A$AP Mob Founder A$AP Yams Has Died

Photo via A$AP Mob’s Instagram

A$AP Mob founder and A$AP Worldwide co-owner A$AP Yams has died, Complex Music reports. His cause of death is unknown. He was 26.

In a 2013 New York Times profile, Yams, born Steven Rodriguez, said “Rocky’s like Luke Skywalker, and I’m Yoda.” Rocky called him “the mastermind behind the scenes,” the “director”, and a “hip-hop encyclopedia”. He was instrumental in helping find the A$AP sound and ran the Mob’s early online presence.

Several artists who knew Yams have reacted to his death:

R.I.P YAMS, I LOVE YOU BROTHER

A photo posted by PRETTY FLACKO (@asvpxrocky) onJan 18, 2015 at 3:53am PST

You were the brilliant mind ,you put us on Game , you changed our lives. You changed my life , you changed the world. R.i.P YAMZ there can never be another one after you . #asapworldwide #asapferg #yamborgini #yamz

A photo posted by asapferg (@asapferg) onJan 18, 2015 at 3:20am PST

Rest in peace Yams. A$AP is family.

— Drizzy (@Drake) 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

Damn. RIP @ASAPYams

— Mac (@MacMiller) January 18, 2015

Damn RIP Young Yams…

— #BRON2ON (@ActionBronson) January 18, 2015

R.I.P YAMS

— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 18, 2015

So sad about @ASAPYams RIP !

— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) January 18, 2015

Rwg ASAP Yams.

— Cameron (@wizkhalifa) January 18, 2015

YAMS . Mannnnn. Fuck this shit.

— Alchemist (@Alchemist) January 18, 2015

R.I.P. Yams man. Fuck.

— Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) January 18, 2015

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

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