A$AP Rocky Talks Wealth, 'Dope' and Working With Puff Daddy and Pharrell

A$AP Rocky has decided that there's only so much satisfaction that can come from being a best selling rap artist, and like many hip hop stars before him, he's decided it's time to turn his hand to acting. Rocky is a natural making his acting debut in the 90s hip hop-referencing Dope, playing Dom, a drug dealer selling Molly in a fictional quarter of Inglewood called 'Bottoms'. To avoid arrest, Dom gives the film's nerdy protagonist Malcolm a backpack filled with the titular dope, but when he wants it returned, he's a man on a mission. i-D caught up with the rapper at Cannes and found out how he fell into the role, how much love he's got for P Diddy, and how he doesn't give a fuck about skin colour.

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A$AP Rocky’s ‘SVDDXNLY’ Documentary Part 1

"SVDDXNLY" chronicles the ascension of one of raps brightest young stars, A$AP Rocky. From home videos and interviews with friends and family, to the very first seminal moments of his career caught on tape, Rocky takes viewers behind the scenes into his life as he takes A$AP from Harlem, to the world. 

A$AP Rocky "Suddenly" Documentary Trailer VIDEO

Follow A$AP Rocky along his meteoric rise to stardom from Harlem to around the globe as we go behind the scenes to the studios, tours, brawls, fashion shoots, video sets and all the way back to the humble beginnings that spawned a worldwide movement.

A$AP Rocky by Alexander Wang for Interview Magazine

Remember when hip-hop was all about guys rapping about their sneakers? It still is—at least on one level—in the world of A$AP Rocky, although the sneakers in question are more likely to be laceless Margielas. Of course, Rocky's music encompasses much more than that, but it's his intuitively reverent irreverence—toward hip-hop, toward fashion, toward most things that operate in an orthodox or circumscribed way—that has fueled his swift and sudden rise from fashion-obsessed mixtape hustler to idiosyncratic pop star. Within the last 18 months, he has signed a record deal worth a reported $3 million and recorded and released his proper debut, Long.Live.A$AP (Polo Grounds), which reached the top of the Billboard charts when it was released in January. He has also toured with Drake and Kendrick Lamar, co-directed a handful of his own videos, collaborated with Raf Simons, and was a near-ubiquitous presence at Fashion Week in New York City in February, even walking in a show for street label Hood by Air.

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A$AP Rocky ft Florence Welch - I Come Apart

Tracklist: Rap Snacks Mixtape

1. Keith Sweat - Nobody (Booty Sweat Remix)  2. Chatte Neuve - Bug a boo  3. Nelly Furtado - Say it right (Kaytradamus remix)  4. Ludacris - Hood Fantasy (Flosstradamus remix)  5. Kanye West - Mercy (Triple Six Sound remix)  6. Baauer - Harlem Shake  7. Azealia Banks - Succumbi  8. Bangladesh Ft. Pusha T, Jadakiss & 2 Chainz - 100  9. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)  10. Wiz Khalifa - My Favorite Song  11. Juicy J - Who Da Neighbours  12. Thugli - We Bout It  13. Tinashe - Boss (Ryan Hemsworth remix)  14. Ryan Hemsworth - Slurring (Baauer remix)  15. ETC!ETC!, Brillz & Diplo - Bueller ft. Chuck English  16. Thugli - What Happened  17. MIA ft. Missy Elliot & Rye Rye - Bad Girls (Switch remix)  18. Meek Milli - House Party (Pase Rock remix)  19. TNGHT - Higher Ground  20. Asap Rocky - Goldie  21. Siwzz Beats - Street Knock  22. R. Kelly x Shlohmo - Rained the whole time x Number One (Ryan Hemsworth remix)  23. Rick Ross - Keys to the crib  24. Gangstarr - Squeeze (Monto remix)

A$AP Rocky - New York Bittersweet Symphony

Theophilus London – Rose Land v.1 | Mixtape

Brooklyn emcee Theophilus London drops off his latest project Rose Land v.1 that features an eclectic assortment of tracks that has endeared him to such a diverse audience. While the 18-track freebie is a nice showcase for the fashionable frontman, the notable assist from A$AP Rocky on “Big Spender” and Big Boi on “She Said OK” are undeniably the standout joints from the mixtape. The latest from Theophilus London can be downloaded here.

A$AP Rocky - Ridin' (Feat. Lana Del Rey)

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ASAP Rocky – Goldie NSFW

Chain Reaction: Big Sean's Lessons in Rapper Jewelry

A brief recap of the last year in hip-hop jewelry: Kanye's hooked on higbrow Egyptian bling, A$AP Rocky co-signed the rose gold movement before GQ joined in, and Waka Flocka Flame paid tribute to his namesake with a sublime Fozzy Bear charm. In short, a select few are upping the chain game from self-indulgent whims (iced-out cereal boxes, anyone?) to something a bit more artful, subtle, thoughtful. So to get the insider's take on the current state of affairs in all things shiny and expensive, we called up Kanye's star pupil and G.O.O.D. music signee, Big Sean. A well-documented lover of precious metals, the 24-year-old Detroit MC told GQ about the absurdity of crotch-grazing chains, his spirit animal, and one bold prophesy. Hint: Jay-Z and Kanye's jewelry won't be G.O.A.T.-status for long.

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Tyler, The Creator and Lana Del Rey to collaborate?

First A$AP and now Tyler, Lana Del Rey seems to be on fire right now. There are rumours flying about the pair joining forces for a collab in the foreseeable future. The two have been chatting over Twitter, expressing interest in working together somehow:

Tyler, The Creator ”Just Found Out Lana Del Ray Wanted To Work With Me. Had No Idea. If Your Reading This Im Down, I Have Pretty Instrumentals” Lana Del Rey then replied “You’re Number 1”

ScreenTests by Jake Davis – A$AP Rocky VIDEO

Inspired by Andy Warhol’s Screentests, New York videographer Jake Davis presents his modern interpretation of it and presents his first ScreenTest short film, featuring none other than ASAP Rocky. Filmed during a recent photo shoot for Vogue Hommes Japan, Jake Davis captures some great moments and images of the artist.