A$AP Mob members Rocky and Ferg have already firmly established themselves as some of the hottest rappers in the game with Twelvy and Nast on the come up, but relatively little is known about one of the founders of the group: A$AP Bari. In a recent trip to Hong Kong, the Harlem native sat down with CLOT to talk about his experience at this year’s Paris Fashion Week, stylistic inspirations for his cult label VLONE and who he thinks are the best and worst-dressed members in the A$AP Mob. Check out an excerpt of the interview below and head over to CLOT for the full interview.
What are your major inspirations – the things that have shaped your outlook and inform what you do?
I’m inspired by a whole bunch of things. Countries, travelling, opening my mind with new fashion. I came from the streets. I came from Harlem. Kids where I’m from don’t even know where Hong Kong is. So I’m just out here trying to spread the knowledge and absorb everything that’s going on right now – fashion, music, lifestyle.
Everyday by posting on Instagram, Vine and Tumblr, I’m exploring my lifestyle, which is VLONE – Live Alone, Die Alone you feel me. It doesn’t matter if you were born in this world with a twin or not, you’re going to die in this world alone.
I’m just trying to open up a new culture for the kids to know that it doesn’t matter about standing on the corner selling drugs — you can really make money out here just living your life.
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