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As Elle<\/a>\u2019s latest cover star, A$AP Rocky<\/a> told venerable hip-hop journalist Clover Hope about the reality of some perceived sore<\/a> spots<\/a> in his life. The thesis? He\u2019s doing just fine, all things considered.<\/p>\n On the everlasting battle<\/a> between Kendrick Lamar and Drake in which he threw and caught a few lyrical punches in (he slighted Drake on Future and Metro Boomin\u2019s 2024 single \u201cShow of Hands\u201d after Drake had seemingly dissed him and his partner Rihanna in a series of songs like 2023\u2019s \u201cFear of Heights<\/a>\u201d), Rocky said he found himself entertained, but not committed. \u201cIt was healthy for hip-hop,\u201d he said. \u201cThe battle was between Kendrick and Drake, not Drake and everybody else who might have said something at that time, and that\u2019s mainly why I fell back. I just hate the way it\u2019s turning out with [Drake] suing<\/a> and all that. What part of the game is that? What type of shit is that? That\u2019s none of my business, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n More his business is that of A$AP Mob, the Harlem rap crew in which he ascended to fame. Former member Terell \u201cA$AP Relli\u201d Ephron accused Rocky<\/a> of shooting at him in November 2021. In February, Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, was found not guilty<\/a>. Despite that rift, Rocky confirmed during his interview with Elle that the group is still intact, though there\u2019s a lot of healing left to do. \u201cI ain\u2019t bullshitting. This ain\u2019t no politically correct answer,\u201d Rocky said. \u201cAnybody who used to be my prot\u00e9g\u00e9s, my friends, my musical band partners, and they don\u2019t fuck with me, that\u2019s \u2019cause they don\u2019t fuck with me. I don\u2019t have animosity toward anybody. I don\u2019t have a reason to. I\u2019m too happy.\u201d<\/p>\n While he said he still considers some of A$AP Mob his brothers, he harbors some hard feelings. \u201cI played a father figure for a lot of these guys despite us being close in age. It\u2019s different when people are sleeping on your floor, your couch, your bed. When you\u2019ve got 13 people living in a one-bedroom apartment, and you just got money\u2014especially when you don\u2019t have to. So I look at it as my children just being rebellious.\u201d However, he added, \u201cI\u2019m not trying to paint myself out to be a victim,\u201d and that \u201cI really do sleep well at night, because I know I\u2019m not trying to do anybody dirty. I just want everybody to be together.\u201d<\/p>\n Rocky emphasized that he\u2019s too busy and happy to stress any of this too much. In August, he starred in Spike Lee\u2019s latest film Highest 2 Lowest<\/a> alongside Denzel Washington and next up he\u2019s in A24\u2019s If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/a> come October. He and Rihanna are also expecting their third child<\/a>, as they she revealed in May \u2014 and according to Elle, Rocky\u2019s got his fingers crossed for their first daughter.<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As Elle\u2019s latest cover star, A$AP Rocky told venerable hip-hop journalist Clover Hope about the reality of some perceived sore spots in his life. The thesis? 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