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Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, music producer and record executive. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective
ASAP Mob ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob, ASAP being an acronym for "Always Strive And Prosper") is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006 in Harlem, New York City, that consists of rappers (most of whom carry the "ASAP" moniker), record producers, ...
, from which he adopted his
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. In August 2011, Rocky's single "
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" was leaked online and within weeks began receiving radio airplay. Rocky released his debut mixtape '' Live. Love. A$AP'', later that year to widespread critical acclaim. The success of what is considered his breakout project led to a joint venture record deal with
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and
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's
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. His debut studio album '' Long. Live. A$AP'' (2013) debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was later certified
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by the
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(RIAA). The album was preceded by Rocky's breakout single, "
Fuckin' Problems "Fuckin' Problems" (edited version titled as "F**kin' Problems", and "Problems") is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, featuring Canadian rapper Drake, and fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 24, 20 ...
" (featuring
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, 2 Chainz and
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), which was nominated for
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at the 2014 Grammy Awards. In 2015, Rocky released his second album, titled '' At. Long. Last. A$AP''. The album was Rocky's second consecutive album to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The album's single, " L$D", was nominated for
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at the 2016 Grammy Awards. In 2018, Rocky released his third album, ''
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'', which peaked in the top five of several countries, including the ''Billboard'' 200. Rocky has won a
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, two
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, an MTV Video Music Award Japan and an MTVU Woodie Award, as well as being nominated for two
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s, six
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, three
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s and two
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s. Rocky has also directed
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s for himself,
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, and other A$AP Mob members. Furthermore, he produces records under the pseudonym Lord Flacko.


Early life

Rakim Athelaston Mayers was born on October 3, 1988, in the
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neighborhood of
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, a borough of New York City. His father is from
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. He has an older brother (deceased) and an older sister, Erika. Both Rakim and Erica's names are taken from the Eric B. & Rakim duo. His cousin is fellow
ASAP Mob ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob, ASAP being an acronym for "Always Strive And Prosper") is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006 in Harlem, New York City, that consists of rappers (most of whom carry the "ASAP" moniker), record producers, ...
member
ASAP Nast Tariq Amar Devega (born July 26, 1990), better known by his stage name ASAP Nast (stylized as A$AP Nast), is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Harlem, New York. Nast is best known as a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob. As p ...
. Mayers started rapping at age nine, when he moved to
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. He learned how to rap from his older brother, who also wore the
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hairdo that A$AP Rocky later adopted. When Mayers was 12 years old, his father went to jail in connection with selling drugs, and later died in 2012. When Mayers was 13, his brother was killed in Harlem. The death inspired Rocky to take rapping more seriously. Mayers grew up admiring Harlem-based rap group
The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) is an American hip hop collective formed in 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones in Harlem, New York. The group was originally composed of Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom gre ...
. He was also influenced by
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,
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,
UGK UGK (short for Underground Kingz) was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas, formed in 1987, by Chad "Pimp C" Butler and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. They released their first major-label album, ''Too Hard to Swallow'', in 1992, followe ...
,
Run DMC Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history ...
,
Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affili ...
, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. A$AP Rocky spent his teenage years moving around
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s with his mother and sister. After living for a period in a shelter with his mother in New York City, he moved to
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.


Career


2007–2011: Career beginnings

In 2007, A$AP Rocky joined the A$AP Mob crew, a Harlem-based collective of rappers, producers, music video directors, fashion designers, and bikers who shared similar interests in music, fashion, style, and art. It had been formed by A$AP Yams, A$AP Bari and A$AP Illz. In July 2011, Rocky released his single "Purple Swag" which quickly became a street anthem in New York City. In August 2011, Rocky's single "
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", was leaked online and within weeks received airplay on the high-profile
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New York radio station. After he released a
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for his song "Purple Swag", he received attention from several record labels. In October, he released the mixtape '' Live. Love. A$AP'' to critical acclaim. Earlier that month, he signed a two-year, $3 million record deal with Bryan Leach's
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, which at the time was distributed by
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'
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division of
J Records J Records was an American record label owned and operated by Bertelsmann Music Group until it was transferred to Sony Music Entertainment when they acquired all of BMG’s record labels in late 2008. It was distributed through the RCA Music Gro ...
. Upon his record deal, Rocky started a label, A$AP Worldwide, with A$AP Yams. However, Rocky's deal with J Records would be short-lived, when on October 7,
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announced that it was merging J alongside Arista and
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into
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. With the shutdown, Rocky (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release future material under the RCA brand. On December 5, he was nominated for
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's Sound of 2012 poll.


2012–2014: Touring and ''Long. Live. A$AP''

In February 2012, Rocky joined
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as the opening act for
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's Club Paradise Tour. In June,
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, founder of Miami-based collective
Raider Klan Raider Klan (stylized as RVIDXR KLVN) was an American hip hop collective formed in Carol City, Florida, in 2008. It grew to include members from other U.S. cities, such as Memphis, Seattle ( Thraxxhouse), and Houston. They are widely regarded by ...
and Rocky's past collaborator, accused A$AP Twelvyy of jumping Raider Klan's Matt Stoops and subsequently disassociated himself from A$AP Mob and Rocky in a YouTube video. He and Raider Klan also accused ASAP Mob of copying their style, and Rocky of using lyrics from SpaceGhostPurrp's song "My Enemy" on "Goldie". Rocky responded in a July interview for MTV, saying that SpaceGhostPurrp is "try ngto build hype" and told him to "stick to makin' beats". In July 2012, Rocky performed at the
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. He was scheduled to make his network television debut on ''
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'' on July 20, but he was then arrested the night before, after an alleged involvement in a brawl, with 21-year-old artist iRome. The scuffle took place in downtown Manhattan and the performance was canceled. After it was rescheduled for August 21, Rocky performed "Goldie" on the show. On September 6, he also performed a guest rap on
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's "
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" at the
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. Rocky recorded his debut
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'' Long. Live. A$AP'', along with several producers, such as Clams Casino, Hit-Boy, Friendzone, A$AP Ty Beats, Soufein3000 and Joey Fat Beats. "Goldie" was released as the album's first single on April 27. On August 27, his crew A$AP Mob released the mixtape '' Lords Never Worry'' as a free download. During September through November, Rocky promoted the album with the 40-date national
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, the Long Live ASAP Tour, with opening acts
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,
Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has been described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". In 2010, after amassing s ...
, and A$AP Mob. ''Long. Live. A$AP'' was released on January 15, 2013, to mostly positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 139,000 copies in the United States. , it has sold 284,000 copies. On March 16, 2015, ''Long. Live. A$AP'' was certified gold by the
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(RIAA), for the shipment of 500,000 copies in the United States. On April 12, 2013, in an interview at Wild 94.9 radio station, Rocky revealed that he was working on an
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album, which he plans on releasing without notice. He even discussed his favorite music videos and talked about his desire to collaborate with veteran rapper
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. On June 21, Rocky told
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that he had completed his debut instrumental album, which mostly consists of ambient oriented instrumental tracks, titled ''Beauty & The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions (Chapter 1)'' and was originally set to be released during the summer for free download. However, that album was delayed with no release date announced. Rocky previewed two snippets that would have made the ''Beauty & The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions (Chapter 1)'' compilation, titled "Riot Rave" and "Unicorn". The project has not been released as of 2022.


2015–2017: ''At. Long. Last. A$AP''

On March 16, 2014, Rocky announced that he was working on his second studio album, entitled ''A.L.L.A.'' (an acronym for '' At. Long. Last. A$AP'') which was a follow-up to his debut album, ''Long. Live. A$AP''. Upon the wake of a delay of the
ASAP Mob ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob, ASAP being an acronym for "Always Strive And Prosper") is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006 in Harlem, New York City, that consists of rappers (most of whom carry the "ASAP" moniker), record producers, ...
album, ''L.O.R.D.'', Rocky subsequently collaborated with cohorts
A$AP Ferg Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Ferg (stylized as A$AP Ferg), is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop collec ...
, Nast and Twelvyy on the album's third single, "Hella Hoes", which was released on June 6, 2014. Nonetheless, A$AP Mob leader A$AP Yams announced on his
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account that the album had been shelved. On October 3, 2014, his 26th birthday, Rocky launched a short-lived music giveaway called Flacko Jodye Season, which first premiered with "
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", which featured additional vocals from
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; later released on iTunes one week after its premiere. On New Year's Day 2015, Rocky released his second album's
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, "
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", a sequel to "Pretty Flacko". Then, on January 18, seventeen days after the single's release, Rocky's mentor and partner, Steven "A$AP Yams" Rodriguez, died at the age of 26. However, some reports later stated that Yams' cause was ruled acute mixed drug intoxication while Rocky and several A$AP Mob members and affiliates said that the late leader of the collective died due to his
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, which caused
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and
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. Weeks after Yams' death, Rocky revealed that ''At. Long. Last. A$AP'' was executive-produced by rapper
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, producer Danger Mouse, Rocky and Yams themselves. In 2015, Rocky appeared in a cameo role in the
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comedy-drama, '' Dope''. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2015. It opened in all movie theaters on June 12. There at the event, Rocky explained his expressions and grief over the death of his own friend and partner; performed "Multiply" on-stage as a dedication to his loving memory, minutes before running backstage to calm down. In March 2015, Rocky said in an interview with
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that he made songs such as "Wild For The Night" and "Fuckin' Problems" for mainstream commercial success, and that he now hated those songs. On April 8, 2015, the rapper released a song, titled " M'$", debuted during an interview with the
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, and was released on the
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two days later, however, it was announced that the song was not an official single from the album. The album, however, did include a remixed version of the track that replaced Rocky's second verse with a guest verse from
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. On May 9, Rocky unveiled the album's
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on his official
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page, with the caption "AT LONG LAST...." On the same day, he then released the album's alternative artwork and released the album's second single, titled "
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" featuring
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, Miguel and
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(the latter of which also produced the track alongside
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). Rocky also announced that the release date for ''A.L.L.A.'' was updated to June 2, 2015; however, on May 25, 2015, around 6:00 PM EDT, the album leaked online, approximately one week before its expected release. Subsequently, Rocky tweeted to announce that the album will be released at midnight (May 26), changing the date a week early. Upon its release, ''At. Long. Last. A$AP'' received generally positive to mixed reviews from
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. Overall, the album was supported by the release of three
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s: "
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", "Everyday" and " L$D". ''At. Long. Last. A$AP'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 116,000 copies in the United States. In conclusion to this, it also gave Rocky his second consecutive number one album on the charts to date. In Canada, the album debuted at number one, with 11,000 copies sold. The album has spent two more weeks beyond the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200. , the album has sold 215,000 copies in the United States. It has sold 60,662 copies in the United Kingdom, . However, despite being his second consecutive number-one album, ''At. Long. Last. ASAP'' began to decline in album-equivalent sales, becoming Rocky's lowest-selling album in his career. On June 11, 2015, Rocky was featured on ''
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'', where he performed the song "L$D" with
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. In June, it was confirmed that he was featured on the single " Good for You" by
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. In June 2015, he appeared on the "Carpool Karaoke" segment of '' The Late Late Show'', riding with Rod Stewart and host James Corden. Rocky is featured on "
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", a track written with
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for her sixth studio album ''
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'' in 2016. He is also featured on two tracks from the 2017 album '' Lust for Life'' by
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. The tracks are called "Summer Bummer", which also features
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, and "Groupie Love". He also featured in " Pick It Up" by
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, released in October 2017.


2018–present: ''Testing'' and upcoming fourth studio album

On January 23, 2018, ASAP Rocky released "☆☆☆☆☆ 5ive $tar$" on
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, produced by
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, Frans Mernick, Jordan Blackmon and Daniel Lynas and featuring uncredited vocals by
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. Over the following two days he shared "Above", produced by Mernick and "Money Bags Freestyle (
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Meditation)", produced by Blunt and featuring uncredited vocals by
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. The songs were captioned "TESTING COMING SOON" and "THIS IS JUST A TEST", leading to speculation that they were in promotion of an upcoming studio album entitled ''
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''. On February 16, Rocky collaborated with
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and
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for "Cocky", in promotion of the film ''
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''. He released the single "Bad Company" on March 27. It features rapper BlocBoy JB, as well as further allusions to ''Testing'' in its marketing. On April 5, he released a second single: "ASAP Forever". The song samples record producer
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's 2000 single "
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", crediting him as a featured artist. It was premiered on ''
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'' alongside new track "Distorted Records", and a music video was released the following day. A day later he was featured on the song "One Track Mind", from rock band
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' fifth studio album ''
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''. On May 25, 2018, Rocky released ''Testing'' to generally positive reviews from critics. It debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming ASAP Rocky's third consecutive top-five album on the chart, but another low-seller. In its second week, the album dropped to number 15, with 26,000 album-equivalent units (1,000 copies). The following week, ''Testing'' dropped to number 22 on the chart. On July 23, 2018, Rocky and
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announced a collaborative project, ''WANGSAP'', by releasing a music video of a remix of Monica's "
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" named "Potato Salad" on AWGE's "AWGE DVD (Vol. 3)". However, on January 23, 2019, Tyler, the Creator announced this album never existed. On August 28, 2019, ASAP Rocky released the music video for " Babushka Boi". It was directed by Nadia Lee Cohen. In May 2019, Juicy J announced Rocky began working on his upcoming album, formerly titled ''All Smiles''. In October 2021, ASAP Rocky released his 2011 mixtape ''
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'' to all streaming platforms in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. Rocky appeared on two tracks from Nigo's album, ''I Know Nigo!'', released March 25, 2022, the opening track "Lost and Found Freestyle 2019" with
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, and the single, "Arya". Rocky supported the
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on their 2022 international stadium tour. After he arrived late for a performance at
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, Manchester, he performed a shortened 20-minute set after the Chili Peppers. In May 2022, Rocky released the single, "D.M.B.", and followed up in December with "Shittin' Me".


Business ventures

In October 2011, Rocky signed a record deal with
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worth $3 million ($1.7 million of which was earmarked for his solo work; $1.3 million earmarked to fund his company). Rocky said that he sought a "bigger platform" for him and his collective with the deal. His first studio album planned to be under the deal, but it allowed him to continue releasing mixtapes through Sony/RED. Fellow rapper and A$AP Mob member
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also signed a joint venture deal with
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-distributed
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, who released his single "Work", for retail on iTunes, and later announced an official
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featuring Rocky,
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,
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and
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. In 2013, he released his A$AP merchandise brand, and went to collaborate with high-profile fashion designer and close friend
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. On October 2, 2014, A$AP Rocky announced he had officially signed a contract for worldwide representation with
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. In February 2016,
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released a collaboration with Rocky called GUE$$, which was inspired by Rocky's admiration for the brand's vintage '90s clothing that he wore while growing up.


Personal life

From 2011 to 2012, Rocky dated Australian rapper
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. He began dating model
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in early 2013, and in April 2014, they were reported to be engaged, but broke up in June 2014. On May 19, 2021, Rocky revealed during an interview with '' GQ'' that he is currently in a relationship with Barbadian singer
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, describing her as "the love of my life". The two were first linked in 2013, after Rocky opened up for Rihanna's
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. On January 31, 2022, ''
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'' reported that the couple is expecting their first child. On May 19, 2022, it was confirmed that Rihanna had given birth to a boy, yet to be publicly named. Rocky was a
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. In 2012, he transitioned to a
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diet with the help of his vegan manager after learning the horrors of the poultry industry. On his 2019 single "Babushka Boi", Rocky stated he is now a
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. Rocky has said that while he was raised in a Christian household, he does not like going to an organized church, and instead has " isown relationship with God... I pray every day before I go to sleep." He addresses these views in the song "Holy Ghost" on his 2015 album '' At. Long. Last. ASAP''. During Rocky's 2019 incarceration in Sweden, he prayed to keep himself occupied.


Legal issues

In 2006, A$AP Rocky served two weeks in
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for drug dealing, where he shared a cell with future rapper
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. On July 19, 2012, he was arrested after his alleged participation in a brawl that took place in downtown Manhattan involved a 21-year-old artist named iRome. In July 2012, he was sued for allegedly violently attacking an innocent man after being spotted doing illegal drugs in a clothing store in New York. He was later arrested for assaulting two amateur photographers who took photos of the incident. That incident ended with a plea bargain where he pled guilty to grand larceny for trying to take their cameras. On August 31, 2013, A$AP Rocky allegedly slapped a woman during the
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Made in America Festival in
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, Pennsylvania. He was charged "with misdemeanor simple assault, a class two misdemeanor". The case was dismissed after a witness failed to appear in court. The woman later filed a lawsuit in July 2014, asserting that she still suffered certain conditions as a consequence of the alleged assault. A$AP Rocky stated that he never touched the woman in question and that she "should have known that there could be trouble in place with so many people". The lawsuit was settled between the two in April 2015. In late-September 2015, Rocky was sued by his former manager, Geno Sims, for an alleged breach of agreement, prompting him to countersue. The lawsuit sought $300,000 in damages. Four years later, in 2019, Rocky and Sims reached a legal agreement, dropping both suits against one another.


Assault in Sweden

In July 2019, A$AP Rocky was arrested initially for
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, then for simple
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in
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,
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, after an altercation in the street against a man named Mustafa Jafari and another person that involved A$AP Rocky and three of his entourage on June 30. Jafari was beaten, kicked, and cut with broken bottles when down on the ground. He suffered several cuts, requiring stitches, and a fractured rib. A$AP Rocky uploaded two videos of the incident to
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. In the first, he and his entourage repeatedly ask two young men, including Jafari, to stop following them as the latter complains about his headphones. In the other, created from footage of assorted events, Jafari's headphones break during a scuffle, and he is seen hitting A$AP Rocky's bodyguard with them. A woman is also seen in the video, accusing the two men of
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. Henrik Olsson Lilja, the defense attorney for A$AP Rocky, maintained that his client acted in self-defense after being attacked by Jafari. A$AP Rocky's bodyguard filed a counter-complaint against Jafari, and Jafari was initially suspected of harassment and minor assault or possibly attempted assault. The investigation against Jafari was dropped as prosecutors said he acted in self-defense, after being grabbed by the neck and pushed by the bodyguard. A$AP Rocky was arrested after being allowed to finish his gig at Stadion. As it was judged there was a risk that he may flee or tamper with evidence, he was kept in custody at Kronoberg Remand Prison until the trial, with two members of his entourage also under arrest. A$AP Rocky's ongoing tour was then put on hiatus due to the trial. He was visited by personnel from the US embassy shortly after his arrest. Several US artists called for a boycott of Sweden due to the incident. A petition to release him was started. The family asked
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for help.
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tweeted his support for Rocky, and it was later revealed by justice minister
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that Trump had threatened trade restrictions against Sweden if Rocky was not released. Former US ambassador to Sweden
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suggested that the government should intervene and speculated that racism may have been the cause of the brawl. Foreign minister
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said the government is not allowed to interfere citing Chapter 11 §3 of the Swedish constitutional
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which explicitly forbids the interference of politicians, or unrelated government offices, in the work of the courts of law. A$AP Rocky was convicted of assault, given a suspended prison sentence and asked to pay 12,500 kr ($1,270) in
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to the victim. The court could not decide who used the bottle, but said it was not a case of self-defense. As A$AP Rocky had already served over a month in jail for the incident before the sentence was handed out, it was determined that he did not need to serve any additional time. The conviction does not bar him from returning to Sweden.


Alleged assault in Hollywood

On April 20, 2022, A$AP Rocky was arrested by
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officers upon arriving to the
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after a vacation with partner, Rihanna. He was arrested for a potential assault with a deadly weapon in a Hollywood shooting on November 6, 2021. Bail was set at $550,000 and he was released shortly after. After his arrest, detectives received a warrant to search his home for potential evidence. LAPD investigators broke into his home using a pry bar to force the gate open. Detectives took several boxes from his home to use as evidence. On August 15, 2022, the
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's office filed charges against Rocky.


Discography

*''
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'' (2013) *'' At. Long. Last. ASAP'' (2015) *''
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'' (2018)


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Music videos


Accomplishments

His accomplishments include three
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, two
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, and nominations for two
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and six
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, for a total of five wins and 37 nominations overall.


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