He served two weeks in prison for drug dealing and shared a cell with Cassanova, another future rapper.Ī$AP Rocky joined the A$AP Mob Crew (a Harlem-based collective of rappers, producers, and other talented people interested in the music scene) in 2007. While moving around homeless shelters with his mother and sister, A$AP Rocky sold cannabis and crack and continued to write rap songs. When Mayers was 12 years old, his father was incarcerated for dealing drugs, his older brother was killed, and the remaining members of his family moved into a shelter. Mayers became interested in rap music while he was in primary school by third grade he was writing his first rap songs. In addition to success in hip hop music and apparel, A$AP Rocky is also a noted record producer, producing under the pseudonym Lord Flacko.Ī$AP Rocky was born in Harlem as Rakim Mayers on October 3, 1988.
He is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. He is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker.Ī$AP Rocky is an American rapper who has a net worth of $10 million. Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky (stylized as A$AP Rocky, AY-sap), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music video director. He is currently working on the ASAP Mob album, as well as his debut album, LongLiveA$AP, scheduled to be released in July 2012. On December 5, 2011, the BBC announced that he had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. Born and raised in the New York City neighborhood, Harlem, he released the mixtape LiveLoveA$AP in 2011. Rakim Mayers (born October 3, 1988), better known by his stage name ASAP Rocky, is an American rapper and director. Rocky has collaborated with artists including likes of Future,Īs of 2021, ASAP Rocky’s net worth is $10 million.
Since then, ASAP Rocky has become known for being one of the most successful rappers in the hip-hop industry. The album was produced by the Grammy award-winning Danger Mouse and featured guest appearances from M.I.A, Future, Mark Ronson and 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 3 million copies in the U.S. Goldie”, “Fashion Killa”, “F****n’ Problems”, His solo album topped the Billboard 200 chart and generated four singles “ Released in 2013, and included many guest artists such as The following year he signed to the Sony/RCA of Polo Grounds Music for $3 million dollars. In 2011, sparking a major label deal before he released his first mixtape He began working with the group’s producers to develop the spacey soundscapes underpinning his raps: Clams Casino, SpaceGhostPurpp, and A$AP Ty Beats. At the age of 19 Rocky hooked up with the group A$AP Mob.
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