Rakim Mayers (born October 3, 1987 in Harlem, New York NY, United States), better known by his stage name ASAP Rocky (stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper and director. ASAP Rocky gained recognition among the hip hop community in 2011. His first longplay 'Long.Live.A$AP' was released on January, 15th 2013.
He is part of the New York based Hip-Hop collective ASAP Mob.