The Music World Mourns A$AP Yams
Drake, Talib Kweli, M.I.A. and the hip-hop community at large remember the young mogul.
Today is a truly heartbreaking day. In the early hours of this morning, various members of A$AP Mob shared the news that their founder A$AP Yams had passed away at the age of 26. "You were the brilliant mind, you put us on Game, you changed our lives," A$AP Ferg wrote on Instagram, adding "you will be missed Bro. We done touched a lot of ground together, landed on a lot of different soil!" Rocky also posted a picture of his partner along with the caption "R.I.P. YAMS, I LOVE YOU BROTHER."
It's not just the members of his own crew who have been showing respect today, though: Yams was such an influential and well-loved figure behind the scenes in 2010s hip-hop that the entire community has been sharing their grief at this sudden tragedy. Drake, M.I.A., and Wiz Khalifa are among the many musicians and tastemakers that have remembered Yams today, and will continue to do so for a long time yet. See their words below.
Rest in peace Yams. A$AP is family.
— Drizzy (@Drake) January 18, 2015
So sad about @ASAPYams RIP !
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) January 18, 2015
Damn. RIP @ASAPYams
— Mac (@MacMiller) January 18, 2015
R.I.P YAMS
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 18, 2015
A.S.A.P YAMS should be remembered as a leader, an innovator and most importantly as an important part of NYC youth culture.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 18, 2015
May he rest in peace. My condolences go out to his family and the rest of the ASAPMOB.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 18, 2015
Rwg ASAP Yams.
— Cameron (@wizkhalifa) January 18, 2015
Damn RIP Young Yams...
— #BRON2ON (@ActionBronson) January 18, 2015
R.I.P. YAMS. The world's taste is a little bit worse today. What a wonderful, funny kid with such a magnificent ear. So sad.
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Wow RIP A$AP Yams what a good dude. Gone way too young, way too soon. You will be missed A$AP fam my condolences
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) January 18, 2015
Rip my dog #ASAPYams #REALONE #LIFETOOSHORT http://t.co/XNdEZN3EnJ
— Ty Dolla $ign (@tydollasign) January 18, 2015
Luv and condolences for YAMS!!! Always felt when he in the room .... RIP ...
— Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) January 18, 2015
haven't shed tears in a while...
— Remy Banks (@RemyBanks) January 18, 2015
It's a very sad day in hip hop.. yams was a huge part of this youth culture..
— Ashley Outrageous (@aoutrageous) January 18, 2015
Too real -> “I'ma bite Up North Trips, I'ma take the Dirty Glove content and I'ma mix it with Noz's whole writing style." - @ASAPYams
— UPNORTHTRIP$ (@evboogie) January 18, 2015
Rip my brother!! Shout out to the whole asap fam!!
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jesus... RIP yams. Like the first dude to post my music in high school and give me the time of day pic.twitter.com/7EIbMasCXP
— ry sremmurd (@ryanhemsworth) January 18, 2015
wait....what the fuck happened to yams? is this real?
— a hot girl (@kittaveli) January 18, 2015
my heart is heavy for @asvpxrocky, all @ASAPMOB, @BLKOUTBOYZ, #Harlem family 2day. This is a loss of their core. #RIPAsapYams
— Missinfo (@Missinfo) January 18, 2015
Sad day. We all gonna miss u young bruh. Smh. My condolences to the whole asap mob and yams family. R.I.P. #AsapYams
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R.i.p. a$ap yams
— juicy j (@therealjuicyj) January 18, 2015
R.i.p @ASAPYams
— MIGOS™ (@Migos) January 18, 2015
To memorialize Yams' sense of humor and very specific Twitter presence, many are collecting #YamsTweets:
#YamsTweets pic.twitter.com/k7pq1jmwUB
— Kris Litang (@avolosk) January 18, 2015
#yamstweets "@NicholeGunz: ❤️ RT @ASAPYams: my durag holds my thoughts together"
— Chill Clinton (@JustChillBruh) January 18, 2015
#YamsTweets pic.twitter.com/oAFKQIPYBi
— Fat P (@FatPdied) January 18, 2015
