10 Things You Should Know About A$AP Rocky

Don't miss A$AP Rocky on 106 tonight!

"Jodye" - Three-6 Mafia's mid-'90s horror-core trap music is an obviously influential undercurrent throughout the album. But it really rears its head on the first creepy deluxe track, which can best be described as dungeon rap. Rocky shows a surprising athestic streak, which he hints at earlier on the album: "The Devil is a liar, biased preachers shall retire," he raps over a beat designed to haunt dreams.    (Photo: Manuel Nauta /Landov)
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/content/dam/betcom/vevoimages/2011/11/Music-11-01-11-15/111511-music-asap-rocky.jpg10 Things You Should Know About A$AP Rocky - Rocky counts Harlem icons Dipset as a huge influence on his music, but also looks outside of the city for inspiration—to Bone Thug N Harmony's flow, to UGK's funk edge, and Three Six Mafia's syrupy sonics.   (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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10 Things You Should Know About A$AP Rocky - One of hip hop's oldest truisms: It ain't where you from, it's where you at. It's an important thing to remember when discussing up-and-coming Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky. Yes, he's dripping with his hood's infamous swagger, but his sing-song rhymes have an undeniable Midwestern lilt, his spaced-out beats recall the West Coast's latest underground sounds, and Houston's trill movement is an obvious influence. Maybe that's why heads all over the country—scratch that, the world—are claiming Rocky as one of their own. If you aren't down with his movement yet, you came to the right place.Click on to get up on A$AP Rocky in all his swagged-out glory and don't miss him tonight on 106 & Park with the World Premiere of "Fashion Killa" at 6P/5C!(Photo: Manuel Nauta /Landov)

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