A$AP Rocky has established his star image through his hair style and gold grills in his teeth, motifs that have been adopted by other rappers. He has also incorporated the American flag and patriotic symbols into his image, possibly to convey a sense of regional identity as he develops his unique musical style.
3. A$AP Rocky’s Motif
One of Asap Rocky's greatest motif is by far his hair style, similar to many other
musical artist (Bono and Bono’s glasses being an example) Rocky has established
his own particular style to be his star image. In addition to his hair Rocky has also
been seen a number of times sporting gold grills in his teeth (a motif that has been
picked up by several other rap stars as part of their star images ) and has also
seemed to have integrated the American flag and many other forms of patriotism
into his star image this could connote a sense of regional identity when
establishing his unique style of music.