A$AP Rocky
SeTi I---
Demographics
Gender Male
Birth Name Rakim Athelaston Mayers
Birthplace Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Birth Date October 3, 1988
Ethnicity West African [African Barbadian/American]
Father African-Barbadian
Mother African-American
Nationality American
Career Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and executive, model, actor, music video director
Color Season Dark Autumn
Notes and Motifs
Se-Lead rapper
SeTi I--- Adaptive
SeTi I--- Adaptive
Rocky: "I've got so much in my brain and I want to change the way we think sometimes."
Rocky: "I want to make my own path and leave behind a good legacy for myself and honestly, I just want to be innovative and always down for other people. That's what I want to be remembered by. I want to inspire."
Rocky: "A lot of energy and excitement - that's what a lot of my shows are, energy and excitement."
Rocky: "So for me, fashion was about standing out as an individual - and it helped me get the attention that most people try to get with publicity stunts or by doing other crazy things. But I just let the attention come to me naturally, and I think some of that has to do with my fashion."
Rocky: "I'm not a gangster, bro."
Rocky: "I strive for perfection, but I'm not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions."
Rocky: "I don't want people to get the impression that I just got money and now I'm cocky, because I'm not. I'm just a little overly confident."
Rocky: "I represent the kids who come from nothing but who understand it all and love it all. That's what I represent - those are the cool kids, you know, the kids of tomorrow, because who would've known that I'd be who I am today? We are the kids of tomorrow."
Rocky: "I want to inspire people to really open up their minds and not be one-sided or biased or hypocritical."
Rocky: "I'm the CEO of A$AP Worldwide. But as you can see, when I'm with them, everybody's equal. We don't really base our love off of finances or who's superior by financial status. We're all equal. When I'm with them, I'm letting them shine 'cause it's just like how it used to be. They still there. I'm just chilling out front."
Rocky: "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."
Rocky: "I didn't want to be a loser, but I didn't want to fit in at the same time because I don't like just being ordinary. So it's one of those situations where I always kept my head up."
Rocky: "Everybody should be able to enjoy their life, because you only live once. So I just want to get it all out there and be the best role model that I can be, if people want to put me in that kind of predicament. I mean, I didn't ask to be a role model, because I'm not perfect."
Rocky: "Fashion is almost like a religion, for me at least."
Rocky: "Rihanna is a pothead and so am I, so we're real cool. Weed is going to bring us together as a generation. Drugs is what created Woodstock. Let's be clear about that."
Rocky: "I'm a people's person, believe it or not. I just have a dark side to me, which we all do."
Rocky: "I'm not saying that hip-hop needs gay rappers or anything, but they need to stop being so close-minded because that will just cause the genre to fail. Look at pop. Pop doesn't discriminate against people. Look at Lady Gaga, y'know what I mean?"
Rocky: "I've been into fashion since birth. I grew up in the 'hood, and everybody in the 'hood wants to compensate for being in poverty, so they want to look good to keep themselves up."
Rocky: "I thought highly of myself growing up. I still do. There's not really much somebody can say to me to bring down my confidence or anything."
Rocky: "There's just so much out there and so much inspiration... I just want to be tasteful."
Rocky: "I want to be the first guy to help people accept everybody for who they are. I'm talking about colors, religions, sex, everybody. My music is for everybody, it's not just for one kind of group."
Rocky: "Design my own line? No, I just like the culture."
Rocky: "I used to be homophobic, but as I got older, I realized that wasn't the way to do things. I don't discriminate against anybody for their sexual preference, for their skin color... that's immature."
Rocky: "I dress how I feel. I just go off emotion. I can't prepare my outfit a day before. Everything I wear is spontaneous."
Rocky: "I treat everybody equal, and so I want to be sure that my listeners and my followers do the same if they're gonna represent me. And if I'm gonna represent them, then I also want to do it in a good way."