Jamel Phillips (born May 30, 1989),https://www.instagram.com/p/BGCiV-ZhwX9/ better known as his stage name ASAP Twelvyy (stylized as A$AP Twelvyy), is an American rapper from

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. He is a member of the hip hop group

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 moniker. In 2014, he released the song "Xscape", the second single to the ASAP Mob's debut album ''L.O.R.D.'' The album was supposed to be released in 2014, but it was officially scrapped. On August 4, 2017, ASAP Twelvyy released his debut album, titled '' 12''.

Early life

Jamel Phillips was born on May 30, 1989 in

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. He first lived at Convent Avenue and 129th street in Harlem, then Lenox Avenue and 127th street in Harlem, then moved to Castle Hill, Bronx in 2003. The name "Twelvyy" comes from his nickname "212". That was the area code in Harlem. "...I didn't want to be called "A$AP 212" because it don't flow right." says Philips. "A$AP Twelvyy is smooth and girls love Twelvy." Philips met ASAP Yams (co-founder of

) in 2006. He was introduced to fellow member

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by Yams at a house party in 2008. Philips was influenced by other New York artists such as Jay Z,

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, Nas, Stack Bundles, 50 Cent and

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Career

2011–15: Career beginnings with ASAP Mob

On September 19, 2011, ASAP Twelvyy was featured in

's song "Trilla" with

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 ...

. The song appeared on Rocky's debut mixtape '' Live. Love. ASAP'' (2011). That's when Twelvyy's name was first revealed to the people. Throughout 2012, Twevlyy started releasing his own material for the first time with songs such as "A.S.A.P. Bullshit", "12 Unleashed" and "Our World" featuring ASAP Nast. Twelvyy also appeared on the

's debut mixtape '' Lords Never Worry'' released on August 28, 2012. He appeared on the tracks "Full Metal Jacket", "Y.N.R.E.", "Jay Reed" and "Gotham City". On April 21, 2014, Twelvyy released the song "Xscape", which was the second single to the ASAP Mob's debut album, ''L.O.R.D.'' On June 5, 2014, he was featured in the third single to the album called " Hella Hoes" with ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg and ASAP Nast. Later that year ASAP Yams announced that the album was going to be scrapped. On August 29, 2014, ASAP Twelvyy released the song, "Glock Rivers". On November 20, 2014, the official music video for "Glock Rivers" was released. The video revealed that Twelvyy would soon be releasing his debut mixtape. On April 15, 2015, he released the song, "LORD". Sources said this song would not appear on his mixtape. On August 24, 2015, Twelvyy released his next single, "Heaven Can Wait" featuring Emilz.

2016–2019: ''12''

In 2016, Twelvyy went on tour with the

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during the 3001: A Laced Odyssey Tour, along with fellow New York Rapper Remy Banks of

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. On January 1, 2016, he released another single called, "L.Y.B.B. (Resolution)". On January 29, 2016, he releases a song called "Trips" in anticipation for his tour with

. On January 31, 2016, Twelvyy released a freestyle of ASAP Rocky's "1 Train", which appeared on Rocky's debut album '' Long. Live. ASAP'' (2013). On February 18, 2016, ASAP Twelvyy released the single, "Lords Never Worry" featuring ASAP Rocky and ASAP Nast. The song is a part of the #WavyWednesdays series. On March 9, 2016, Twelvyy released another song for the series called "Again" which features ASAP Ant. On March 29, 2016, ASAP Twelvyy revealed he was releasing a mixtape called ''2127301090''. On Instagram, he posted a picture of the album cover that says "coming soon" in the middle. On March 30, 2016, Twelvyy released another song with Rocky and Nast called "Presidents", which is also included in the #WavyWednesdays series. On August 31, 2016, ASAP Twelvyy released Motivation featuring Da$h and AZ.A$AP Twelvyy released Motivation featuring Da$h & AZ
/ref> On August 4, 2017, ASAP Twelvyy finally released his debut album, titled '' 12''.

2020–Present: ''Noon Yung''

On February 11, Twelvyy released debut single "Gunpla" for his next mixtape "Before Noon".

Discography

Albums

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Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

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