ASAP Rocky teaches kids rap music, but he may be a “strict teacher.”
The Don’t be stupid rapper appeared in the latest episode of Famous replacement and taught kids to rap at a school in New York City.
“Man, this is the heart of Harlem. I grew up here. I’m happy to be here [and] Meet the youth,” Rocky expressed his feelings during a visit to the school in his native Harlem. “I heard through the grapevine that I’m the first rapper here, so we’re going to teach rap today, boys and girls.”
‘I hope the kids like me because I’ve been told I’m a strict big brother and a strict uncle. So maybe I am a strict teacher,” he added. “I want this to be an ongoing position for me.”
Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, then continued to share his thoughts on why kids should learn rap.
“Because not only is it one of the most popular, influential cultural genres, but it’s just plain cool,” he told host Shapiro-Barnum.
However, he immediately took back his words after realizing he had used a bad word at school: “Oh damn, I can’t swear.”
And reassured that he can keep it professional, as Rocky shared, “I haven’t been a professional musician in fifteen years, and the FCC is pretty strict.”
Rocky then revealed that his parents named him after a very legendary rapper named Rakim.
“So I kind of feel like music was my destiny,” he added.
