ASAP Rocky Quotes
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I wanna make music that I feel proud of when I'm onstage, that I feel like I put my all into.
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I strive for perfection, but Im not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.
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I used to go to Saks, I would go to Bergdorf, I would go to Barneys, I would go to thrift stores in SoHo.
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I don't like new cars; I'm into vintage cars - there's a Jaguar E-Type in the 'Goldie' video.
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It would be disrespectful to take my stardom and bully my way into the fashion industry.
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Sometimes I feel like what's hard for fashion designers to do is take looks from off the runway and actually put it into existence, into reality. That's really the hard part.
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I thought highly of myself growing up. I still do. There's not really much somebody can say to me to bring down my confidence or anything.
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Design my own line? No, I just like the culture.
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New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag,' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'
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I've been into fashion since birth. I grew up in the 'hood, and everybody in the 'hood wants to compensate for being in poverty, so they want to look good to keep themselves up.
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I'm starting to find out that a lot of people that you wouldn't think listen to me really do.
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I just want my fans to grow up and enjoy the music first, I don't want to change the world that's not what my music is about.
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The worst thing a good girl could do to you is break your heart.
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A lot of energy and excitement - that's what a lot of my shows are, energy and excitement.
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When Big Meech and everybody got indicted, hustling died. Keep it trill.
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I know that women are smarter than men. I don't wanna sound like I'm on a bandwagon for chicks but I do love 'em, can't front. Women are smarter than men. I know I gotta lot of chicks up my sleeve but you guys are twice as good.
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I used to be homophobic, but as I got older, I realized that wasn't the way to do things. I don't discriminate against anybody for their sexual preference, for their skin color... that's immature.
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I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.
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So for me, fashion was about standing out as an individual - and it helped me get the attention that most people try to get with publicity stunts or by doing other crazy things. But I just let the attention come to me naturally, and I think some of that has to do with my fashion.
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People don't make albums any more. It's always about singles. I wanted to take that old-school approach.
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I'm a people's person, believe it or not. I just have a dark side to me, which we all do.
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I really want to do the unexpected, and I think that's what I did when I executed 'Long.Live.A$AP.' I wanted people to really see the message and that I'm an artist who not only has the capability of rapping, but of composing great music both for people of my generation and for people with different backgrounds.
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[I want to be] Something that really touched you - and as far as image and change goes, I just really want a lot of people to respect my music and treat me... [as] inspiration.
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Probably, violent things I've done when I was younger, was probably the most despicable thing that I've ever done.
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I was ashamed to let anyone know that I was living in a shelter. I remember one time coming home and some kids saw me and were like, "What you doing here? This is a shelter!" But I was like, "My mom's working there." It was pretty embarrassing.
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I hate the hype. When 50 Cent came out, people were saying that he was the best rapper alive: "Oh, he got shot nine times, he's better than Tupac, he's better than Biggie." That was all hype.
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God is letting me shine, because I've got a good heart.
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Ksubi' - the Australian jean brand, they're one of my favourite brands of just clothes and stuff, and the Swedish brand 'Acne', but other than that, not at this point in time designing. I wouldn't mind collab'n with those guys though.
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I dress how I feel. I just go off emotion. I can't prepare my outfit a day before. Everything I wear is spontaneous.
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I'm from New York and I love New York and I'm always repping New York, but what I represent is something deeper than just being a New York rapper.
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