A$AP Rocky

Rakim Mayers (Born October 3, 1988), better known by his stage name A$AP Rocky is an American rapper and producer from New York. Rocky is a prominent member of the A$AP Mob collective.

Rocky has released three solo albums to date, ''Long. Live. ASAP (2013), At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015) and Testing ''(2018). He also produces under the pseudonym Lord Flacko.

Career
Rocky started rapping at the age of 9, learning from his older brother. However, it was not until 2007 that he began a professional career, joining the ASAP Mob collective. His first singles Peso and Purple Swag in 2011 garnered significant attention in the New York hip-hop scene and from record labels. Rocky released his first mixtape ''Live. Love. A$AP ''in October 2011 and signed to RCA Records and Polo Grounds Music. He also founded his own label, A$AP Worldwide with fellow ASAP Mob member A$AP Yams.

In 2013, Rocky released his debut studio album ''Long. Live. ASAP ''which reached number one on the Billboard 200. His album featured a number of prominent rappers such as 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar.

In 2015, Rocky released his second album ''At. Long. Last. ASAP ''which also topped the Billboard charts.

After three years without an album, Rocky released his third album Testing in May 2018 supported by the singles ASAP Forever and Praise the Lord (Da Shine). Unlike his two previous albums, Testing only made it to number four on the Billboard 200.