A$AP Rocky has confessed that he believes rappers now get famous just by calling themselves a ''weird'' name and doing something ''crazy''.
The 26-year-old music star believes rappers can now get famous by calling themselves a ''weird'' name and doing something ''crazy'', just like the larger-than-life grapplers people see on TV in WWE.
A$AP said: ''Rap is the new wrestling. Make up a weird ass name and come out saying some outlandish, crazy, dumb s**t and everyone will pay attention to you.''
As a hip hop artist who's also well-respected in the fashion industry, the 'Wild For The Night' performer added that Kanye West was a big inspiration for him, and ''paved the way'' for artists like himself. Speaking to W magazine, A$AP said: ''Kanye had a rough time in the fashion industry, and it's all starting to pay off.
He and Pharrell paved the way for artists like myself. ''I would be full of s**t if I didn't say when I was 16 I wasn't inspired by Kanye West, but now I'm inspired by me and Earl (Sweatshirt), Joey Bada$$, Danny Brown, all these guys.''
The rapper-turned-actor is about to star alongside Zoe Kravitz in 'Dope', a comedy about hip-hop, and, for this reason, also cites Mos Def - who starred in 'The Italian Job' - as a key influence. A$AP said:''He can rap his ass off and he's an incredible actor.''
A$AP Rocky: Rap is the new wrestling
A$AP Rocky has confessed that he believes rappers now get famous just by calling themselves a ''weird'' name and doing something ''crazy''.
The 26-year-old music star believes rappers can now get famous by calling themselves a ''weird'' name and doing something ''crazy'', just like the larger-than-life grapplers people see on TV in WWE.
A$AP said: ''Rap is the new wrestling. Make up a weird ass name and come out saying some outlandish, crazy, dumb s**t and everyone will pay attention to you.''
As a hip hop artist who's also well-respected in the fashion industry, the 'Wild For The Night' performer added that Kanye West was a big inspiration for him, and ''paved the way'' for artists like himself. Speaking to W magazine, A$AP said: ''Kanye had a rough time in the fashion industry, and it's all starting to pay off.
He and Pharrell paved the way for artists like myself. ''I would be full of s**t if I didn't say when I was 16 I wasn't inspired by Kanye West, but now I'm inspired by me and Earl (Sweatshirt), Joey Bada$$, Danny Brown, all these guys.''
The rapper-turned-actor is about to star alongside Zoe Kravitz in 'Dope', a comedy about hip-hop, and, for this reason, also cites Mos Def - who starred in 'The Italian Job' - as a key influence. A$AP said:''He can rap his ass off and he's an incredible actor.''