What is A$AP Rocky’s real name?

Rapper A$AP Rocky, the man behind tracks like “Sundress” and “Everyday,” but perhaps nowadays more commonly known as Rihanna’s other half, is expecting his second child with the superstar singer. 

Now – naming their child after a member of the Wu-Tang Clan aside, you may be wondering how things work the other way around – specifically, how Rihanna and A$AP’s children will be referring to their parents. Well, our money’s likely on “mommy” and “daddy,” like any sane family, but fans of the musical power couple may still find themselves wondering how the growing family refer to one another behind closed doors. 

While it’s pretty amusing mental imagery to picture Rihanna scolding her longtime husband, barking – “A$AP! Did you take out the trash?!” (they probably have a guy/gal for that), we figured it may be a good idea to fill you in on what the rapper’s real name is – so away we go. 

ASAP Rocky’s real name

Born on Oct. 3 1988 in Harlem, Manhattan – before he crawled out of his diapers and exploded onto the music scene, A$AP Rocky was once known to the world around him as Rakim Athelaston Mayers. While Rocky and Rihanna naming their child after a beloved rap artist may seem like a pretty standard-fare Hollywood thing, in actuality, it somewhat carries on a family tradition of Rocky’s – he himself was named after half of a 20th century New York hip-hop duo, Eric B. & Rakim, according to a 2011 interview with Pitchfork.