A$AP Yams Passes Away

Sad news …. Prayers go out to the A$AP Mob family. Today the family lost of their founding members – A$AP Yams. He was 26 years-old.

Inn 2007, Yams (born Steven Rodriguez), formed the collective internationally known as ASAP Mob, with ASAP Bari and ASAP Illz.

A$AP Bari broke the tragic news on Twitter early Sunday morning, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg soon followed with their own tributes to the man known as “hip-hop’s spirit guide.”

While details are scarce, sadly Yams’ last tweet was about codeine.

BODEINE BRAZY

— …… (@ASAPYams) January 17, 2015

R.I.P YAMS, I LOVE YOU BROTHER

A photo posted by PRETTY FLACKO (@asaprocky) on Jan 18, 2015 at 3:53am PST

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R.I.P MY BROTHER YAMS. I LOVE YOU FOREVER. I’M LOST FOR WORDS. pic.twitter.com/mgccYjHVKP

— The Real ILLZ. (@ASVPXILLZ) January 18, 2015

LOVE YOU YAMS RIP

— A$AP ANT / ygAddieRO (@ygAddie) January 18, 2015

Rwg ASAP Yams.

— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) January 18, 2015

R.I.P. ASAP Yams. That was a wild boy. May his life be celebrated……

— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) January 18, 2015

Luv and condolences for YAMS!!! Always felt when he in the room …. RIP …

— Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) January 18, 2015

 

Rest in peace Yams. A$AP is family.

— Drizzy (@Drake) January 18, 2015

REST IN PEACE TO MY NIGGA YAMS. BRO. THIS SHIT IS FUCK. MAN. I PRAY FOR MY ASAP FAM. MANNNNN

— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) January 18, 2015

 

Damn. RIP @ASAPYams

— Mac (@MacMiller) January 18, 2015

R.I.P YAMS

— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 18, 2015

 

Damn RIP Young Yams…

— #BRON2ON (@ActionBronson) January 18, 2015

Fuck. RIP Yams. Such a smart, funny and clever dude. This is terrible. So much love to the ASAP fam.

— Quavo Ranchero (@atrak) January 18, 2015

 

RIP Yams.? this hurts

— 2015 Makonnen (@iLoveMakonnen5D) January 18, 2015

Fuck. RIP @ASAPYams, one of the funniest and smartest. Thoughts to the whole ASAP Mob. This is awful.

— ItsTheReal (@itsthereal) January 18, 2015

 

Yams music acumen was incredible. He knew every regional hip hop artist known to man.

— Blame The Label (@blamethelabel) January 18, 2015

everybody has at least one, if not many positive interactions with yams.

— michael uzowuru (@michaeluzowuru) January 18, 2015