![]() ![]() ![]() ASAP, earning an eye-popping $3 million deal with Sony/RCA on the strength of a killer trifecta of charisma, versatility and taste. Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, became an instant star with the release of his 2011 mixtape Live. ![]() “Once I did that, I not only proved to the world but to myself that I could do anything that I wanted.” “Last time I was more concerned, subconsciously, with doing something mainstream,” he says. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 518,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. It is, Rocky promises, a very different beast from his first album, 2013’s Long. THIS COVER STORY FIRST APPEARED IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE GET THIS WEEK’S ISSUE HERE OR SUBSCRIBE TO BILLBOARD HERE ![]()
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