The offering, which garnered mostly positive reviews, sold 139,000 copies during its first week of release.Īlthough he found success as a hip-hop executive, Yams fought a battle against drug abuse. In the months after, ASAP Rocky worked on promoting his solo debut album, which would be accompanied by a 40-date national tour called “The Long Live ASAP Tour.” The album was released in January 2013 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
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In a 2013 interview with The New York Times, ASAP Rocky said that his mentor liked being “the mastermind behind the scenes.” The two men developed the eventual sound of ASAP Rocky’s music together, causing Yams to compare Rocky to Luke Skywalker, with Yams as his Yoda.ĪSAP Mob’s debut, a mixtape called Lords Never Worry, was released as a free download in August 2012. In 2011, after Yams posted a song by Rocky called Purple Swag on his Tumblr blog, Rocky’s career began to heat up. Yams, who has been compared to other hip-hop bigwigs like Puff Daddy, met ASAP Rocky in 2008 after mutual friends introduced them. He left high school early without graduating and interned at Diplomats Records, which produced albums by prominent rappers, including Juelz Santana and Cam’ron. Before his rise with the ASAP Mob, Yams ran an influential hip-hop blog.ĭuring his childhood on the south side of Harlem, Yams, also known as “Yamborghini,” became a fan and student of hip-hop. Many members of the group used the name ASAP in their names, including ASAP Rocky and ASAP Ferg. In addition, he founded the collective of New York-based fashion designers, producers, rappers and video directors known as the ASAP Mob, and is credited with assisting the group in the securing of their first big record contract. While the details of the hip-hop mogul’s death have not been revealed, the hip-hop community is mourning the loss of a respected leader.ĪSAP Yams was the moniker of Steven Rodriguez, who co-owned the ASAP Worldwide (commonly stylized as A$AP) label. ASAP Yams, 26, was a large force behind ASAP Rocky’s success. ASAP Rocky, a rapper from Harlem who gained popularity with the release of the album, , has confirmed the death of hip-hop executive ASAP Yams via his Twitter page.
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