A$AP Rocky - From childhood in prison to millionaire rapper, boyfriend of the richest female singer in the world

Singer-businesswoman Rihanna announced her pregnancy in early February. Sources of the Daily Mail believe that the billionaire star and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky will get married before giving birth.

The Barbados-born star met A$AP Rocky in 2013, after she invited him to join the Diamonds World Tour show. The singer then appeared in her boyfriend's Fashion Killa MV. For a long time, the two maintained a close friendship.

Until January 2020, Rihanna fell in love with A$AP Rocky after breaking up with her Saudi billionaire boyfriend - businessman Hassan Jameel. According to SCMP, the 33-year-old rapper has received a lot of attention in his private life after dating Rihanna - a female star recognized by Forbes as the richest female singer in the world. From a b.oy who experienced poverty and imprisonment, A$AP Rocky gradually became a millionaire rapper.

From childhood in prison to famous rapper

According to the Guardian, Rocky's youth were turbulent years. At the age of 12, the rapper's father was jailed for drug trafficking. A year later, Rocky's brother died from being m.urdered by drug traffickers.

The 13-year-old b.oy then lived with his mother and sister. They hang out in homeless shelters. Because of poverty, Rocky himself was in prison for drug trafficking. He was detained for two weeks on Rikers Island. At that time, A$AP Rocky shared a room with rapper Casanova.

"The truth is that most rappers have sold d.rugs at some point in their lives. I hate that because I've been through the same thing myself," he told the Independent.

Having experienced a difficult childhood, Rocky empathizes with those in difficulty. Before the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday, the rapper went to the Regent Family Residence - the homeless shelter his family used to live in - and donated 120 meals, inspiring poor children with his own story. his life.

"There are a lot of difficult times in life, but it's not the end of the world. We create it and we have to find a way to solve it, it's not easy," A$AP Rocky said.

A$AP Rocky's real name is Rakim Mayer. The male singer's name was given by his parents based on Rakim - the legendary rapper of the popular group Eric B. & Rakim in the 1980s.

In 2012, Rocky and Rakim met on a radio show on H.ot 97. Song, the male singer said their meeting took place more than 20 years ago. That's when his mother saw Rakim in Harlem. She asked the famous singer to sign her son's diaper - who later became the famous star A$AP Rocky.

Rocky started getting acquainted with rap at the age of nine, the person who led him to the rapper path was his brother Ricky. When his brother passed away, Rocky decided to stick with rap, a way to pay tribute to his brother. The male singer also chose to stick with his brother's familiar braided hairstyle.

"Even though my brother is gone, his heartbeat is always in me, the passion for rap flows in my veins. He helped me realize I've grown up and needed a real job," Rocky said. in a TV show.

In 2007, Rocky joined A$AP Mob, a group of hip hop lovers in Harlem. He began to release mixtape, then his debut single in 2011. Peso was born and resonated to help A$AP Rocky become famous. He appeared in radio shows, signing a $3 million contract with a subsidiary of RCA Records.

Long. Live. A$AP - the male singer's debut album - quickly reached number 1 on Billboard's chart. The album was also certified double platinum for selling over two million copies. The name A$AP began to gain recognition in the professional music market.

The love story of the vegetarian star

In 2012, A$AP Rocky said he switched to a vegetarian diet because of health problems and love animals. "I've stopped eating meat. I'm going to quit drinking and start exercising more. I look young, but I've noticed that I'm aging fast. I just want to make sure I don't have back pain at 40. because of an unhealthy lifestyle when he was young," the male rapper told Interview.

Previously, Rocky still ate fish, only cutting red meat on the menu. In the most recent interview, the male rapper said he has switched to a completely plant-based diet. Before having children with billionaire star Rihanna, A$AP Rocky dated many famous female stars in showbiz. In 2016, Rocky was the boyfriend of Kendall Jenner. The two stars' romance lasted a year before their separate ways, according to People.

In 2014, A$AP got engaged to former Victoria's Secret angel Chanel Iman after two years of dating. But the love affair ended in the same year before the two stars officially returned to the same house. Before Chanel Iman, the male rapper had about a year of dating rapper Iggy Azalea. The Australian singer once tattooed on her thumb the words "Live Love A $ AP".

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