Quotes by ASAP Rocky

About ASAP Rocky:

Rakim Mayers is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. Rocky released his debut mixtape Live. Love. ASAP, in 2011 to critical acclaim. The success of his mixtape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music Entertainment. He subsequently recorded his 2013 debut album Long. Live. ASAP, which was also well received by critics and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. In 2015 Rocky released his second studio album titled At. Long. Last. ASAP. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it Rocky's second consecutive album to debut at number one and has received critical acclaim from music critics.
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I don't cook, 'cause I don't know how to cook.

ASAP Rocky

I have a Rolex, but no diamonds. Rappers wear diamonds to compensate for a lack of fashion sense. I don't even have pierced ears - I'm not into that; it's too much.

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I'm starting to find out that a lot of people that you wouldn't think listen to me really do.

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If a chick wants to know who makes my shoes, she's got to take them off my feet and look inside.

ASAP Rocky

With clothes, I like mixing what different designers do until it becomes a personal expression of how I'm feeling that day.

ASAP Rocky

For instance, one big issue in hip hop is the gay thing. It's 2013, and it's a shame that, to this day, that topic still gets people all excited. It's crazy. And it makes me upset that this topic even matters when it comes to hip hop, because it make...

ASAP Rocky

Man, if you're gay we can be friends. If you're straight, we can be friends. I'm not gay, I don't plan on being gay, I don't condone it and I'm not sayin' I'm against it.

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Sometimes I feel like what's hard for fashion designers to do is take looks from off the runway and actually put it into existence, into reality. That's really the hard part.

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I'm here to break boundaries, man. That's all. I'm here to be the first so that the people after me don't have to think twice about expressing themselves and being free.

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I wanted to model when I was younger.

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I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.

ASAP Rocky

I used to go to Saks, I would go to Bergdorf, I would go to Barneys, I would go to thrift stores in SoHo.

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I chose to deal with the underdogs on '1 Train.' I could've got the biggest superstars in the rap game, but why do that when you can let the young boys shine?

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I'm going to be a fashion icon in a minute. I'm not going to do it in a corny manner. I have a voice that speaks for a whole other market - not just black people, but high fashion urban people. I mix street wear with high fashion. It's never been see...

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It would be disrespectful to take my stardom and bully my way into the fashion industry.

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In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.

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Author Bio

  • NameASAP Rocky
  • DescriptionAmerican rapper and music video director
  • AliasesRakim Mayers; A$AP Rocky
  • BornOctober 3, 1988
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRapper