Family is a giant - though often overlooked - concept in rap music. Perhaps this is no more true in the second coming of rap 'collectives', pioneered in part by Rakim Mayers - also known as hip-hop supernova A$AP Rocky. In the second episode of Noisey's five-part profile on the artist, we get acquainted with the key members of Rocky's family - which is extended, as it were, beyond the stage. From managers to fans-turned-assistants, 'SVDDXNLY - Part 2' well captures the sentimental, humanist side...
Family is a giant - though often overlooked - concept in rap music. Perhaps this is no more true in the second coming of rap 'collectives', pioneered in part by Rakim Mayers - also known as hip-hop supernova A$AP Rocky. In the second episode of Noisey's five-part profile on the artist, we get acquainted with the key members of Rocky's family - which is extended, as it were, beyond the stage. From managers to fans-turned-assistants, 'SVDDXNLY - Part 2' well captures the sentimental, humanist side...
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