# ASAP Nast
**ASAP Nast** (born Tariq Devega in 1990) is an American rapper from Harlem, New York, best known as one of the first members of the hip-hop collective A$AP Mob and as the lead artist on the group's 2013 single "Trillmatic" featuring [Method Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/method-man).[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQD-EZ37kY) Alongside his music, he has built a reputation as one of the most closely watched dressers in hip-hop, working with brands including Converse, Carhartt WIP, and [Comme des Garçons](https://www.edgepedia.org/comme-des-garcons).[3](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview) • [4](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/asap-nast-comme-des-garcons)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name / born | Tariq Devega, born 1990 in New York; raised in West Harlem[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948) |
| A$AP Mob | One of the first members to join the Harlem collective, in 2007; A$AP Rocky is his cousin[5](https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/asap-nast-asap-mob-music-mens-fashion-style-los-angeles-creative-talent) • [6](https://www.complex.com/music/a/ernest-baker/who-is-asap-mob) |
| Signature single | "Trillmatic" featuring Method Man, released December 4, 2013, produced by A$AP Ty Beats[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQD-EZ37kY) |
| Solo releases | "Designer Boi" (2020), "No Hammer" (May 2, 2025), "AMG Music" with Destroy Lonely (July 11, 2025)[7](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/asap-nast-designer-boi-video/) • [8](https://vmagazine.com/article/asap-nast-the-sound-of-summer/) • [9](https://www.beatport.com/artist/aap-nast/377720/releases) |
| Fashion work | Converse x Carhartt WIP campaign (2017); Pangea brand with DJ D33J; Comme des Garçons SHIRT capsule (2025)[3](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview) • [10](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/asap-nast-style) • [4](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/asap-nast-comme-des-garcons) |
| Debut album | "No Hammer" was released as the first single from his long-anticipated debut album[8](https://vmagazine.com/article/asap-nast-the-sound-of-summer/) |
## Early life and joining A$AP Mob
Nast was born and raised in Harlem. In a 2012 Complex profile he described his specific roots: "I rep all of Harlem, but I'm from Morningside, so I'll rep that until the death of me. I'm from 115th and Morningside Avenue."[6](https://www.complex.com/music/a/ernest-baker/who-is-asap-mob) AllMusic records that he was raised in West Harlem and spent much of his youth with his cousin Rakim Mayers, the future A$AP Rocky, and that he dropped out of school before graduation with the sole intent of pursuing music.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948)
He was one of the first members to join the A$AP Mob collective in 2007.[5](https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/asap-nast-asap-mob-music-mens-fashion-style-los-angeles-creative-talent) In his own account, the family connection came back into play when the collective formed: he and Rocky had hung around together as children, then parted ways when Rocky moved to the Bronx, and "the whole A$AP thing started, and that reunited us."[6](https://www.complex.com/music/a/ernest-baker/who-is-asap-mob) He originally performed under the nickname "New York Nast" and later adopted the A$AP moniker along with the rest of the group.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948)
## Music career
Nast made his official debut on "Uptown," one of Rocky's earliest tracks, and appeared on several songs on Rocky's debut mixtape *Live.Love.A$AP*, including "Trilla," the track Complex flagged as his calling card. He was also featured on the Mob's collective debut mixtape *Lords Never Worry* and toured with the group to promote it.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948) • [6](https://www.complex.com/music/a/ernest-baker/who-is-asap-mob)
**"Trillmatic."** The Mob released "Trillmatic" on December 4, 2013, with Nast in the lead role alongside [Wu-Tang Clan](https://www.edgepedia.org/wu-tang-clan)'s Method Man over an old-school instrumental produced by A$AP Ty Beats.[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQD-EZ37kY) • [11](https://hiphop-n-more.com/2013/12/aap-nast-trillmatic-feat-method-man/) According to AllMusic, the track was originally intended as the lead single for the Mob's debut album, which was eventually scrapped, and it met favorable reviews from critics and audiences.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948) The song reached back to mid-1990s New York boom bap while fitting the newer sound A$AP Mob was developing, mixing Harlem's rap history with influences from the South.[12](https://tittlepress.com/fashion/1398955/)
**Sparse solo output.** Much of Nast's work since has been with A$AP Mob or as a featured artist. In 2016 he appeared on Skepta's "Ladies Hit Squad" with [D Double E](https://www.edgepedia.org/d-double-e), a nod to the growing influence of grime in the United States, and rejoined the Mob on the single "Presidents" before an extensive solo tour of Europe that year.[3](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview) • [1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948) His solo releases are few: "Designer Boi" with D33J arrived in April 2020, his first solo project in seven years.[7](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/asap-nast-designer-boi-video/) • [9](https://www.beatport.com/artist/aap-nast/377720/releases) In a 2020 i-D interview he explained the gap by saying he had remained conscious of what his music means to the East Coast, so a full-length offering had always felt like a daunting venture.[13](https://i-d.co/article/asap-nast-on-his-new-video-designer-boi-and-becoming-a-rap-superstar/)
**The return, 2025.** After years of few releases, Nast returned with "No Hammer" on May 2, 2025, the first single from his long-anticipated debut album, with a video directed by Dexter Navy and a beat that invokes an earlier era of hip-hop.[8](https://vmagazine.com/article/asap-nast-the-sound-of-summer/) He followed it with "AMG Music" featuring [Destroy Lonely](https://www.edgepedia.org/destroy-lonely) on July 11, 2025, released on AWGE/OPIUM.[9](https://www.beatport.com/artist/aap-nast/377720/releases) • [14](https://officemagazine.net/aap-nast-and-destroy-loney-release-amg-music-0)
## Fashion
Nast's interest in fashion is central to his public identity. He credits his mother and grandmother as style influences, describing a grandmother who wore feathers and a pearl necklace and a mother in Spandex, oversized bomber jackets, and Nike Air Maxes.[5](https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/asap-nast-asap-mob-music-mens-fashion-style-los-angeles-creative-talent) In a 2016 SSENSE interview he tied the collective's rise to its look: "A$AP Mob played a major part in that because we came in on some fashionable rapper shit... Style took us worldwide."[15](https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/music/nasty-everything)
**Campaigns and collaborations.** He has fronted campaigns for 424, Off-White, and ULTRAOLIVE, and [Kanye West](https://www.edgepedia.org/kanye-west) tapped him to model the YEEZY Calabasas collection.[13](https://i-d.co/article/asap-nast-on-his-new-video-designer-boi-and-becoming-a-rap-superstar/) In 2017 he appeared in the Converse x Carhartt WIP collaboration and discussed the partnership with Dazed, saying of the two brands, "they're two iconic and OG original brands... they ain't going anywhere."[3](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview) With DJ D33J he launched the brand Pangea, debuting its first collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week in collaboration with the retailer Machine-A.[10](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/asap-nast-style)
**Comme des Garçons.** His strongest brand allegiance is to Comme des Garçons: he has a tattoo of the logo, and in 2025 he unveiled a capsule collection with Comme des Garçons SHIRT, calling it "a huge deal" for him.[4](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/asap-nast-comme-des-garcons) That year V Magazine paired him in conversation with Adrian Joffe, president of Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market, around his album cover shoot; Nast said the music and fashion "always kind of went hand in hand."[16](https://vmagazine.com/article/vman-54-a-day-in-the-life-of-asap-nast/)
## Style and reputation
Nast has described his own approach in plain terms: "It's just mine, I do what I do, I don't know how I do it."[3](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview) British GQ called him easily the best-dressed member of A$AP Mob, noting a penchant for [Issey Miyake](https://www.edgepedia.org/issey-miyake)'s baggy trousers, Denim Tears jeans, sweater vests, and collegiate-style loafers.[10](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/asap-nast-style) In interviews he has framed style and music as inseparable: "Honestly, in my eyes, music is fashion and fashion is music... you kinda have to have the full package."[3](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview)
His low release rate has itself become part of his profile. V Magazine described his "hype-to-releases ratio" as extravagant, noting that with only a few sporadic releases he has remained a fixture in hip-hop and fashion culture for over a decade.[8](https://vmagazine.com/article/asap-nast-the-sound-of-summer/) Within the Mob he has described his role as part artist, part behind-the-scenes presence, telling Complex in 2012: "I'm a role model to my brothers. I be making sure shit is good behind the scenes and on-camera."[6](https://www.complex.com/music/a/ernest-baker/who-is-asap-mob)
## References
1. [A$AP Nast Biography by Rob Wacey, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aap-nast-mn0003333948)
2. ["Trillmatic" (Official Audio), A$AP Mob official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQD-EZ37kY)
3. [A$AP Nast on fashion, teamwork & doing it for yourself, Dazed (May 26, 2017)](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36049/1/asap-nast-interview)
4. ["This Is A Huge Deal For Me": A$AP Nast Unveils A Capsule With Comme Des Garçons Shirt, British Vogue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/asap-nast-comme-des-garcons)
5. [ASAP Nast Talks Purpose and Success, L'Officiel USA (April 7, 2022)](https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/asap-nast-asap-mob-music-mens-fashion-style-los-angeles-creative-talent)
6. [Who Is A$AP Mob? by Ernest Baker, Complex (January 30, 2012)](https://www.complex.com/music/a/ernest-baker/who-is-asap-mob)
7. [A$AP Nast Doesn't Want to Hear Your Music Unless You Dress Nice, Highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/asap-nast-designer-boi-video/)
8. [ASAP Nast: The Sound of Summer, V Magazine (May 2, 2025)](https://vmagazine.com/article/asap-nast-the-sound-of-summer/)
9. [A$AP Nast Releases, Beatport](https://www.beatport.com/artist/aap-nast/377720/releases)
10. [ASAP Nast style and grooming: how to copy, British GQ (August 7, 2020)](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/asap-nast-style)
11. [Video: A$AP Nast – 'Trillmatic' (Feat. Method Man), HipHop-N-More (December 4, 2013)](https://hiphop-n-more.com/2013/12/aap-nast-trillmatic-feat-method-man/)
12. [A$AP Nast: "I've always had an unconventional relationship with fashion", TittlePress / i-D](https://tittlepress.com/fashion/1398955/)
13. [A$AP Nast is ready to be your rap superstar, i-D](https://i-d.co/article/asap-nast-on-his-new-video-designer-boi-and-becoming-a-rap-superstar/)
14. [A$AP Nast and Destroy Lonely Release AMG Music, Office Magazine](https://officemagazine.net/aap-nast-and-destroy-loney-release-amg-music-0)
15. [Nasty Everything, SSENSE Editorial](https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/music/nasty-everything)
16. [VMAN 54: A Day in the Life of ASAP Nast, V Magazine (February 26, 2025)](https://vmagazine.com/article/vman-54-a-day-in-the-life-of-asap-nast/)
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