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He’s definitely one of the special ones.” “That’s why it was a no-brainer when the time came to decide whether or not to rock with him. “A$AP represents a new breed of young, dope, hungry MCs,” T.I. (“Wildside”) Fat Joe, French Montana and Lil Wayne (“Yellow Tape”) Big Boi and electronica duo Phantogram (“Lines”) and labelmate Usher (“Hot Thing”).

He appeared in Lana Del Rey’s Camelot-themed “National Anthem” video, where he played JFK to the singer’s Jackie Kennedy.

That song was the highlight of a collaboration-heavy 2012 for Rocky. He performed lead single “Goldie” with the Roots on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” in August, and then hit the stage at the VMAs the following month with Rihanna to spit his verse for her remix of “Cockiness (Love It).” Those stops include an assortment of one-offs (headlining Coachella, rowdy gigs at CMJ Music Marathon and South by Southwest), a European summer run, opening for Drake on his Club Paradise tour last winter and headlining a domestic tour with his crew, the A$AP Mob.

He estimates that in the past year-and-a-half he’s performed anywhere from 200 to 300 dates. It’s been a nonstop push for Rocky ever since. “It really got crazy I dropped ‘Peso.’ I did that video and that’s when Drake called me, the bidding war started. “All of this was fast, I can’t front,” Rocky says. 31, 2011, he signed a $3 million recording contract off the strength of his then mostly online buzz. His meteoric rise is certainly eyebrow-raising: Days before he’d even released his first proper mixtape, the acclaimed “$AP,” on Oct. Not since Drake released his heavily anticipated “Thank Me Later” in 2010 has there been a new rap act that’s been as praised (for his artsy visuals, retro image and versatile sound) and prodded (for his fast track to stardom, unorthodox fashion and dismissal of New York’s traditional sound) as Rocky. Dolly Parton Can't Stop Rocking, Drops Deluxe 'Rockstar' Edition With Maneskin-Fueled 'Jolene' Cover

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