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10 Things You Should Know About A$AP Rocky - One of hip hop's oldest truisms: It ain't where you from, it's where you at. It's an important thing to remember when discussing up-and-coming Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky. Yes, he's dripping with his hood's infamous swagger, but his sing-song rhymes have an undeniable Midwestern lilt, his spaced-out beats recall the West Coast's latest underground sounds, and Houston's trill movement is an obvious influence. Maybe that's why heads all over the country—scratch that, the world—are claiming Rocky as one of their own. If you aren't down with his movement yet, you came to the right place.Click on to get up on A$AP Rocky in all his swagged-out glory and don't miss him tonight on 106 & Park with the World Premiere of "Fashion Killa" at 6P/5C!(Photo: Manuel Nauta /Landov)

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1. Birth Name - A$AP Rocky was born Rakim Mayers on October 3, 1988. He was named after rap great Rakim—you could say he has big shoes to fill.(Photo: A$AP Worldwide)

Photo By A$AP Worldwide

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2. Dirty Jerz - "I be that pretty motherf--ker, Harlem's what I reppin'," Rocky raps on his breakout hit "Peso." A$AP was raised on the same Harlem block as Cam'Ron before moving to New Jersey. (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

Photo By Roger Kisby/Getty Images

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3. Dipset Influence - A$AP Rocky counts Harlem icons Dipset as a huge influence on his music, but also looks outside of the city for inspiration—to Bone Thug N Harmony's flow, to UGK's funk edge, and Three Six Mafia's syrupy sonics.  (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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4. Purple Obsessed - A$AP Rocky is obsessed with the color purple. His first mixtape, titled Deep Purple, began to attract attention last year for the song "Purple Swag," which famously featured a white girl in gold fronts rapping along to his lyrics.(Photo: Courtesy RCA Records)

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6. Mixtape Madness - In the wake of his exponentially building buzz, Rocky dropped the mixtape LiveLoveA$AP and wowed critics and fans alike.(Photo: Jeremy Karelis) A$AP Rocky

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7. Deal or No Deal - A$AP Rocky's bubbling fame led to an eye-popping $3 million deal with RCA/Sony last November. The deal encompasses both his music and that of his crew, A$AP Worldwide, which includes rappers A$AP Nast and A$AP Twelvy, production wunderkind A$AP Ty Beats, and others. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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8. New Direction - Besides having a successful debut album Love. Live. A$AP, Rocky tapped into his other creative edge as a music video director.(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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9. Model Behavior - After being romantically linked to a few women, one thing is evident; A$AP Rocky's one and only boo is Chanel Iman. 

Photo By Photo: Chanel Iman via Instagram

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10. He Kills Fashion - Still aren't convinced? Besides music, Rocky is obsessed with fashion, so it's only right that he brings his new video "Fashion Killa" to 106 tonight! Don't miss it at 6P/5C!(Photo: Courtesy Facebook)