A$AP Rocky Opens Up About His Brothers Death In New Mercedes-Benz Advert

A$AP Rocky’s Inspiration

A$AP Rocky has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz for their latest advertising campaign ‘Grow Up. Get A Job. Drive.’ The hard-hitting, inspiring advert explains Rocky’s rise to fame and his inspiration behind it – his brother Ricky who was shot and killed aged only 20 years ago. Rocky was 13 when this happened and was inspired to fulfill his dreams of becoming a rapper.

Mercedes-Benz stated  “dreams can come at a price. But hard work can pay off. This is the true story about a boy named Rakim [Rocky’s real name] who blazed his own trail to the top with nothing but a dream beat.”

You can find more information over at Mercedes-Benz website.

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