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A$AP Rocky Biography

The artist known as A$AP Rocky was born Rakim Mayers in 1988 in Harlem, New York City. Young Rakim began rapping when he was still in elementary school, but by the time he was a teenager, his life began to fill with heartache and challenges. His father went to jail when Mayers was only twelve, and then in the following year his brother was killed. Rakim adopted the moniker A$AP Rocky and turned to rap as a means to express himself, although he did sell drugs for a period of time as a teenager.

Luckily, A$AP Rocky’s life took a positive turn and he established the A$AP Mob crew, a creative collection of Harlem artists from a variety of mediums – fashion, directors, rappers, producers, and filmmakers. In 2011, A$AP Rocky began work on his solo debut mixtape, which was released in the summer and quickly earned him critical acclaim and commercial recognition. The tape, Live. Love. ASAP, featuring the song “Peso,” garnered him a multi-million dollar record deal with RCA Records and established A$AP Rocky as one of the year’s most significant breakthrough rap artists.

Since that time, A$AP Rocky has embarked on a number of tours, performing live at such events as the Pitchfork Music Festival and at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. In early 2013, Rocky’s debut album, titled Long. Live. ASAP, was released, debuting at the top of the Billboard charts. A$AP Rocky also established his own production company, called ASAP Worldwide, and in 2013 he launched his own clothing line, the ASAP clothing brand, in collaboration with the notable fashion designer Raf Simons. Most recently, A$AP Rocky returned to the studio to resume work on his next studio album, which is scheduled for release in late 2014.