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![]() ASAP Rocky (left) and ASAP Ferg performing with ASAP Mob in 2013 | |
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Origin | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | asapmob |
ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob, ASAP being an acronym for "Always Strive And Prosper") [1] is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006 in Harlem, New York City, [2] that consists of rappers (all of whom carry the "ASAP" moniker; except Playboi Carti), record producers, music video directors and fashion designers. [1]
In August 2012, the collective released the mixtape Lords Never Worry . They released the single "Trillmatic" in December 2013, [3] [4] [5] followed by their debut studio album, Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends , in October 2016.
In 2006, Steven Rodriguez, professionally known as ASAP Yams, formed the collective with fellow New Yorkers ASAP Bari and ASAP Illz. [2] Harlem rapper ASAP Rocky joined later. [2] In the summer of 2011, the group released music videos for Rocky's singles "Peso" and "Purple Swag", produced by ASAP Ty Beats. Rocky followed up with his mixtape Live.Love.ASAP in October, signing a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment that month. [6] [7]
On August 27, 2012, ASAP Mob released their debut project, a mixtape titled Lords Never Worry , as a free download. [8] From September to November, Rocky toured with opening acts Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown, and ASAP Mob in support of his solo debut album. [9]
In January 2013, ASAP Ferg signed a joint venture deal with RCA and Polo Grounds, which released his single "Work" for retail on iTunes. [10] An official remix of "Work", featuring Rocky, French Montana, Schoolboy Q and Trinidad James, followed. [11]
Rocky's debut album Long. Live. ASAP , was released on January 15, 2013, [12] debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 139,000 copies in the United States. [13]
ASAP Ferg announced that ASAP Mob would release their debut album after the release of his solo debut album Trap Lord , [14] [15] on August 20, 2013. [16] The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with first-week sales of 32,000 copies in the United States. [17] In November 2013, ASAP Rocky announced that ASAP Mob's debut album would be titled Lords. [18] On December 4, 2013, the album's first single, entitled "Trillmatic." [19] The album title was then changed to L.O.R.D. [20] [21] On January 13, 2014, the single "See Me" by ASAP Ant was released. [22]
On September 26, 2014, ASAP Yams revealed that L.O.R.D. had been shelved. [23]
On January 18, 2015, ASAP Mob revealed that ASAP Yams had died [24] of acute mixed drug intoxication. [25] On October 15, 2016, ASAP Rocky confirmed that the group's compilation album Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends was completed. [26] Dedicated to ASAP Yams, the album was released on October 31, 2016, and featured several artists, including Playboi Carti, Skepta and Tyler, The Creator.
On August 1, 2017, ASAP Rocky announced that Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy would be released on August 25, preceded by ASAP Twelvyy's 12 album on August 4 and ASAP Ferg's Still Striving album on August 18. [27]
On January 13, 2019, ASAP Ant announced that he was leaving the collective to focus on his solo career. [28] He returned in April, confirming that the collective had begun work on their third studio album, Cozy Tapes 3. [29]
On January 18, 2015, ASAP Yams was found dead at the age of 26. [30] [31] The cause of death was ruled an overdose due to mixed drug intoxication, [25] although ASAP Mob members and affiliates claimed that Yams had died of asphyxiating on vomit brought on by sleep apnea. [32] [33] [34]
On February 2, 2020, J. Scott, also known as ASAP Snacks, died. [35]
On April 8, 2020, Chynna was found dead of an accidental drug overdose. She was 25 years old. [36]
On October 16, 2021, ASAP Josh died. [37]
On April 20, 2022, ASAP Rocky was arrested by LAPD officers at the Los Angeles International Airport for a shooting incident which took place four months beforehand in Hollywood on November 6, 2021; [38] he was released on bond shortly after that. [38] It was reported that the person shot, who survived the incident, was ASAP Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron. [39]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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US [40] | US R&B /HH [41] | US Rap [42] | AUS [43] | CAN [44] | UK [45] | |||
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 34 | 84 | |
Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 54 |
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Title | Album details |
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Lords Never Worry [48] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US Bub. [49] | US R&B/HH Bub. [50] | CAN [51] | NZ Heat. [52] | UK | UK R&B | ||||
"Bath Salts" [53] (featuring ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ant and Flatbush Zombies) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lords Never Worry | |
"Trillmatic" [54] (featuring ASAP Nast and Method Man) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | 193 | 29 | non-album singles | |
"Xscape" [55] (featuring ASAP Twelvyy) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hella Hoes" [56] (featuring ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast and ASAP Twelvyy) | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
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"Yamborghini High" (featuring Juicy J) | 2016 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends |
"Crazy Brazy" [57] (featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Twelvyy and KEY!) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Runner" [58] (featuring A$AP Ant and Lil Uzi Vert) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Telephone Calls" [59] (featuring A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh) | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
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"Wrong" [60] (featuring ASAP Rocky and ASAP Ferg) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Raf" (featuring ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert and Frank Ocean) | 18 | 9 | 82 | 5 | — | — | Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy | ||
"Feels So Good" (featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Nast, A$AP Twelvyy and A$AP Ant) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US Bub. [49] | US R&B/HH Bub. [50] | CAN [62] | NZ Heat. [52] | UK | UK R&B | ||||
"Frat Rules" (featuring A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti and Big Sean) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy |
"Walk On Water" (featuring A$AP Ferg, A$AP Nast, A$AP Twelvyy, A$AP Ant and Playboi Carti) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Trillmatic" (featuring ASAP Nast and Method Man) | 2013 | Jonah Schwartz [19] [63] |
"See Me" (featuring ASAP Ant) | 2014 | Andrew Hines [22] |
"Xscape" (featuring ASAP Twelvyy) | Simon Davis | |
"Hella Hoes" (featuring ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, and ASAP Twelvyy) | Jonah Schwartz | |
"Yamborghini High" (featuring Juicy J) | 2016 | Shomi Patwary, UnkleLuc, & AWGE |
"Wrong" (featuring ASAP Rocky and ASAP Ferg) | 2017 | Anton Bialat |
"RAF" (featuring ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Quavo) | Austin Winchell & ASAP Rocky | |
"Feels so Good" (featuring ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, ASAP Twelvyy and ASAP Ant) | hidjifilms | |
"Money Man" (featuring ASAP Rocky, ASAP Nast, and Skepta) | 2018 | Dexter Navy & ASAP Rocky [64] |
"Put That on My Set" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Skepta) |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | R |
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2014 | ASAP Mob | Best Group | Nominated | [65] |
2015 |
Polo Grounds Music is a hip hop and R&B record label, distributed by Sony Music's RCA Records. Founded in 2006 by Bryan Leach, Polo Grounds Music is a full-service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions.
Rakim Athelaston Mayers, known professionally as ASAP Rocky, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso" was leaked online, and within weeks, began receiving radio airplay. He signed with Polo Grounds Music, an imprint of RCA Records in October of that year, and shortly after, released his debut mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP (2011) to widespread critical acclaim.
Live. Love. ASAP is the debut mixtape by American rapper ASAP Rocky, who released it as a free digital download on October 31, 2011. It features production by Clams Casino, ASAP Ty Beats, DJ Burn One, and SpaceGhostPurrp, among others. The mixtape also features guest rappers Schoolboy Q and Fat Tony, as well as members of ASAP Mob, ASAP Rocky's hip hop collective.
Lords Never Worry is the debut mixtape by American hip hop collective ASAP Mob. It was released as a free digital download on August 28, 2012, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records. The mixtape contains verses from ASAP Mob group members ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, ASAP Ferg, and ASAP Nast, along with guest appearances from Danny Brown, Raekwon, Flatbush Zombies, Gunplay, Dash, Fat Trel, Jim Jones and Bodega Bamz. The album's production was provided by Clams Casino, ASAP Ty Beats, AraabMuzik and P On The Boards, among others.
The discography of American rapper ASAP Rocky consists of three studio albums, one mixtape, 42 singles, eight promotional singles and 31 music videos.
Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr., known professionally as FERG, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a lead member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker and signed a recording contract with Polo Grounds and RCA Records—the same labels that helped launch ASAP Worldwide—in January 2013. Two years prior, the group's cohorts, ASAP Rocky and the late ASAP Yams, effectively negotiated their own contract with the label.
American rapper ASAP Ferg has released two studio albums, three mixtapes, one extended play and forty eight singles.
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Tariq Amar Devega, known professionally as ASAP Nast, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Harlem, New York. Nast is best known as a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob. As part of A$AP Mob, they released their first project as a group, a mixtape titled Lord$ Never Worry in 2012. His breakout song, "Trillmatic" featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man was released on December 4, 2013.
Jamel Da'Shawn Phillips, known professionally as ASAP Twelvyy, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a member of the hip hop group ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In 2014, he released the song "Xscape", the second single to the ASAP Mob's debut album L.O.R.D. The album was supposed to be released in 2014, but it was officially scrapped. On August 4, 2017, ASAP Twelvyy released his debut album, titled 12.
"Trillmatic" is a song by American rapper ASAP Nast from the hip hop collective ASAP Mob. It was released on December 4, 2013. It was originally intended to be a first single from ASAP Mob's debut studio album L.O.R.D., which was originally scheduled to be released around 2014, but the album, however, was scrapped. The song, produced by ASAP Mob's ASAP Ty Beats features East Coast rapper Method Man. The song has since peaked at number 29 on the UK R&B Chart.
"Multiply" is a hip hop song recorded by American rapper ASAP Rocky, which was made available for online streaming on October 3, 2014. Four days later, it was released as a digital single by RCA Records. The song features Juicy J and was produced by Curtis Heron. A music video for the track was co-directed by ASAP Rocky and Shomi Patwary. The single serves as a promotional single for Rocky's second studio album At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015).
"Hella Hoes" is a song by American rappers ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast and ASAP Twelvyy from the New York–based hip hop collective ASAP Mob. It was released as a single on June 6, 2014. The official remix features additional verses by fellow American rappers Danny Brown and Aston Mathews. Brown was supposed to be on the original version but was cut, causing him and the ASAP Mob to have a falling out.
"Yamborghini High" is a song by American hip hop collective ASAP Mob featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was released on January 16, 2016, as the first single from their debut album Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends. The song was first previewed live in concert during Hong Kong's Clockenflap Festival on November 28, 2015. The song officially premiered on Drake's Beats 1 show OVO Sound Radio on January 16, 2016. The song contains an interpolation of "North Memphis", as performed by Project Pat.
Matthew Lopez, known professionally as Aston Matthews, is a Guatemalan-American rapper from Los Angeles, California. In 2014, he began to gain recognition following the release of his second mixtape, A$ton 3:16. Matthews is also a part of the Los Angeles hip-hop trio Cutthroat Boyz alongside fellow Californian rappers Vince Staples and Joey Fatts.
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective ASAP Mob. It was released on October 31, 2016, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. The album contains verses from each member of the ASAP Mob group such as ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, Playboi Carti and Yung Lord/ASAP Bari. ASAP Mob enlisted the variety of guest appearances from Juicy J, Key!, Wiz Khalifa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Buddy, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO, Onyx, Offset, Tyler, The Creator and Yung Gleesh; as well as the album's production was provided by Hector Delgado, alongside several other record producers such as AyoDlo, Crazy Mike, Dun Deal, Lil Awree, DJ Smokey, Plu2o Nash, Maaly Raw and Wavy Wallace.
Still Striving is the second mixtape by American rapper ASAP Ferg. It was released through ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records on August 18, 2017. The album features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Cam'ron, Dave East, Lil Yachty, Nav, Famous Dex, Playboi Carti, Migos, ASAP Rocky, MadeinTYO, Busta Rhymes, French Montana, Rick Ross, and Snoop Dogg. It was supported by the single "Plain Jane".
Milton Delano Martin III, better known by his stage name Marty Baller, is an American rapper, songwriter, and dancer from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo career, he was a member of the hip-hop group A$AP Mob and the official tour hype man to RCA Records rapper ASAP Ferg. Marty Baller is often referred to as "Ferg's protégé" and the "Face of Traplord".
Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy is the second studio album by American hip hop collective ASAP Mob. It was released on August 25, 2017, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Big Sean, Pro Era, Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Chief Keef, Gucci Mane, Schoolboy Q, Frank Ocean, Jaden Smith, Smooky Margielaa and Flatbush Zombies. It was preceded by two singles, "Raf" featuring ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert and Frank Ocean, and "Feels So Good" featuring ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, ASAP Twelvyy and ASAP Ant.
Tyrone S. Walker, known by his stage name ASAP TyY, is an American rapper from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. He joined hip hop collective ASAP Mob in 2014, from which he adopted his "A$AP" moniker.