By Griffin Okuchukwu
A$AP Rocky thinks rap is the new wrestling.
The 26-year-old music star believes rappers can now get famous by calling themselves a ‘weird” name and doing something ‘crazy’, just like the larger-than-life grapplers’ people see on TV in WWE.
A$AP said: ‘Rap is the new wrestling. Make up a weird ass name and come out saying some outlandish, crazy, dumb s**t and everyone will pay attention to you.’
As a hip hop artist who’s also well-respected in the fashion industry, the ‘Wild For The Night’ performer added that Kanye West was a big inspiration for him, and ‘paved the way’ for artists like himself.
Speaking to W magazine, A$AP said: ‘Kanye had a rough time in the fashion industry, and it’s all starting to pay off. He and Pharrell paved the way for artists like myself.
‘I would be full of s**t if I didn’t say when I was 16 I wasn’t inspired by Kanye West, but now, I’m inspired by me and Earl (Sweatshirt), Joey Bada$$, Danny Brown, all these guys.’
The rapper-turned-actor is about to star alongside Zoe Kravitz in ‘Dope’, a comedy about hip-hop, and, for this reason, also cites Mos Def, who starred in ‘The Italian Job’ – as a key influence.
A$AP said: ’He can rap his ass off and he’s an incredible actor.’
