
Adding fuel to the theory that all great rappers live in New Jersey at some point, A$AP Rocky started his promising career after moving to Elmwood Park, New Jersey, from Harlem, where he was known for slinging drugs not rhymes. Last year Rocky went from being an obscure buzz name to legitimate viral phenom with his Deep Purple mixtape and Long Live A$AP. Now, the 23-year-old rapper is signing $3 million record deals and dating the sexy, Australian-born MC Iggy Azalea. The Check-In recently talked to A$AP Rocky and his A$AP Mob about his skyrocketing career and complex swag math.
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