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A$AP Yams, a founding member of the A$AP Mob, is dead. He was 27.
A$AP Bari, a fellow member of the hip-hop collective, broke the news
of his passing on Twitter Sunday morning. No details about Yams’ cause
of death have been released, but his collaborators in the music world
have taken to social media to mourn the loss. “I’m done with life,”
tweeted Bari. “RIP Yams.”
A$AP Rocky wrote, “R.I.P YAMS, I LOVE YOU BROTHER.” A$AP Ferg posted,
“You were the brilliant mind, you put us on Game, you changed our
lives. You changed my life, you changed the world. R.i.P YAMZ there can
never be another one after you. #asapworldwide #asapferg #yamborgini
#yamz.”
Drake tweeted, “Rest in peace Yams. A$AP is family.” “R.I.P
YAMS,” wrote Azealia Banks. Mac Miller said, “Damn. RIP @ASAPYams.” Fans
are also paying tribute on Twitter, making A$AP Yams a trending topic
worldwide.
Speaking to the New York Times last year
about the success of the group and the A$AP Worldwide label, Yams (real
name: Steven Rodriguez) said, “Rocky’s like Luke Skywalker, and I’m
Yoda.” He was widely praised for innovatively using Tumblr to promote
music, and Rocky described him to the paper as “the mastermind behind
the scenes,” and further called him a “hip-hop encyclopedia.”
Yams also candidly spoke about using drugs, and the Times
references “the night at the Coachella music festival when, high on
Xanax and syrup, he almost choked on his own vomit in his sleep.” “I got
to chill,” he admitted to the outlet. “It’s not a good look up there in
the office. They’re not gonna have any faith.”
Yams was known to use codeine to get high, and reportedly went to
rehab last year. His last tweet on Saturday read, “BODEINE BRAZY,”
leading some to speculate drugs may have played a role in his death. But
NOTHING has been confirmed at this point.
Credit: Gossip.com
