Meet Rihanna’s baby father, his bio, country of origin, homelessness

A$AP Rocky’s father was arrested for selling drugs and he went to prison, he left his family vulnerable. He died too early and A$AP’s brother ended up selling drugs and he was killed in Harlem. A$AP also started selling drugs in his teens year while moving around homeless shelters with his mother and sister. In 2004, A$AP Mayers was arrested and served two weeks in Rikers Island in New York for drug dealing, where he shared a cell with future rapper Casanova.

In 2013, A$AP released his debut studio album Long. Live. A$AP and it became number one on the Billboard 200 charts and became certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album’s lead single single, “F$#@n’ Problems” (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar), which was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

A$AP went on to release his second album, titled At. Long. Last. A$AP in 2015. That album became his second consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. They made him an instant millionaire.

His really name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers