Steven Rodriguez, known as A$AP Yams who is known for helping pave the way for artists like A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg, passed away Sunday (Jan 18) at the age of 26.
“My role is everything that comes out from Rocky or anything
we make I put stamp of approval on it. That’s from a musical standpoint to a
business standpoint. I make sure everything is right,” Yams said in an
interview with Vibe in 2012.
There was no official immediate word on the cause of Yams’s
death.
RCA Records, A$AP Mob’s record company, said in a statement
that they were “shocked and saddened” to hear about the sad news.
“As one of the creative forces behind A$AP Worldwide, Yams’
vision, humor and dedication to the members of A$AP Mob will always be
remembered,” the statement read, according to Rolling Stone.
It wasn't immediately clear how Yams had died.
As news of Yams’s death hit social media, the Hip Hop
community took to Twitter and Instagram to express their condolences as hip-hop
stars expressed their sadness and paid tribute to his life on social media .
Check out the tweets & IG posts below:
Rest in peace
Yams. A$AP is family.
— Drizzy (@Drake)
January 18, 2015
"Rest in peace Yams. A$AP is family," tweeted
Drake.
"A.S.A.P YAMS should be remembered as a leader, an
innovator and most importantly as an important part of NYC youth culture,"
wrote Azealia Banks.
A.S.A.P YAMS
should be remembered as a leader, an innovator and most importantly as an
important part of NYC youth culture.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS)
January 18, 2015
Rather than being famous for rapping or mixing, Yams is
credited with masterminding the rise of A$AP Mob and launching the careers of
A$AP Ferg and the chart-topping A$AP Rocky.
"Rocky's like Luke Skywalker, and I'm Yoda," Yams
said in an interview with The New York Times in 2013, explaining their
respective roles.
"R.I.P Yams, I love you brother," Rocky posted on
Facebook.
R.I.P YAMS, I LOVE
YOU BROTHER
— ASAP Rocky
Musician/Band · 5,275,339 Likes January 18 at 6:02am
There are also other social media tweets regarding of Yams’s
death.
R.i.P Bro see you
in paradise #asapferg #asapmob #cozyboy #yamborgini #yamz
http://instagram.com/p/x_kHS8LA3f/
— FERG (@ASAPferg)
January 18, 2015
R.I.P Yams. (insert
bad word here) man. Such a good dude
— Macklemore (@macklemore)
January 18, 2015
rest in peace ASAP
YAMS. black out boy for real.
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd)
January 18, 2015
"You were the brilliant mind, you put us on Game, you
changed our lives. You changed my life, you changed the world," Ferg wrote
on Instagram next to a photo of him and Yams kneeling on stage.
Yams was born to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican
father, according to The New York Times interview. He grew up on the southern
edge of Harlem with a lifelong obsession with hip-hop.
"Yams is the hip-hop encyclopedia," Rocky said in
the article. "He's no joke. That's one person I can't front on when it
comes to music."
According to CNN, the hip-hop world is mourning the death of
A$AP Yams, one of the founding members of the Harlem-based collective A$AP Mob.
"Always strive and prosper. RIP Yams," said a post
Sunday on the group's official Facebook page with a black-and-white photo of
Yams since he died at 26 years old.
"We bugged out on New Years, I didn't know that would
be the last time Seeing my brother," A$AP Ferg, one of the stars who
emerged from the A$AP collective, wrote in a post on Instagram. "R.i.P
bro. We all love and Miss you."
Wow, just talk about the death of A$AP Yams at the age of 26. I guess America don't seems to care about nice things anymore and America only care about bad stuff. *shudders* Anyway, *started smiling again* I will miss him. He is a great addition to the hip-hop world. Mainstream music will remember how hop-hop is one of the most popular mainstream music genres out there next to pop and EDM. R.I.P, Yams, everybody will miss you. Stupid today's America for ruining good stuff and only wants bad stuff just to make money and never stops. I miss America is good appearance. Today's America/America is bad appearance/new millennium/mid to late 2000s/money/repeats ruined America nowadays. Bring back America is the best place in the world appearance, America.
*sigh* Oh well. Anyway, rest in peace, Steven Rodriguez.
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