A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg and the rest of the A$AP Mob are set to honor A$AP Yams tonight (January 18) through Yams Day. The group is slated to perform at Terminal 5 as a tribute to the late member.
A$AP Rocky shared the dress code for the event on Twitter, which consists of some of A$AP Yams’ signature wear.
“YAMS DAY DRESS CODE: ROBE CHANCLETAS COOGI YANKEE OR ATLANTA FITTED ADIDAS TRACK SUIT COZY SWEATSUIT AIR MAX 90’S INFRARED DU RAG,” the Harlem, New York rapper writes.
A$AP Ferg also reflects on A$AP Yams’ legacy.
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“Today is Yams day through out the world!” he writes in a series of posts. “Even if you can’t celebrate with us turn up for him where ever your at!! #Nationalyamsday. Yams spirit bringing us all together to create r.i.p yams.”
A$AP Yams died January 18, 2015 of a drug overdose.
View A$AP Rocky’s and A$AP Ferg’s tweets below:
http://twitter.com/ASAPferg/status/689011301264265216
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http://twitter.com/ASAPferg/status/689117153258270721
(This article was first published December 19, 2015 and is as follows.)
A$AP Yams is officially getting his own tribute show and it’s coming next month.
According to a recently unearthed poster, the concert will feature numerous artists, like A$AP Rocky, A$AP Mob, close affiliate Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, Lil Uzi Vert and Yams discoveries Joey Fatts and A$ton Matthews.
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The show is slated to be at Terminal 5 in New York City and take place on January 18. More artists are soon to be named.
A$AP Yamspassed away earlier this year at the age of 26. Since his death, numerous tributes have been done including A$AP Ferg’srecent exhibition at Art Basel.
View the Yams Day promotional poster below:
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