Dr. Jesse Mills

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with A$AP Rocky ahead of his album release, Don't Be Dumb.

He reflects on his journey from his Harlem roots to global icon status, discovering the hip-hop origin of his name.

The ledge was on the TV.

Rakim had the bucket hat Kangol joint on.

Pops was like, that's Rakim.

That's who you named after.

I just was like, damn.

Rocky offers a window into not only a boundary-breaking artist, but as a man committed to fusing creative ideas, community, and remaining unapologetically himself.

Have you ever gotten roasted for any of your outfits?

For sure.

Some people don't be getting the vision.

Look, they can roast me, they can cook me, they can deep fry me, they can saute, whatever they want.

It's nobody with my fashion sense.

My taste is impeccable.

I'm just like, I impress myself a lot.

It's an amazing conversation.

One you definitely don't want to miss.

So listen to the Questlove show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Well, that day, it was like a normal day for us.

We left work, picked up kids from school,