ASAP Rocky

Solo Artist

Photo: Chad Cooper · CC BY 4.0
Active 2007-present
Origin Harlem, New York
Albums 4
Tracks 70
Most frequent collaborator Hector Delgado · 25 tracks
Genres Hip HopCloud rapTrapPsychedelic hip-hop
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 70 of 70 tracks

Does ASAP Rocky write his own songs?

Yes. ASAP Rocky is credited on 100% of his catalogue as the writer of his own rap verses. He is rarely the only name on a track, though, because he works with a large rotating cast of producers who build the music. Songs like 'Goldie,' 'LSD,' and 'Praise the Lord (Da Shine)' are his words over their beats.

By the Numbers

4
Studio Albums
70
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
19
Years Active
318
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 70 / 70 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 70 tracks: how many ASAP Rocky wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

ASAP Rocky has a writing credit100%
1%
99%
Sole author1tracks1%
Co-written69tracks99%
Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
ASAP Rocky's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 70 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer59%
Performer47%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

ASAP Rocky's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2013Long.Live.A$AP
2015At.Long.Last.A$AP
2018Testing
2026Don't Be Dumb
Early · 100% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
2010s
Long.Live.A$AP, At.Long.Last.A$AP +1 more
100%
2020s
Don't Be Dumb

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where ASAP Rocky sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

ASAP Rocky
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Xscape17%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Mýa78%
Chris Brown91%
100%ASAP Rocky
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Wild for the Night
Long.Live.A$AP
Written by Rakim Athelston Mayers, Sonny John Moore, Mickael Dalmoro, Denis Lebouvier, Thomas Parent, Julien Pradeyrol, Nicolas Vadon
Co-wrote
Everyday
At.Long.Last.A$AP
Written by Rakim Athelston Mayers, Mark Daniel Ronson, Miguel Pimentel, David Keith Bentley
Co-wrote
Praise the Lord (Da Shine)
Testing
Written by Rakim Athelston Mayers, Joseph Junior Adenuga, Hector Delgado
Co-wrote

Discography 4 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

ASAP Rocky70 tracks
25Hector Delgado, 25 tracks 6Michael Mule, 6 tracks ID6Isaac DeBoni, 6 tracks 6FnZ, 6 tracks 5Brian Joseph Burton, 5 tracks DM5Danger Mouse, 5 tracks JF5Joe Fox, 5 tracks KM5Kelvin Magnusen, 5 tracks KK5Kelvin Krash, 5 tracks R5Rance, 5 tracks ZF5Zach Fogarty, 5 tracks JS4James Scheffer, 4 tracks JJ4Jim Jonsin, 4 tracks MV4Michael Volpe, 4 tracks CC4Clams Casino, 4 tracks FM4Frans Mernick, 4 tracks JP4Jordan Patrick, 4 tracks LD4Larrance Dopson, 4 tracks CA3Chauncey Alexander Hollis, 3 tracks H3Hit-Boy, 3 tracks IH3Imogen Heap, 3 tracks EH3Emile Haynie, 3 tracks MB3Michael Burman, 3 tracks ML3Mario Loving, 3 tracks NW3Nesbitt Wesonga, 3 tracks JH3Jordan Houston, 3 tracks JJ3Juicy J, 3 tracks SL3Stephen Lee Bruner, 3 tracks T3Thundercat, 3 tracks LF3Luke Fenton, 3 tracks L3Loukeman, 3 tracks RL2Rico Love, 2 tracks QM2Quincy Matthew Hanley, 2 tracks TW2Tyler Williams, 2 tracks T2T-Minus, 2 tracks SQ2ScHoolboy Q, 2 tracks SR2Soufien Rhouat, 2 tracks S2Soufien3000, 2 tracks KL2Kendrick Lamar, 2 tracks DK2DJ Khalil, 2 tracks T2THC, 2 tracks CM2Carlton Mays Jr., 2 tracks MD2Mike Dean, 2 tracks DH2Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., 2 tracks N&2Nez & Rio, 2 tracks BN2Boys Noize, 2 tracks HI2Hayward Ivy, 2 tracks DB2Dean Blunt, 2 tracks CB2Christopher Breaux, 2 tracks on Frank Ocean's page DB2Denzel Baptiste, 2 tracks DB2David Biral, 2 tracks TA2Take a Daytrip, 2 tracks RK2Rex Kudo, 2 tracks AK2Adam King Feeney, 2 tracks G2Ging, 2 tracks RB1Richard Butler Jr., 1 track FR1Frank Romano, 1 track LJ1Laura Jane Lowther, 1 track FN1Finatik N Zac, 1 track R1Romano, 1 track NS1Nikhil Seetharam, 1 track SW1Santi White, 1 track S1Santigold, 1 track KM1Khalid Muhammed, 1 track JW1Jess Willard, 1 track O1Overdoz, 1 track AD1Aubrey Drake Graham, 1 track 2C12 Chainz, 1 track SM1Static Major, 1 track NS1Noah Shebib, 1 track 4140, 1 track CP1C. Papi, 1 track D1Drake, 1 track SJ1Sonny John Moore, 1 track MD1Mickael Dalmoro, 1 track DL1Denis Lebouvier, 1 track TP1Thomas Parent, 1 track JP1Julien Pradeyrol, 1 track NV1Nicolas Vadon, 1 track BN1Birdy Nam Nam, 1 track S1Skrillex, 1 track JV1Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, 1 track MA1Michael Atha, 1 track DS1Daniel Sewell, 1 track AA1Ariyan Asllani, 1 track BK1Big K.R.I.T., 1 track AN1Assala Nasri, 1 track JV1Jo-Vaughn Virginie, 1 track JB1Joey Bada$$, 1 track Y1Yelawolf, 1 track DB1Danny Brown, 1 track AB1Action Bronson, 1 track TN1Terius Nash, 1 track JL1James Laurence, 1 track DR1Dylan Reznick, 1 track CS1Christopher Stewart, 1 track F1Friendzone, 1 track TH1Tyshaun Holloway, 1 track CW1Curtis Williams, 1 track AT1ASAP Ty Beats, 1 track JF1Joey Fatts, 1 track RM1Richard Morales Jr., 1 track DF1Darold Ferguson Jr., 1 track GS1Guy Sigsworth, 1 track JW1Jonathan Williams, 1 track PC1Peter Chill, 1 track TK1Tivon Key, 1 track VD1V Don, 1 track M1MP, 1 track G1Gunplay, 1 track AF1ASAP Ferg, 1 track CC1Clarence Connor, 1 track DD1Dayquan Davis, 1 track SD1Solomon Davis, 1 track A1Amsterdam, 1 track FW1Florence Welch, 1 track on Florence and the Machine's page JL1John Legend, 1 track AG1Amanda Ghost, 1 track F+1Florence + the Machine, 1 track BN1Ben Nichols, 1 track EO1Elmo O'Connor, 1 track B1Bones, 1 track F1Future, 1 track RM1Rameses Magnus-George, 1 track AM1Axel Morgan, 1 track RR1Ricci Riera, 1 track S1S.I.K., 1 track M1M.I.A., 1 track RL1Roberta Lee Streeter, 1 track KG1Kim Gannon, 1 track WK1Walter Kent, 1 track BR1Buck Ram, 1 track VT1Vulkan the Krusader, 1 track ML1Malcolm Lawson-Stribling, 1 track PN1Plu2o Nash, 1 track TW1Teddy Walton, 1 track EP1Edwin Perez, 1 track DC1David Colquit, 1 track KO1Kanye Omari West, 1 track CP1Che Pope, 1 track DS1Dicky Sulaksono, 1 track WM1Warren Moore, 1 track WR1William Robinson, 1 track KW1Kanye West, 1 track LC1Leonard Cohen, 1 track PC1Pimp C, 1 track BB1Bun B, 1 track WM1Willie Mitchell, 1 track YM1Yvonne Mitchell, 1 track LS1Lawrence Seymore, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 310. ID Isaac DeBoni · DM Danger Mouse

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

ASAP Rocky is a producer-collaborator rather than a sole auteur, across his four albums he works with a rotating cast of producers (Danger Mouse, Hit-Boy, Clams Casino, Skrillex, Boys Noize, Dev Hynes) and writes every lyric himself. He takes on extensive production credits starting with Testing onward, with Hector Delgado as his primary production partner. His lyricist score is near-100%; his composer score is lower because he co-produces rather than producing solo.

Quick Facts

  • Long.Live.A$APHis 2013 debut album entered the Billboard 200 at number one
  • A$AP MobLeads the A$AP Mob collective he joined in 2007
  • FashionA style icon who co-founded the VLONE label and co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala
  • Cloud rapHelped push cloud rap and psychedelic hip-hop into the mainstream
  • Grammy nodsNominated for Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Song for 'F**kin' Problems'

Creative Fingerprint

A rapper credited on everything, produced by many: ASAP Rocky writes his own verses on 100% of his catalogue, but always shares credit with a rotating cast of producers who build his cloud-rap and psychedelic soundscapes.

The Story

ASAP Rocky (Rakim Athelston Mayers) is an American rapper, singer, and record producer from Harlem, New York City, and a founding member of the ASAP Mob collective. He broke through with the viral mixtape LIVE.LOVE.A$AP (2011) and debuted commercially with Long.Live.A$AP (2013), which reached number one on the Billboard 200. Known for his eclectic musical palette, he blends hip-hop with psychedelia, cloud rap, and rock influences, and has collaborated with an exceptionally wide range of artists across genres. He is also a prominent figure in high fashion.

Awards & Recognition

Long.Live.A$AP (2013) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200
'F**kin' Problems' reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Rap Song
A leading figure in cloud rap and one of hip-hop's most influential style icons
Co-chaired the Met Gala in 2025

Frequently Asked Questions ASAP Rocky

Does ASAP Rocky write his own songs?
Yes. ASAP Rocky is credited on 100% of his catalogue as the writer of his own rap verses. He is rarely the only name on a track, though, because he works with a large rotating cast of producers who build the music. Songs like 'Goldie,' 'LSD,' and 'Praise the Lord (Da Shine)' are his words over their beats.
Who produces ASAP Rocky's music?
Rocky is known for working with a wide range of producers, including Clams Casino, Danger Mouse, Hit-Boy, and Skrillex. He curates the sound heavily himself, blending cloud rap, trap, and psychedelic textures, but the beats come from his collaborators.
Who wrote 'F**kin' Problems'?
'F**kin' Problems,' from Long.Live.A$AP (2013), was written by ASAP Rocky with its featured artists @@mdlink0@@, @@mdlink1@@, and 2 Chainz, each writing their own verse. It became his biggest hit and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is A$AP Mob?
A$AP Mob is the Harlem hip-hop collective ASAP Rocky joined in 2007 and came to lead. The 'A$AP' in his name comes from the group, and many of its members appear across his records.
How many albums has ASAP Rocky released?
This catalogue covers his studio albums Long.Live.A$AP (2013), At.Long.Last.A$AP (2015), Testing (2018), and Don't Be Dumb (2026).
Why is ASAP Rocky important to fashion?
Beyond music, Rocky is one of hip-hop's most influential style figures. He co-founded the VLONE label and the creative agency AWGE, and he co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala, blurring the line between rap and high fashion.
Why is ASAP Rocky called Pretty Flacko?
'Pretty Flacko' is one of his alter egos, expanded to 'Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye II,' which titles some of his songs. It reflects his image as a stylish, fashion-forward rapper, though it is a nickname rather than a formal title.
What genre is ASAP Rocky?
ASAP Rocky makes hip-hop, cloud rap, trap, and psychedelic hip-hop, known for atmospheric, experimental production and a fashion-driven, style-conscious approach on songs like 'LSD' and 'Praise the Lord.'

Sources

Wikipedia: ASAP Rocky