rocky! Seems that he's winning the poll too.  As for wether they're still friends, I'd like to think so. Though they probably dont hang out as much given his family situation.

 

it's fantastic that she has him (and Rihanna by proxy) as an ally. That can go a long way in a crazy industry.

 

hope they make more songs. They are fire together 

[prettywhenimhigh 48,493]

2 minutes ago, barttttender said:

 

Loving the love for Rocky! Seems that he's winning the poll too.  As for wether they're still friends, I'd like to think so. Though they probably dont hang out as much given his family situation.

 

it's fantastic that she has him (and Rihanna by proxy) as an ally. That can go a long way in a crazy industry.

 

hope they make more songs. They are fire together 

 

right, I'm a fan of his work and I love the chemistry (work wise) he has with lana! I hope they are still friends too, they sound amazing together and I really hope to see more collabs in the future as well!  

 

[NikoGo 52,311]

Groupie Love is one of my favorite songs off LFL, but Prisoner will always be that bitch for me.

 

So haunting and dark

 

I think I've been in hollywood for too long.. 'Cause I can feel my soul burnin'...feel it burnin' slooooow

 

Idk....I get so wrapped up...in a world.....where nothing is as it seems...and real life... is stranger....than my dreams 

[Mer 52,190]

Summer Bummer >>> (espc. the demo version with the humming) 

[DeadSeaOfMercury 19,447]

The Weeknd.