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A$AP Rocky

Highest Rated: 88% Dope (2015)

Lowest Rated: 68% Monster (2018)

Birthday: Oct 3, 1988

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, USA

A wildly creative rapper, A$AP Rocky rose from a troubled childhood and youth to achieve hip-hop fame as the center of his own crew, the A$AP Mob. Constructing his success his own way through social media and self-promotion, the rapper caught the world's ear with his 2011 mixtape Live. Love. ASAP and its buzzworthy tracks "Peso" and "Purple Swag." His profile earned a boost when he supported Drake on tour, and his 2013 studio debut, Long. Live. ASAP topped the Billboard charts, helping earn him a slew of prestigious award nominations from BET and MTV. Controversial yet popular in the vein of all the greatest hip-hop and rap stars, A$AP Rocky represented a new era for the genre and proudly carried the torch passed to him by such luminaries as Kanye West. Born Oct. 3, 1988 in New York City, Rakim Mayers grew up immersed in hip-hop culture, which proved his greatest escape from his difficulty family life, which was marked by homelessness, gang violence, drug use and incarceration. Named for the famous rapper Rakim, the young man funneled his creativity and passion into music, taking the stage name A$AP Rocky and forming his own posse, known as the A$AP Mob. Very much a modern day sensation, the performer rose up through YouTube and social media, which helped build a buzz for his debut mixtape, 2011's Live. Love. ASAP. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike, the album and its singles "Peso" and "Purple Swag" catapulted him into the majors, earning him a record deal as well as multiple touring slots supporting such stars as Drake. Nominated for a Best New Artist BET Award as well as an MTV Video Music Award and two MTV Europe Music Awards, A$AP Rocky saw his 2013 debut studio album, Long. Live. ASAP achieve major hit status, debuting atop the Billboard charts and spinning off the crowd-pleasers "Goldie," "F*ckin' Problems" and "Wild for the Night." Battling his fair share of controversy and legal issues, the creative up-and-comer nevertheless inspired many of his peers and collaborated with a wide range of stars, from Rihanna to Kanye West to Lana Del Rey, while going on to headline his own 2013 tour, the LongLiveA$AP Tour. The follow-up album, At. Long. Last. A$AP, dropped in 2015, the same year that Rocky made his film debut with a co-starring role in the indie comedy-drama "Dope" (2015). He followed that with appearances as himself in Ben Stiller's comedy sequel "Zoolander 2" (2016) and The Lonely Island's music industry satire "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" (2016). A$AP Rocky returned to his solo career with 2018's Testing.

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88% 83% Dope
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68% 68% Monster Watchlist
93% Mixtape
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Stockholm Syndrome
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet 93% Mixtape Self - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stockholm Syndrome Unknown (Character),
Self
- 2021
68% 68% Monster William King (Character) - 2018
88% 83% Dope Dom (Character) $17.5M 2015

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Untold Stories of Hip Hop Guest 2019
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Music Performer 2015 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2018
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Music Performer 2015 2018
No Score Yet 91% The Eric Andre Show Music Performer 2016
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Music Performer 2015
No Score Yet 91% Comedy Bang! Bang! Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet 106 & Park Unknown (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Music Performer 2012