New York-based rapper A$AP (Always Strive and Prosper, among other possible meanings) Rocky is Harlem-born Rakim Mayers, creator and member of the creative hip-hop collective A$AP Mob. Rocky's beats gained international exposure with Deep Purple, an unofficial mixtape of six of Rocky's YouTube videos. This spring, he released his first studio record, LongLiveA$AP. Mon 8 p.m.