A$Ap Mob Announces Yams Day 2019 Thursday, January 17
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A$AP MOB ANNOUNCES YAMS DAY 2019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 – BARCLAYS CENTER FEATURING A$AP MOB & FRIENDS with A$AP ROCKY, A$AP FERG, A$AP TWELVYY, A$AP NAST, A$AP ANT, PLAYBOI CARTI, SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD, AND MORE TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT 10AM A$AP ROCKY DROPS “TONY TONE” MUSIC VIDEO WATCH HERE A$AP ROCKY ANNOUNCES INJURED GENERATION TOUR SUPPORT PLAYBOI CARTI, SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD AND COMETHAZINE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW [New York, NY – December 13, 2018] In 2015, the world lost a creative genius and music star A$AP Yams, while A$AP Mob lost their brother. On Thursday, January 17 his life will be celebrated with the fourth annual Yams Day at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The show will feature appearances from A$AP Mob & Friends with A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvyy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant, Playboi Carti, Ski Mask The Slump God, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 14 at 10am EST smarturl.it/YamsDay2019. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the Always Strive And Prosper Foundation. Founded three years ago by Tatiana Rodriguez, Yams' mother, the organization is dedicated to providing young people with accessible and realistic education about substance use and abuse. In 2016, A$AP Mob launched the inaugural Yams Day in celebration of his life, with a sold-out show at T5, followed by a sold-out show at MSG's Theater at the Garden in 2017 and last year’s celebration at the New York Expo Center. Continuing to engage his fans with creative drops, today A$AP Rocky released the video for “Tony Tone” off his third studio album, TESTING, which has garnered over 1 billion streams worldwide, landing at #1 on the iTunes charts in 16 countries upon release earlier this year. Watch here: http://smarturl.it/TonyTone/youtube This release comes on the heels of November’s Gunz N Butter video, A$AP Rocky’s new track and video Sundress, and the video for TESTING’s “Fukk Sleep,” featuring FKA twigs. A$AP Rocky will also be hitting the road this winter with his Injured Generation Tour. Playboi Carti, Ski Mask The Slump God and Comethazine will join him on select dates. The 18-city North American tour kicks off on Tuesday, January 8th in Minneapolis at The Armory, and will make stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta and more, before wrapping on Wednesday, February 6th in Kent, WA at accesso ShoWare Center. The tour is produced by AEG Presents. Tickets are available now at https://tstng.co/shows.html INJURED GENERATION TOUR Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Minneapolis, MN The Armory Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion Friday, January 11, 2019 Toronto, ON Coca-Cola Coliseum Sunday, January 13, 2019 Montreal, ON Place Bell Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Philadelphia, PA The Liacouras Center Thursday, January 17 Brooklyn, NY – Yams Day Barclays Center Friday, January 18, 2019 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday, January 20, 2019 Washington, DC The Anthem Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex - SEC Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center Friday, January 25, 2019 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum Saturday, January 26, 2019 Houston, TX NRG Arena Sunday, January 27, 2019 Grand Prairie, TX The Theatre at Grand Prairie Wednesday, January 30, 2019 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center Thursday, January 31, 2019 Inglewood, CA The Forum Friday, February 1, 2019 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center Saturday, February 2, 2019 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Portland, OR Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Kent, WA accesso ShoWare Center ABOUT A$AP ROCKY Harlem born MC A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, has taken the music and fashion worlds by storm. In 2018, he released his highly-anticipated third studio album, TESTING, which has garnered over 1 billion streams worldwide, landing at #1 on the iTunes charts in 16 countries upon release, with "Praise The Lord" achieving platinum status and over 100 million views. The album has been well-received by music critics, as well, with The New York Times calling it [A$AP Rocky’s] most outré album to date, the one least concerned with prevailing trends,” Billboard saying “the Harlemite has been on the cusp of greatness for nearly a decade…his confidence and fearlessness has always been his calling card, and ‘Testing’ is more of him bravely stepping out of the box to try something new,” and Highsnobiety referring to TESTING as “an absolute triumph.” With two critically acclaimed, #1 debuts on the Billboard 200 for previous albums, Long. Live.A$AP and At.Long.Last.A$AP and over 5.9 billion streams worldwide, TESTING launches a new era for Rocky, exploring new sounds and ideas in an unparalleled musical landscape where he continues to break the mainstream mindset with sonics rarely heard in hip-hop. Executive produced by A$AP Rocky and co- executive produced by Hector Delgado, Juicy J, Chace Johnson, and AWGE, TESTING was recorded over three years between New York, LA, London and Berlin. This album picks up where Rocky last left off, weaving mind-melting aural psychedelics into hip-hop that is, at times dark and confessional, and in other moments uplifting and celebratory. Rocky is joined on TESTING with features from Juicy J, T.I., Moby, Frank Ocean, French Montana, FKA twigs, Skepta, Kid Cudi and Kodak Black. Carrying on the legacy of the A$AP Mob co-founder A$AP Yams, Rocky and the A$AP Mob released two mixtapes, 2016’s Cozy Tapes Vol 1: Friends- and 2017’s Cozy Tapes Vol 2: Too Cozy, featuring the hit single “RAF” which has now racked up 208 million streams worldwide. Rocky has collaborated with many high-profile artists, including G-Eazy’s 3x RIAA Platinum “No Limit” with Cardi B, Mura Masa’s “Love$ick”, Tyler, The Creator’s “Who Dat Boy”, and songs with Lana del Rey, The Weeknd, Young Thug, Skepta, Juicy J, Quavo, 30 Seconds to Mars, Alicia Keys and more. The past two years have also seen Rocky’s creative agency AWGE in the spotlight, launching partnerships with Calvin Klein, MTV, GUESS, Under Armour, Courvoisier, Dior, Mercedes Benz and JW Anderson and also launching the careers of new artists such as Playboi Carti, Smooky MarGielaa and more. 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