A$AP Rocky’s mother is evidently an old school Hip Hop fan, as she named her son after legendary emcee Rakim.

In a recent interview on “The Angie Martinez Show,” the young rapper was surprised by a meeting with his namesake.

In the middle of the interview, the young rapper was stunned to suddenly find himself face-to-face with the God.

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“I’m overwhelmed right now,” said a grinning A$AP Rocky.

Martinez told the story of the young rapper’s mother meeting Rakim, and asking him to sign the then-infant’s diaper, as she had nothing else for him to autograph.

“You don’t a crazy lady running into you at the [stop]light?” asked Rocky.

A visibly moved A$AP Rocky was so overjoyed, he had to call his mother in the middle of the interview. 

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“Don’t tell me…don’t tell me you are here with the God!” screamed his mother. “Rakim is the God. I am a goddess. I gave birth to a god!” she said, explaining her reason for naming her son after the Rap legend.

Watch the second portion of the interview below, courtesy of Hot97.com:

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