A biography for ASAP Rockyhasn’t been written yet.
“I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don't drive, I wouldn't mind riding a bike... People think that because you become an entertainer you gotta have this rock star thug image. I'm an artist, man. I'm going to live like an artist.”
“If a chick wants to know who makes my shoes, she's got to take them off my feet and look inside.”
“Fashion is almost like a religion, for me at least.”
“In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.”
“I don't wear diamond necklaces. I'm not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets.”
“So for me, fashion was about standing out as an individual - and it helped me get the attention that most people try to get with publicity stunts or by doing other crazy things. But I just let the attention come to me naturally, and I think some of that has to do with my fashion.”
“But for real, for me, I feel like with the red lipstick thing it all depends on the pair of complexion. I'm just being for real. You have to be fair skinned to get away with that.”
“Design my own line? No, I just like the culture.”
“I wanted to model when I was younger.”
“I like women. I love women.”
“I'm not a gangster, bro.”
“I love 'Robot Chicken,' 'The Boondocks' and 'America's Funniest Home Videos.' Then there's this show called 'The First 48.' It's a documentary about killings where they try and find murderers. They interrogate people and they tell on each other - it's hilarious.”
“Purple lipstick? Naw, that looks stupid on all girls!”
“I remember one time I went to Craigslist to find something; that's how bad I wanted it. It was a pair of Raf Simons - this was like 2010. But Raf said he was going to make them for me.”
“I strive for perfection, but I'm not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.”
“I'm not saying that hip-hop needs gay rappers or anything, but they need to stop being so close-minded because that will just cause the genre to fail. Look at pop. Pop doesn't discriminate against people. Look at Lady Gaga, y'know what I mean?”
“My real name's Rakim - my parents named me after the god MC himself.”
“You've got to exfoliate, you know?”
“I'm starting to find out that a lot of people that you wouldn't think listen to me really do.”
“With clothes, I like mixing what different designers do until it becomes a personal expression of how I'm feeling that day.”