History Music / AsapRocky

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with alt-rapper Music/AesopRock. And yes -- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29xjvbYk4U&ab_channel=RosenbergRadio they have met]].

->''"[[{{Bishounen}} I be that pretty motherfucker,]]\\
[[BigApplesauce Harlem's what I'm reppin]]"''

Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), better known as A$AP Rocky, is a popular American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music video director. Born in Harlem, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, he has spent most of his life in New York (though he spent his teenage years in Harrisburg, UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}). He is the best-known member of the collective A$AP Mob, and has been a major fixture in SwagRap since he began achieving mainstream exposure in 2011.

A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of Dirty South rap such as Music/{{UGK}} and Music/ThreeSixMafia and native New York-based artists like Dipset and Music/WuTangClan. To date, he has released one major mixtape (''LIVE.LOVE.A$AP'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; ''AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP'', 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful. He is in a long-term relationship with Music/{{Rihanna}}, with whom he has one son (born in June 2022).

Not to be confused with alt-rapper Music/AesopRock. And yes -- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29xjvbYk4U&ab_channel=RosenbergRadio they have met]].

->''"I be that pretty motherfucker,\\

Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), better known as A$AP Rocky, is a popular American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music video director. Born in Harlem, New York City, he has spent most of his life in New York (though he spent his teenage years in Harrisburg, UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}). He is the best-known member of the collective A$AP Mob, and has been a major fixture in SwagRap since he began achieving mainstream exposure in 2011.

Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), better known as A$AP Rocky, is a popular American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music video director from Harlem, New York City. He is the best-known member of the collective A$AP Mob, and has been a major fixture in SwagRap since he began achieving mainstream exposure in 2011.

A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of Dirty South rap such as Music/{{UGK}} and Music/ThreeSixMafia and native New York-based artists like Dipset and Music/WuTangClan. To date, he has released one major mixtape (''LIVE.LOVE.A$AP'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; ''AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP'', 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful. He has a child from Music/{{Rihanna}}, who was born in June 2022.

A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of Dirty South rap such as Music/{{UGK}} and Music/ThreeSixMafia and native New York-based artists like Dipset and Music/WuTangClan. To date, he has released one major mixtape (''LIVE.LOVE.A$AP'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; ''AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP'', 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful. He is expecting a child from Music/{{Rihanna}}, who was born in June 2022.

A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of Dirty South rap such as Music/{{UGK}} and Music/ThreeSixMafia and native New York-based artists like Dipset and Music/WuTangClan. To date, he has released one major mixtape(''LIVE.LOVE.A$AP'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; ''AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP'', 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful. He is expecting a child from Music/{{Rihanna}}, who is due June 2022.

-->''"I be that pretty motherfucker,\\

-->''I be that pretty motherfucker, [[BigApplesauce Harlem's what I'm reppin]]''
---->A$AP Rocky, "Peso"

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound'' (2022) as himself(?)/TBD

!!Discography:

Mixtape:

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Studio albums:

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With A$AP Mob:

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Notable songs by A$AP Rocky include:

A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of Dirty South rap such as Music/{{UGK}} and Music/ThreeSixMafia and native New York-based artists like Dipset and Music/WuTangClan. To date, he has released one major mixtape(''LIVE.LOVE.A$AP'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; ''AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP'', 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Not to be confused with alt-rapper Music/AesopRock.

** The opening verse of "Changes" pays tribute to [[Music/Outkast André 3000's]] verse in "Int'l Player's Anthem."

** The opening verse of "Changes" pays tribute to [[Music/Outkast André 3000]]'s verse in "Int'l Player's Anthem."

-->''She's the type to seek love and make it everlasting
\\ I'm the type to wake up and say it never happened
\\ I mean I fucked the girl with hella passion
\\ But it's cold how we smashed, and left her sleeping on a separate mattress''

* BoastfulRap: most of his music revolves around this.

* ShoutOut: The last verse of "Long Live A$AP" shouts out Pimp C, Lil Flip, and Three 6 Mafia.

'''A$AP Rocky''' (born Rakim Mayers, October 3, 1988) is a popular rapper and producer from Harlem, New York City. He is the best-known member of the collective A$AP Mob, and has been a major fixture in SwagRap since he began achieving mainstream exposure in 2011.

A$AP Rocky (born Rakim Mayers, October 3, 1988) is a popular rapper and producer from Harlem, New York City. A$AP Rocky is the best-known member of the A$AP Mob group, and has been a major fixture in SwagRap since he began achieving mainstream exposure in 2011. A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of Dirty South rap such as UGK and Three 6 Mafia, as well as native New York-based artists like Dipset and the Wu-Tang Clan. To date, he has released one major mixtape(''live.love.a$ap'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; "AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

* ''Long. Live. ASAP'' (2013)
* ''At. Long. Last. ASAP'' (2015)

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liZm1im2erU Fuckin' Problems]](feat. Music/{{Drake}}, Music/KendrickLamar, and 2Chainz)

* TheLancer: A$AP Ferg, the next most successful member of the A$AP Mob.
* LoveIsADrug: Both inverted and played straight in "L$D."
* OddFriendship: He and Music/TylerTheCreator have become very close since they toured together. Also he and Music/LanaDelRey and UK rapper Skepta.

* {{Sampling}}: As with several hip hop artists, sampling is abundant, but is perhaps most notable in "Everyday" and "A$AP Forever," sampling Music/RodStewart and Music/{{Moby}} respectively. He also sampled Tame Impala in "Sundress"

* ShoutOut: The last verse of "Long Live A$AP."

* TheStoner: ''live.love.a$ap'' makes this abundantly clear, with multiple tracks about marijuana("Roll One Up", "Leaf") and codeine("Kissin' Pink"). It's been seriously suggested that the mixtape is meant to be listened to in an altered state of mind.
** He has openly stated that he sometimes records under the influence such as when he revealed that both he and Skepta were on Acid while recording "Praise The Lord da Shine".

A$AP Rocky (born Rakim Mayers, October 3, 1988) is a popular rapper and producer from Harlem, New York City. A$AP Rocky is the best-known member of the A$AP Mob group, and has been a major fixture in SwagRap since he began achieving mainstream exposure in 2011. A$AP Rocky is known for his laid-back, smooth delivery, excellent beat choices, and [[RealMenWearPink unique fashion sense]]. His music is considered a fusion of DirtySouth rap such as UGK and Three 6 Mafia, as well as native New York-based artists like Dipset and the Wu-Tang Clan. To date, he has released one major mixtape(''live.love.a$ap'', 2011) and three major label albums (''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'', 2013; "AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, 2015; and ''Testing'', 2018), with the first two especially being critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

* PerishingAltRockVoice: Rare non-rock example in "L$D"
* ProductionPosse: Outside his own crew, he frequently collaborates with Music/SchoolboyQ, Music/{{Skepta}}, and Music/TylerTheCreator.