It is impossible to understand A$AP Rocky’s rise without acknowledging the mastermind behind the curtain: the late A$AP Yams (Steven Rodriguez). Yams used his influential Tumblr blog, RealN ** Tumblr , to orchestrate Rocky’s introduction to the music industry. Yams treated his blog like a pirate radio station, blending obscure Southern rap, mid-90s East Coast boom-bap, and independent streetwear brands.
So, the next time you want to revisit the raw, unpolished genius of Live.Love.A$AP or see how the internet first discovered A$AP Rocky in 2011, skip the streaming apps. Head to Archive.org. You'll find the past, preserved, waiting to be explored.
It is impossible to understand A$AP Rocky’s rise without acknowledging the mastermind behind the curtain: the late A$AP Yams (Steven Rodriguez). Yams used his influential Tumblr blog, RealN ** Tumblr , to orchestrate Rocky’s introduction to the music industry. Yams treated his blog like a pirate radio station, blending obscure Southern rap, mid-90s East Coast boom-bap, and independent streetwear brands.
So, the next time you want to revisit the raw, unpolished genius of Live.Love.A$AP or see how the internet first discovered A$AP Rocky in 2011, skip the streaming apps. Head to Archive.org. You'll find the past, preserved, waiting to be explored. asap rocky archive.org