50 Fun Facts About ASAP Rocky

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky's first son shares his name with which founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan?

RZA is the name on the boy's birth certificate, which became public almost a year after he was born. It follows a family habit: his father was himself named after a rapper.

ASAP Rocky plays which US president opposite Lana Del Rey in her music video for National Anthem?

John F. Kennedy is his part, with Del Rey as both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe. She wrote the treatment herself and said he would be perfect to star in it.

In which country was ASAP Rocky jailed in 2019, prompting Donald Trump to tweet his support?

Sweden's ministers refused to step in, pointing out that the constitution bars politicians from interfering with the courts. He was convicted of assault but served no further time.

Which director of gothic fantasy films designed the cover of ASAP Rocky's album Don't Be Dumb?

Tim Burton drew the cover and then stepped in front of the camera as well, starring in a music video made for two of the album's songs.

ASAP Rocky and one of his sisters were both named after members of which pioneering hip-hop duo?

Eric B. & Rakim lent their names to him and his sister Erika. He later said his second album's title was about finally facing what it means to be named after a great MC.

ASAP Rocky's father came from which Caribbean island nation, also the homeland of Rihanna?

Barbados was home to his father, Adrian Mayers, long before the rapper met its most famous export. He opened for her on tour years before they became a couple.

What did ASAP Rocky start wearing to hide a cut on his face after falling off his scooter?

A babushka headscarf covered the cut, and the look caught on. Frank Ocean posted a photo of himself in one, and the nickname from that exchange became a single.

Rihanna revealed her second pregnancy with ASAP Rocky during which televised 2023 performance?

The Super Bowl halftime show made her the first person to headline it while pregnant. It was also her first live performance in more than five years.

Which Stranger Things actress plays the neighbour in ASAP Rocky's music video for Punk Rocky?

Winona Ryder looks on while he performs in a suburban garage. He co-directed the video himself, as the first single from an album fans had waited years for.

ASAP Rocky was born and raised in which New York neighborhood, where the ASAP Mob also formed?

Harlem is home, yet his breakthrough mixtape leaned so heavily on Southern rap that reviewers remarked how little it sounded like New York.

ASAP Rocky co-hosted which New York event in May 2025, where Rihanna revealed a third pregnancy?

The Met Gala that year was themed around Black tailoring and style. He shared the hosting duties with Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams.

Which English singer features on ASAP Rocky's single Everyday and joined him on Carpool Karaoke?

Rod Stewart recorded fresh vocals for the track, which is built on a sample of In a Broken Dream, a song he sang as a guest for the band Python Lee Jackson back in 1970.

ASAP Rocky raps the closing verse on Good for You, a top-five hit for which pop singer?

Selena Gomez texted him the song, and he liked it so much that he recorded his verse the very next day. It was the first time she had worked with a rapper on one of her tracks.

Which rapper shares guest duties with ASAP Rocky on G-Eazy's top-five single No Limit?

Cardi B was the late addition. The song began with G-Eazy and Rocky working in neighbouring studio rooms, and the track was sent to her afterwards.

Which rapper hired ASAP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar as opening acts for his Club Paradise Tour?

Drake later handed him a hit as well. The song that became Rocky's first top-ten single started life in one of the headliner's own studio sessions with 2 Chainz.

Which director cast ASAP Rocky opposite Denzel Washington in the crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest?

Spike Lee said the rapper had the main role in the film, a remake of a 1963 Japanese classic. Rocky also made two songs for its soundtrack.

Which electronic producer built ASAP Rocky's Wild for the Night and appears in its video?

Skrillex built the track on his own remix of a Birdy Nam Nam song, and the two filmed the video together in the Dominican Republic.

Which British grime MC produced and guests on ASAP Rocky's hit Praise the Lord (Da Shine)?

Skepta produced the track on his own, and the two wrote it together in London. Its video uses a split screen to set that city against New York.

Which rapper recorded Potato Salad with ASAP Rocky and teased a joint project nicknamed WANGSAP?

Tyler, the Creator and Rocky filmed the video clowning around Paris, rapping in front of the Eiffel Tower over the beat of an old Monica song.

Which clothing brand made a 2016 line with ASAP Rocky, inspired by 1990s pieces he wore growing up?

Guess sold the line under the name GUE$$, borrowing the dollar signs from his stage name. It revived the vintage look he had worn as a child.

Mercer + Prince, the drinks brand ASAP Rocky launched in 2022, makes which type of spirit?

Whisky is his spirit: a blended Canadian one in a bottle he designed himself, with a cup built into each end so that two people can share it.

Which eyewear brand appointed ASAP Rocky as its first-ever creative director in 2025?

Ray-Ban handed him more than frames to design: the job covers its advertising campaigns and a redesign of its shops. His first collection used ultra-black lenses.

Which sportswear brand teamed with ASAP Rocky on Formula 1 gear and jerseys for Manchester City?

Puma made him creative director of its Formula 1 line in 2023. The partnership later reached football, with limited-edition shirts for an English club and an Italian one.

What verdict did a Los Angeles jury reach on ASAP Rocky in 2025, after he refused a plea deal?

Not guilty was the verdict, after a trial the judge allowed cameras to record almost in full. His defense said the gun he fired was a prop loaded with blanks.

Which musician dated ASAP Rocky from late 2011 and had his mixtape's title tattooed on her fingers?

Iggy Azalea got the tattoo while they were together. After the split she crossed part of it out, and later had it removed.

Which Victoria's Secret model was reportedly engaged to ASAP Rocky months before their 2014 split?

Chanel Iman began dating him in early 2013. She also appears in the cast of the film in which he made his acting debut.

ASAP Rocky confirmed his relationship with Rihanna in a 2021 interview with which magazine?

GQ ran the interview in which he called her the love of his life. They had worked together long before: she appears throughout the video for one of his 2013 singles.

ASAP Rocky opened for Rihanna on a 2013 world tour that shares its name with which of her hits?

Diamonds gave its name to a tour whose support bill also included 2 Chainz, David Guetta and Haim. He was on it years before the two became a couple.

Which ASAP Rocky song leaked online in 2011 and reached New York radio station Hot 97 within weeks?

Peso earned him respect at home, and a bidding war among record labels followed. It later went platinum, though the mixtape it led was a free download.

The ASAP in ASAP Rocky's crew name is often read as which motto, later an ASAP Ferg album title?

Always Strive and Prosper is the best-known reading, but Rocky is said to favour a cheekier one: Acronym Symbolizing Any Purpose.

Which Southern city's chopped and screwed rap scene shaped ASAP Rocky's mixtape Live. Love. ASAP?

Houston rap was his childhood soundtrack: he grew up on UGK, Paul Wall and Slim Thug. One reviewer called an early single a New Yorker's version of DJ Screw music.

ASAP Rocky's breakout track Purple Swag samples sounds from which 1990s fighting video game series?

Mortal Kombat 3 supplied the sample, and the recording was just as homemade: he has said he cut the song in a small closet.

Which producer of Lil B beats shaped the woozy sound of ASAP Rocky's Live. Love. ASAP?

Clams Casino met him after Rocky remixed one of his songs, and each then tried to contact the other as a fan. Their first recording for the mixtape was Wassup.

ASAP Rocky's debut single took which hip-hop subgenre, the style of Long. Live. ASAP, mainstream?

Cloud rap gets its hazy, dreamlike sound from heavy reverb and ethereal chopped samples. It had bubbled up from Southern hip-hop before his single gave it a mainstream stage.

Under which pseudonym is ASAP Rocky credited as a producer on his album Long. Live. ASAP?

Lord Flacko is the name on his production credits, including work for other artists. He has also co-directed most of his own music videos.

Which ASAP Rocky single earned a Grammy nomination for Best Music Video at the 2016 ceremony?

L$D came with a video he co-directed, which borrows much of its imagery from Gaspar Noé's psychedelic art film Enter the Void.

ASAP Rocky's single ASAP Forever is built on a sample of Porcelain by which electronic musician?

Moby is credited as a featured artist on the single because of the sample. The album version adds an intro from T.I. and a guest verse from Kid Cudi.

ASAP Rocky's Sundress samples a track from Innerspeaker by which Australian psychedelic rock act?

Tame Impala released the sampled song, Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?, in 2010. Reviewers compared the single's surreal video to the Mannequin Challenge.

Which producer executive produced ASAP Rocky's At. Long. Last. ASAP and later co-produced Sundress?

Danger Mouse came on board for the second album alongside Rocky's mentor, whose death during the sessions greatly affected how the record developed.

Which Three 6 Mafia rapper guests on ASAP Rocky's Multiply and helped oversee At. Long. Last. ASAP?

Juicy J was a co-executive producer of the album, a full-circle moment: Rocky names the Memphis rapper's group among the acts that influenced him growing up.

ASAP Rocky raps on Blended Family (What You Do for Love), from which singer's 2016 album Here?

Alicia Keys wrote the song with him and a team of co-writers that included Edie Brickell. Its black-and-white video features both performers.

ASAP Rocky opened 2022 stadium shows for which rock band, once playing after them when he ran late?

Red Hot Chili Peppers fans at Old Trafford in Manchester saw the running order flipped. He turned up late and played a shortened 20-minute set once the headliners had finished.

Whose late-night show hosted ASAP Rocky's TV debut a month after an arrest scrapped the first date?

Jimmy Fallon got the rescheduled performance, at which Rocky played Goldie. The original booking fell through when he was arrested the night before over an alleged brawl.

In which New York jail did ASAP Rocky spend two weeks in 2006, sharing a cell with rapper Casanova?

Rikers Island is where the two met, years before either had a record deal. Casanova only later discovered that his old cellmate had become a famous rapper.

Which fashion designer co-directed the music video for ASAP Rocky's Fashion Killa, featuring Rihanna?

Virgil Abloh directed it together with Rocky himself. Rihanna plays his shopping partner throughout, years before the two became a couple.

ASAP Rocky's film debut came in which Sundance comedy-drama executive produced by Pharrell Williams?

Dope reached Sundance days after his mentor and business partner died. At the festival Rocky performed a song on stage in his friend's memory.

Which actress leads the drama If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, with ASAP Rocky in the supporting cast?

Rose Byrne plays a mother who spirals into a breakdown. The supporting cast around her is an unusual mix that also includes a late-night talk-show host.

Which Belgian fashion designer, a friend of ASAP Rocky, had an ASAP Mob single named in his honour?

Raf Simons got his tribute on a track that also features Frank Ocean, Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. Rocky had earlier collaborated with him on clothing.

Which film composer played drums behind ASAP Rocky when he was musical guest on Saturday Night Live?

Danny Elfman kept time while Thundercat played bass. The composer also turns up in the video for Punk Rocky and on the album Don't Be Dumb itself.

In which city did ASAP Rocky meet busker Joe Fox, who went on to sing across At. Long. Last. ASAP?

London was the setting: Fox was out with his guitar at about 4 a.m. when Rocky left a studio. Asked to play something on the spot, he sang his way onto the album.