The Impact Of A$AP Mob | Genius News

Harlem collective A$AP Mob has been putting its stamp on the rap game since 2011. The group was founded in the mid aughts by A$AP Bari, A$AP Illz, and A$AP Yams, following in the footsteps of New York groups like Wu-Tang Clan and The Diplomats. The trio linked up with A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvyy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant, and producer A$AP Ty Beats. Rocky’s early success landed him a multi-million dollar deal, and paved the way for the rest of the Mob.
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[@aleesa2585]

LMAOO they reloaded cause they got Addie and nast mixed up in the first one

[@juliennelson5703]

I was like wtf

[@sethrussell7771]

HAHAHA EXACTLYYY

[@bliss9280]

and fucked up Yams death date

[@t0neeh213]

Talk about the irony... and they call themselves genius 🤦🏽‍♂️💀💀

[@Findthatyeti]

What a bunch of dumbasses

[@LeBeautiful]

RIP YAMS!!!! A$AP still a special group in the boroughs of NY! 🔥🙏🏾

[@hariutani6129]

LeBeautiful u fuck with the mob tooo??!!!!!!

the history of A$AP is always so fascinating

[@schess2984]

Yo! This is just a random youtube comment and I don't know a lot about you but I discovered you on Soundcloud via 6host recently. Cool to see you interacting randomly. Keep the good music coming my dude

@@schess2984 yoooo that's so fire! 6host is my best friend

[@animavista8742]

Schess lol this looks like you made another account to just comment this 😂😂😂😂😂

[@schess2984]

Anima Vista Imma be honest I was scared it was gonna come off like that but can confirm I’m not him just a random that happens to listen to him aha

Schess LOL yes we keep it 100 out here 😂

[@prod.schemeteam203]

RIP Yambo & RIP the collective era. Pro Era, ASAP Mob, Raider Klan, FBZ, Odd Future, The Underachievers, we watched them all grow!

[@5inistermm_109]

BPT BANGERS don’t forget about shoreline mafia😤😤😤😤 ik they from 2016 but still they apart of the generation

[@prod.schemeteam203]

5inister _ fax Hella Wave Boyz

[@5inistermm_109]

Future Software Engineer they more of a label than a group, they never made a group tape sooooooooooo

[@Beboop27]

There’s new ones tho YBN Members Only Dreamville Idk

[@marcocortina6372]

Roy Acevedo 070

[@beatsbykana]

sad that yams died, I feel like these guys could've done even more if he was still the leader

[@jnightmare0]

Yuh

[@beatoriusb.i.g3063]

Yams knew how to unleash their potential, he had to die ffs

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

Yo oh

[@laikonicole1983]

OF & ASAP Mob are majorly responsible for the streetwear brands (HUF, Supreme, HBA, etc.) becoming the wave.

[@KnightRyder.]

Laiko Brown SGP wore Supreme & Palace back in 2011, not to mention the rock tee shirts like Metallica

[@kramarkml]

Skateboarding got those brands big

[@UnimpressedGoose]

Trap Bandicoot facts

[@kramarkml]

@@UnimpressedGoose glad someone knows what's up. I remember supreme being 25-35 for a tee, they're big collabs and drops were the same price range as well. Crazy to see how Preme's prices have shot up

[@guillermogomez2811]

Trap Bandicoot they still drop some tees under 60 its just the resell market that got the shirts hella expensive

[@fabioa771]

Sad they did't even mention twelvy's album, it was great at least to me

[@PerocDisgusting]

didn't even mentions addies new album either

[@karld6550]

Thank you!

[@liamwood4331]

Fabio Scremin fax

[@isaacsosa979]

The transition in a glorious death is one of the best transitions ever

[@javarisware4216]

Fabio Scremin big facts bro 12 went nuts

[@FoshoTheOne]

A$AP Mob definitely brought “groups” back in hip hop. Before that, all rappers were tryna do they solo thing and didn’t really wanna put nobody on because it’ll take away from their shine...

[@DarkWebTrappin]

FoshoGotFlow Rvidxr Klvn Odd future and ASAP did

[@maxclinch8873]

@@DarkWebTrappin FBZ

[@pulluponkhaleeq]

It was just Odd Future and A$AP at first the only “group” you could say existed before A$AP was Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music

[@maxclinch8873]

@@pulluponkhaleeq fbz

[@thedarklord2439]

@@pulluponkhaleeq young money existed, I mean I don't know if they count but they all did help each other out at one point in time as a group

[@Bankallday]

All I know is ASAP got all these new rappers putting their crews as part of their rap names. NBA, YSL, YNW, YBN, YRN, etc...

[@yampipampi]

Kinda sad they lost momentum after Yams passed - shows how much of a driving force he was. Really think Rocky and Ferg got some potentially great albums left to make. Rocky has become a star - dating Rihanna, high-fashion endorsements, headlining events - but I really think he has superstar potential and needs a couple really good quality albums to get him there.

[@ChrisJProductionz]

This was kinda how Pro Era empire crumbled..when Steez died it was like everyone wemt their separate

[@razackchrist5096]

Rocky is dead.

[@MisterElephantAttack]

Gotta make an upload doing the same for Raider Klan, seen that respect for SPG but we need the respect for the whole crew

[@religion7345]

rom this needs some likes tbh

[@mpv4376]

rom frfr spg jus to unstable

[@johnindigo5477]

They got one on space ghoast purp, but not on raider klan specifily

[@akatsukileader892]

Rvidxr klvn 🧟‍♂️👿

[@landothekid8089]

They really had to get a black host so she could say the n word

[@diegoramirez7985]

Orlando Cedillo what you think they was finna have a white host to say it ??

[@theoneandonly8818]

Diego Ramirez yeah, it’s 2019 bro it’s about progression

[@spectraphantom9374]

Orlando Cedillo or they coulda just had no one say it and bleep it out

[@dashboy4l]

The one And only you really a goofy

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Yeah, you know, I noticed that too

[@TJ-tb2ky]

Can’t even front rocky a cold dude

[@tinflacko3109]

how!?

[@julian-pv3xr]

Nah

[@clarence9379]

heavy cap

[@kayb6850]

He most definitely is cold. Yall niggas can't even explain how he aint. Mfs be haters FR

[@julian-pv3xr]

shae baybii how he cold? I really wanna know🤣😭

[@middeko]

I see they fixed the A$ap Ant and A$ap Nast caption lmao

[@briansalas2010]

Each one of them got they thing going on. Ferg on in the club, Bari on Vlone, Rocky in modeling and fashion they basically the akatsuki 🔥🔥

[@nickmarsh7766]

Yo legit bari one of the most underrated in the culture he’s just set crazy trends

[@mahnoor3198]

@@2000dpdpdp imagine calling a potential rape victim a hoe to defend someone you don't know personally. L

[@mr.cangieter8758]

ASAP Ferg look like he's gone be the groups pras. In the sense that when you hear him talk (like actual conversation in an interview), dude has got mad intelligence and mad knowledge. He seems like the one to build generational wealth vs the others who just gone spend it all. Happy to see young brothers doing it big.

[@rachael6053]

Rocky is so beautiful it’s insane

[@JustBeingKyleJBK]

the respect on addie’s name was needed.

[@itsX2024]

LiveLove the goat hip hop mixtape. If you're ACTUALLY a hip hop head you'll understand how brilliantly it mixes multiple styles from coasts together.

[@lakiog1938]

s/o spaceghostpurrp for being the real impact on rap music

[@Opeze]

And also for shaming yams death

[@lakiog1938]

@@Opeze another idiot that doesn't know what he is talking about...''opete GAMING'' goofy virgin

[@skullsouljah2836]

@@Opeze it was a response to playboi carti dissing Jitt, sgp's dead friend

[@XplicitStudios]

Asap impacted the hiphop scene mosdef !!

[@guillotin3]

yasiin bey*

[@retailvalue8457]

Always $trive And Prosper

[@matt_y_moi]

Purple Swag will always be my go to smoke sesh song and just my favorite song in general

[@tvisionary9024]

RIP Asap Yams🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@chamacolloron]

S/O SGP VAMP MONEY ‼️

[@m_xvi]

No nigga fuck up.

[@impyasad]

SGP is a nobody now

[@chamacolloron]

@@impyasad so r u who cares s/o purrp

[@amxndozaa]

Where’s the impact of Raider Klan ?

[@Hostefar]

Rocky’s more of a celebrity than an artist

[@fbi6555]

1:12 when you faded but gotta answer how you know about music insider

[@sivurampfumedzi83]

This video wasn't explaining their impact,it was just telling us what happend in the past few years of A$AP.

[@RICO_SUAVE_86_]

*Trap Lord* to this day is still my favorite album from any A$ap Mob member. There’s just something about that album man. All their albums are dope tho 💯

[@makav3lidz158]

90's top groups : Wu, BTNH, TCQ ,36, CH. Tha DP 00's : D12, G-U, Hotboyz, SM 10's : Black hippy, A$ap mob, PE, OF Duet: Outkast, Ugk, Meth & Reggie , any DOOM & someone Edit: i forgot tha dogg pound opps

[@kings9724]

whats PE

[@makav3lidz158]

@@kings9724 Pro Era

[@emersoncuesta7856]

N.W.A., Public enemy?

[@makav3lidz158]

@@emersoncuesta7856 they r from the 80's era...

[@kings9724]

MaKav3li Dz ah ok

[@ClutchSpartan7]

Re-upload...RESPECT THE A$AP MOB

[@ClutchSpartan7]

@RozpierdalaczAtomowy 484 weird ass

[@prateekrattu5614]

A$AP MOB needs a documentary bruh

[@djangounchained1350]

watch suddenly by noisey then.

[@imbreezyboi]

Need Travis on Cozy Tapes 3

[@cirokrklec2927]

I've seen this already

[@rayniko9380]

Live love ASAP is one of the greatest modern day hip hop albums of all time. That album forcasted trends and sounds that would eventually be replicated even til today! ASAP mobs influences is mega

[@matheusgonzaga3987]

The best ones, ma idols fasho, shotout from Brazil 👐🏽👐🏽

[@aye602]

Was in Switzerland and saw A$AP on a sign . Just a boy from az tryna Make it in life

[@goat3779]

Ferg is so mature and articulate.

[@yunghysterik]

These genius videos are super dope. I love the lyric breakdowns, these background pieces and the deconstructed series too the whole thing 💯

[@mertyunluel5406]

They’re fucking unique from the beginning man . RESPECT ✊

[@shlmel]

She really did an amazing job narrating this video.👏👏👏

[@MrDqn14]

I remember starting hs 2010 in Brooklyn ppl looking at me weird cuss I skated an wore vans an skinny jeans an was into fashion and wanted to go to college to be a fashion designer but yet I rapped an had braids I was real different, when Asap an odd future came out I seen the whole culture just shift ppl caught up an became aware u ain’t have to be the same or look the same or talk the same as everyone around u , so not just cuss of there music I will always love asap rip yams

[@XxSenorBeansxX]

‘We don’t condone that type of behavior’ *whole crew fw Ian Connor*

[@milosdjordjevic4799]

He aint got arrested or charged its all bs

[@superduperjoi6800]

Make a BEAST COAST one

[@Madmanrun13]

superduperjoi super fax ⛈⛈

[@alecpalacios5643]

A$AP Legends

[@tkato1436]

My question is what happened to Ty Beats.

[@esiccv]

R.I.P Yams 🙏🏻

[@kkiinn]

R.I.P Yams

[@ReallyCoolDickFace4477]

7:50 playboy carti not sounding like a teapot 👀

[@aureo2x219]

R.I.P YAMS🧑🏾‍🎤‼️

[@Ela1110ka]

She has such a calming voice

[@1_Lando]

🐐Collective RIP Yams Free Rocky Free Ian WLR OTW‼️

[@Alifrm3800]

“WLR OTW ‼️”🥺

[@dulce6739]

when wlr was not on the way 🥺

[@marteendesantiago4856]

Than you guys for removing that misinformation about yams passing!

[@jackieo.8719]

i see NOTHING but GOATS.. feels so good is my song fr😢🖤

[@Lord_Pilaf]

Glad they mentioned a lot of their influence came from Spaceghostpurrp and Raider Klan

[@thewalkingdeadfreak1]

This some black mirror bandersnatch type re-upload 😂 got it wrong start from the top!

[@mamuesito]

We need cozy tapes vol.3

[@musicianfriendly2005]

Don't get enough credit and respect. But, they're so humble and respectful to everyone.

[@Dalooteater]

asap has had more impact on newyork and the world than any other group in the world , trends , style and sound

[@benjaminkorgaard1262]

The greatest ever in rap and fashion ! Always Strive And Prosper

[@paulfletcher3998]

I'm a straight guy but Rocky is a good looking dude. For real.

[@thewrestlingfiend]

Yams was the genius of this group.....R.I.P Eastside Stevie

[@CJ-rg1no]

Rest in heaven insallah asap yams 💗

[@younglobwedge]

I feel old watching this shit. I remember seeing the. Purple swag video for the first time in MTVJamZ. 2011 was so fucking long ago.

[@tochiRTA]

Live.Love.ASAP is by far the best album of this new era and one of the greatest hip hop albums ever (on a long list of great albums of course)

[@lorenzomorelos4973]

Now we need a Raider Klan video.

[@aerodynamic8780]

Poor timing..... Rocky just seen fighting poor bloke in Stockholm

[@la12ok]

AWGE shit lol right

[@aerodynamic8780]

Wow you're right, just saw the new videos

[@aizenangel]

Misspelled RAIDER KLAN

[@KenGutierrez01]

As for the 3rd Cozy Tapes.... we might have to wait until next year for it

[@mutafuka-vj3ky]

R.I.P. YAMS

[@kunalshriwas4374]

*A$AP FOREVER. R.I.P. YAMS*

[@Iron-Killer]

R.I.P Yams ✝✝✝

[@LuisRamirez-xx9fz]

R.I.P YAMS🙏🏾🕊

[@JoostAjax2604]

Still fucked up that Raider Klan and ASAP Mob beefed

[@beatsbyseb]

Ant & Twelvyy mad slept on

[@silviuvoievod1445]

Good thing i downloaded the first version of this video

[@killthanos3288]

I remember when KZbin rappers were swagger jacking ASAP Rocky's whole style. Lmao

[@savannahw112]

This video so bad. These guys are legends. The discription doesn't l even have illz and like half the rest of these guys.

[@slye24]

Never been so early for a dope video

[@333rga]

Rip Yams 🙏🏽❤️

[@sikukudotke]

Knew ASAP from Rocky. Always loved Yams' face tat. ASAP...

[@sikukudotke]

@@foquslab8229 haha I always knew it was one. What is it?

[@edwinvasquez9957]

They re-uploaded it😂😂 Respect

[@owen-jj8oj]

Its funny how A$AP Rocky wasnt a founding member but is now undoubtly the most influential. Good on him

[@malreymusic]

Hey friends, I hope all of you are doing well! I wanna share my new song called "Frezzo" its a dark neon-vibe song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIHCgauEd72thM0 Thanks for listening -mALREY

[@malikaknight1932]

Good timesssssss. Ahead of ya timeeeeee

[@KenGutierrez01]

Always Strive And Prosper is the one we know today

[@Roronoa_Zoro_Official]

Cant wait till A$AP Fergs new song ft Australias first drill group

[@Flair.forever]

The Urley Oughts 🎸 👨🏽‍🎤

[@DeVanDeVon]

A$AP Ferg is my absolute favorite member! He's the waviest to ME but the whole mob is gnarly

[@niahough7]

My boysss 😭❤️

[@maviandme6772]

my fav is rocky and ferg

[@wesleydass1746]

Their AWGE DVD’s are so creative and funny lol

[@alejandrodelatorre7407]

new gen carti fans don’t even know about his asap mob days

[@ItzJosh3]

A$AP allday everyday, period.

[@iNSAN1TYCS]

I'll give A$AP credit where its due but rvider klvn influenced a lot of what they did especially their early sound and and their fashion

[@user-mt1pc7de5v]

I would say three 6 had a bigger influence on both of them really. But raider klan did have the blueprints set for them. It was just more of three 6s sound than any other. Raider klan just took it a lil darker I guess

[@skullsouljah2836]

@@user-mt1pc7de5v well yeah but three 6 mafia was poppin 1995-2004 era. We're talking about new generation after 2009

[@user-mt1pc7de5v]

@@skullsouljah2836 regardless of them being poppin back them, doesn't mean they can't be influenced by someone now, he literally samples 60-70% of 3 6, they still a HEAVY influence.

[@duhduhduhdiesel1436]

I think they've ultimately failed to live up to their potential. Only a few good-great projects in nearly a decade. Love me some Mob but past like 2014 it's been pretty tame

[@gang5959]

Derek Dissell facts

[@TruckDaddyy]

They’re more than just a music group, just because they haven’t released as much music as you wanted them to doesn’t mean they haven’t lived up to their potential

[@tochiRTA]

they definitely failed to live up to their potential. With that said, it's hard to single-handedly carry hip hop on your shoulders. ASAP Mob are responsible for Live.Love.ASAP and Playboi Carti's "Self Titled". The former is easily the best hip hop album of the last 10-15 years, while the latter is one of the best projects of the new school. No one else is really dropping that level of quality.

[@TruckDaddyy]

tochiRTA boy hell naw, Carti album was Trash with a capital T🤣 this conversation is over

[@danielfriedman7810]

They ain’t done yet cozy tapes vol 3

[@tbk7158]

Always Strive And Prosper

[@santisosa7176]

How you not gonna make any mentions of twelvvy or lybb

[@santisosa7176]

Or even fucking Marino