A$AP Rocky smoking weed w/ Daft Punk, changing views on gays, touring w/ Rihanna & more (dates & FFF Fest pics)
photos by Tim Griffin; words by Andrew Sacher
A$AP Rocky @ Fun Fun Fun Fest – 11/03/2012
If A$AP Rocky has anything going for him besides a few internet rap hits and some memorable moments dropping in on his friends’ shows, it’s that he’s already got some pretty far out stories to tell. He recently revealed an interview with Hard Knock TV that he smoked weed with Daft Punk on his tour bus (hopefully in Colorado). Now he just needs to get them to play at his house!
He also declared himself a factor in evolving society’s views on homosexuality. “I kicked down the door for kids that’s my age, older and younger, to be able to wear Jeremy Scott sneakers, rips in their jeans and not feel gay,” Rocky says. Because of him, kids can wear whatever they want and not have to worry about being mistaken for being gay. Yeah, that doesn’t sound homophobic at all (it’s a start though) (watch the whole thing in the video below – he means well).
He’s also taken his fashion to another level, and now has his own limited edition T-shirt line. You can purchase one while supplies last at Karma Loop.
In 2013, he’ll be able to add another epic story to his resumé, when he heads out on tour with Rihanna. That tour comes to NYC for the previously discussed show at Barclays Center on May 4, which is sold out, and also hits the same venue one day later (5/5), which tickets are on sale for now. Hopefully Rocky will have his new album, LongLiveA$AP, out by then which he has kept delaying. He’s now hoping to get it out during the first quarter of 2013.
As mentioned, you can also catch A$AP Mob with A-Trak at Best Buy Theater on November 29 and A$AP Twelvy at Highline Ballroom on November 22.
A$AP Rocky also just played Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin this past weekend (as did Run DMC). You can check out more pictures from his set (like the one above), the video of that Hard Knock TV interview, and a list of all upcoming tour dates, below….
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A$AP Rocky @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012
A$AP Rocky interviewed by Hard Knock TV
A$AP Mob — 2012 Tour Dates
11/08 Miami, FL Fillmore Miami*
11/09 Orlando, FL The Beacham*
11/10 Tampa, FL The Ritz*
11/11 Tallahassee, FL Potbelly’s*
11/14 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle*
11/15 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore*
11/16 Richmond, VA National*
11/17 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom*
11/18 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory*
11/19 Toronto, CA Sound Academy*
11/20 Montreal, QC Metropolis*
11/22 New York, NY Highline Ballroom (A$AP Twelvy solo)
11/29 New York, NY Best Buy Theater w/ A-Trak
* – w/ Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown
A$AP Rocky — 2013 Tour Dates
03/08 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center *
03/10 Boston, MA TD Garden *
03/12 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena *
03/14 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center *
03/15 Hartford, CT XL Center *
03/17 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre *
03/18 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre *
03/21 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena *
03/22 Chicago, IL United Center *
03/24 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center *
03/25 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre *
03/27 Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place *
03/30 Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome *
04/01 Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena *
04/03 Seattle, WA Key Arena *
04/06 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion *
04/08 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center *
04/09 Anaheim, CA Honda Center *
04/11 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center *
04/12 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay *
04/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center *
04/16 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center *
04/19 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum *
04/20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center *
04/22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena *
04/29 Washington, D.C Verizon Center *
05/02 Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place *
05/04 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center *
05/05 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center *
* – w/ Rihanna
