Crew Love: A$AP Mob

As yesterday’s flash mob in NYC proved, the A$AP name can still send fans into frenzied riots.

A$AP Rocky was the first member of the crew to blow up, doing so with his 2011 mixtape Live.Love.A$AP, but the world was eventually introduced to the colorful cast of characters who make up his Harlem-based A$AP Mob crew. With fashion endeavors, guest spots, production credits, and eventually mixtapes and albums of their own, the rest of the A$AP (“Always Strive And Prosper”) family are proving that they’re more than Rocky’s fashionable sidekicks.

With the exception of A$AP’s AV, J. Scott, Josh, Relli and Lou (none of whom make music), here’s an in-depth look at eleven A$AP Mobbers and the various roles they play in the crew. Most of them will appear on the Mob’s recently-announced L.O.R.D. EP, due out on March 4th.

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