Harlem's fashion rapper. ASAP Rocky's cloud-rap aesthetics, Southern drawl flow and cultural influence made him one of the decade's definitive figures.
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Rakim Athelaston Mayers
Real Name
1988-10-03
Born
Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Hometown
2007–present
Active Years
18
Hot 100 Entries
No. 4
Hot 100 Peak
2
Top 10 Singles
0
#1 Singles
5
BB200 Entries
No. 1
Album Peak
3
#1 Albums
4
Top 10 Albums
140
Weeks Charted
36,000,000
Spotify Monthly Listeners
5,600,000
YouTube Subscribers
15B+
Total Streams
Praise the Lord (Da Shine)
Most Streamed Song
Long. Live. A$AP
Album · 2019-10-16
At. Long. Last. A$AP
Album · 2018-04-18
Testing
Album · 2021-03-05
F**kin' Problems
Single · 2023-10-27
Praise the Lord (Da Shine)
Single · 2020-04-14
Everyday
Single · 2019-09-20
Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)
Single · 2021-01-22
Goldie
Single · 2023-10-27
Released breakthrough debut mixtape 'Live. Love. A$AP' to widespread critical acclaim.
Signed a landmark $3 million joint-venture recording contract with Polo Grounds Music and RCA.
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with major-label debut album 'Long. Live. A$AP'.
Earned second Billboard 200 No. 1 debut with sophomore studio album 'At. Long. Last. A$AP'.
Released experimental third album 'Testing', yielding massive global hit 'Praise the Lord (Da Shine)'.
Released highly anticipated fourth studio album 'Don't Be Dumb', scoring his third Billboard 200 No. 1.
Scene: New York City Hip-Hop / Harlem Renaissance Revival
Movement: Cloud Rap & High-Fashion Rap Fusion
Named after hip-hop legend Rakim, A$AP Rocky emerged from Harlem in the late 2000s alongside the A$AP Mob, heavily mentored by co-founder A$AP Yams. Rocky upended traditional regional boundaries by blending classic New York bravado with Houston chopped-and-screwed aesthetics and European high-fashion visual style. His breakthrough mixtape 'Live. Love. A$AP' defined the 'cloud rap' sound of the 2010s blog era, leading to multi-platinum studio releases, multiple Billboard 200 chart-toppers, and widespread influence across fashion, visual art, and modern hip-hop culture.
Influences: Three 6 Mafia, UGK, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Run DMC
Influenced: Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty, A$AP Ferg, Internet-era Soundcloud rap movement
Notable battles: Drake (lyrical sub-disses and public friction in mid-2020s), SpaceGhostPurrp / Raider Klan (early 2010s crew fallout)
Source: Wikipedia / Billboard / RIAA / Public streaming figures · Last updated: 2026-09-04