Mayers grew up admiring Harlem-based rap group The Diplomats.

The death inspired Rocky to take rapping more seriously. When Mayers was 13, his brother was killed in Harlem. When Mayers was 12 years old, his father went to jail in connection with selling drugs he died in 2012. He learned how to rap from his older brother, who also wore the hair twists hairdo that A$AP Rocky later adopted. Mayers started rapping at age nine, when he moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His cousin is fellow ASAP Mob member ASAP Nast. Both Rakim and Erica's names are taken from the Eric B. He has an older brother and an older sister, Erika. His father is from Barbados, whereas his mother is Somalian ancestry but was raised in Harlem. Rakim Athelaston Mayers was born on October 3, 1988, in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. 2.4 2018–present: Testing and All Smiles.Furthermore, he is a noted record producer, producing under the pseudonym Lord Flacko. Rocky has also directed music videos for himself, Danny Brown, and other A$AP Mob members. Rocky has won a BET Award, two BET Hip Hop Awards, an MTV Video Music Award Japan and an MTVU Woodie Award, as well as being nominated for two Grammy Awards, six World Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and two MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2018, Rocky released his third album, Testing, which peaked in the top five of seven countries, including the US Billboard 200. The album's single, ' L$D', was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The album was Rocky's second consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and received mostly positive reviews from music critics. In 2015, Rocky released his second album, titled At. The album was preceded by Rocky's breakout single, ' Fuckin' Problems' (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar), which was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

A$AP (2013) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The success of his mixtape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music Entertainment. A$AP later that year to widespread critical acclaim. In August 2011, Rocky's single ' Peso' was leaked online and within weeks received radio airplay. He is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky (stylized as A$AP Rocky / ˈ eɪ s æ p/, AY-sap), is an American rapper and record producer.

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