Asap Rocky is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is famous for his mixtape Live Love Asap (2011) and the first debut album ‘Long. Live. Asap'(2013) which became the instant hit and tops the chart on the Billboard 200 in 2013.
He is best known for his mixtape Live Love Asap (2011) and the first debut album ‘Long. Live. Asap'(2013) which became the instant hit and tops the chart on the Billboard 200 in 2013.
Asap Rocky was born as Rakim Mayers on October 3, 1988, in Harlem neighborhood of New York City, US. His father, Adrian Mayers was from Barbados who died in 2012. Rocky has an older brother, Ricky Mayers and an older sister, Erica B. Mayers. Furthermore, he has a stepmother named Kari Mayers. There is no information regarding his schooling and college life. He is of American nationality and of Mixed (African-Barbadian-American) ethnicity. His star sign is Libra and religion is Christianity. He had a tough childhood where he often sought shelter in camps with his mother and sister.
Asap Rocky started rapping from an early age of 9 being inspired by his brother. After his brother was shot dead, the tragedy made him more serious about rapping. In 2007, Rocky joined a group of rappers based in Harlem known as ASAP Mob from which he adopted a nickname ASAP. In 2011 he released two singles “Purple swag’ and ‘Peso’ which became street anthem by then in New York. Later in October, he released mixtape single ‘Live Love Asap’ which became an instant hit and went on to sign a $3 million record deal with RCA Records and Polo Grounds Music.
After the success of Live Love Asap, he released his debut solo album Long Live Asap on January 13, 2013, which includes four hit singles: “Goldie,” “Wild for the Night,” “Fashion Killa” and “F****n’ Problems”. this album topped Billboard 200 chart and selling 3 million copies in the US alone. In 2014, he released another studio album, At.Long.Last.A$AP which also gave many instant hits like ‘Lead single’, “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2, etc. He released a second single: "ASAP Forever" on 5th April 2018 and many more thereafter.
His first single ‘Peso’ leaked online and managed to receive a spot on the Hot 97 New York radio station. His second album, ‘At. Long. Last. A$AP’ went on to top the Billboard charts. He released mixtape single ‘Live Love Asap’ which became an instant hit and went on to sign a $3 million record deal with RCA Records and Polo Grounds Music. His album "Long Live A$AP" oped Billboard 200 chart and selling 3 million copies in the US alone and 11.000 in Canda. Apart from his music, Rocky is also known for his unique sense of style, brawls, and rumored link-ups with several popular female celebrities.
Asap Rocky has dated numerous women. The first was Australian rapper Iggy Azalea from June 2011 to June 2011. Later he dated celebrities like Tahiry Jose (2014 – 2017), Chanel Iman (2012 – 2014), Teyana Taylor (2004 – 2006) and Madison Skylar. Furthermore, he was in a relationship with singers like Rihanna(2013), Rita Ora(2012) and Rosee Divine(2017) and was seen hooking up with Kylie Jenner in 2015. However, he is now assumed to be single.
Rocky’s net worth is assumed to be $6 million and his salary is unknown.
In 2017 rocky Released a video named "Wrong" where he was seen wearing a Dior T-shirt that says “We Should All Be Feminists,” with the Lyrics that refers to women as “B*****’ Later he takes on controversy clarifying that it was fictional only which really mean it to any person or groups. Once He was arrested in Sweden in the accusation of punching another man during the festival called Smash.
He stands 5ft 10 inches and weighs around 74 kg. his hair is black and his eyes are dark brown. He wears a 10, 5 (US) shoe size.
Asap Rocky has a flooding number of fans on social media platforms. He has over 5.8 million on Facebook, over 2.52 million on Twitter and over 10.2 million followers on Instagram.