“Live Love ASAP,” his forthcoming debut mixtape, is placeless and universal, an album that sounds as if it has ingested the last 20 years of hip-hop’s travels and would be comfortable anywhere. ASAP' which got him signed with RCA Records and Polo Grounds Music. He was approached by various record labels after unveiling a music video for his track 'Purple Swag' and soon released debut mixtape 'Live. Soon afterwards, his single 'Peso' was leaked and ended up hitting the Hot 97 New York radio station as well as charting on the US R&B chart. In 2011, a compilation of his YouTube hits entitled 'Deep Purple' was released by a Parisian fan. The acronym has a variety of meanings including 'Always Strive and Prosper', 'Assassinating Snitches and Police' and 'Acronym Symbolizing Any Purpose'. He started rapping at 8-years-old, inspired by the likes of The Diplomats, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, Run DMC and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.Ī$AP Rocky was part of a hip hop collective in 2007 called the A$AP Mob. This experience and his growing up made him want to go into rapping as a career. His brother was killed near his apartment when he was 13. His father was jailed for drug offences when he was 12. “I don’t even like New York rappers.”Ī$AP Rocky (born Rakim Mayers, October 3, 1988)Ī$AP Rocky was born in Harlem, New York City and brought up around Manhattan, including living in a shelter with his mother, before moving to Elmwood Park, New Jersey. “I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper,” ASAP Rocky said in an interview.
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