- Born
- Birth nameRakim Athelaston Mayers
- Nickname
- A$AP Rocky
- Height1.80 m
- American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. Rakim is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. Rocky released his debut mix-tape Live. Love. A$AP, in 2011. The success of his mix-tape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music Entertainment. He subsequently recorded his 2013 debut album Long. Live. A$AP His father was from Barbados. He also has a younger sister. Mayers was named after the hip hop legend Rakim, one half of the Eric B. & Rakim duo. His cousin is a fellow ASAP Mob member, ASAP Nast. Rocky started rapping at age eight. He learned how to rap from his older brother, who also wore the French braids hairdo that Mayers later adopted. When Mayers was 12 years old, his father went to jail in connection with selling drugs; he died in 2012. When Mayers was 13, his brother was killed in Harlem. The death inspired Rocky to take rapping more seriously.- IMDb mini biography by: Daniel Vetter
- Children
- ParentsAdrian MayersRenee Black
- RelativesErika B. Mayers(Sibling)Ricky Mayers(Sibling)
- Since November 2020, A$AP Rocky has been in a relationship with singer Rihanna, describing her as "the love of my life". In 2013, they were first linked after A$AP Rocky opened up for Rihanna's Diamond World Tour.
- Son of Adrian Mayers and Renee (Black) Mayers.
- Brother of Erika B. Mayers and Ricky Mayers.
- I don't know the process behind the scenes that goes with being a fashion designer and doing a show, but I guess it's what it's like for any artist after a show or after wrapping up an album.
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