- You're either shallow
or you just trying to copy my answer.
- [ASAP] Stop making me laugh.
[laughs]
- Should I mute him?
[laughs]
[upbeat music]
- What's up Vogue, This ASAP Rocky here,
I'm going face to face with Rihanna today.
Ring, ring, ring, ring. What's up Riri?
- What's up Rocky?
- How are you?
- I'm good. How are you doing?
- I got a couple of
questions for you from Vogue.
- [ASAP] What's the first
thing you notice in somebody
when you see them for the first time?
Like, what's the first thing you look for?
- The first thing you
see is someone's face.
Unless you're looking at their shoes.
I usually tend to look at
their skin, their teeth,
their smile.
And then after that, it's
more about like what,
whatever energy they're giving off.
That's really, really
important because all of that
prettiness could go to shit.
If your demeanor is like whack.
- Most fellows, not
myself, but most fellows
look at the ass, you feel me.
But you know, skin is
definitely one of them.
- Good news is, you know, ass
has skin so thank you guys.
[both laugh]
For noticing our skin.
- [ASAP] How would you
describe your skin type?
- My skin type is just as complicated as
men are.
[ASAP laughs]
Yeah, you wasn't ready for that
because you always try to
say women are complicated.
It's y'all.
I have gone through many skincare
changes within my journey,
started from acne, for sure.
All the way to sensitivity and
Melasma
being a black woman would not know
that I need to use SPF.
I've learned a lot.
So what is your skin type?
- Handsome.
- [ASAP] What's your favorite curse word?
[beep]
- It mean so much in four letters,
- You mean like,
[beep]
You know I just like drop mouth.
You know, my class is you, so like
- Yeah, it can mean that,
shit could also mean that.
- True but I like [beep] better.
- Ah, yes.
[beep]
- [ASAP] What's your favorite
item that you purchase
for less than $20?
- My last favorite purchase
under $20 was definitely
a diffuser for my essential oils.
That's funny cause you're a guy,
but that means a lot to us as women.
- That's what's up.
- [ASAP] High tops or low tops?
- High tops for me.
- [ASAP] Jacket or umbrella?
- This is a tricky question
because my fans might
feel like I'm a hypocrite.
[ASAP laughs]
I've made the most money
off of a song called
[both laugh]
Jacket.
Next.
- [ASAP] Who is your
number one beauty icon?
- This is going to sound
very dendin and very cliche.
But my mother.
My entire concept of beauty came from her.
I was always so intrigued by her.
I wanted to dress like her.
I wanted to look like her.
I wanted to do my hair like
her, do my makeup like her.
She was a sales [indistinct] for
beauty products and perfume,
makeup is so weird that
it's come full circle
that all of these ventures are things that
I've extended my creativity to,
and it has been a part
of my brand overall,
so I learned from the best, you know,
I had the best teacher, my mom.
- [ASAP] What's the one
part of the beauty industry
you wish you could change?
- I wish that the leaders
of the beauty industry
were more diverse
set of pioneers
who have not just experienced the culture,
but have experienced a
negligence in the industry
whether it comes to their
skin tone, their skin type.
I feel like there's so
many voids to be filled.
And we will only know
that by the pioneers that
have experienced those
voids and the lack of their
representation in the industry.
I think by having an
eclectic array of skin types,
skin tones, different
cultures and people and
representations of religions and cultures,
you would have the most
information on where to go next.
- [ASAP] What was the hardest
part about working with me
on Fenty Skin?
I can tell you what that is,
not laughing the whole time.
- The hardest part of working
with you for Fenty skin
was getting your approval on your images.
Because, your skin is pretty, regardless.
That's why we hired you.
You know what I'm saying?
They're like, I can't pick which
one of my pores are smaller
in which image?
[laughs]
I'm just playing but, yeah,
it's not hard working with you.
- [ASAP] Hey, what was
your first red carpet look,
can you remember that?
- Young, dumb, skinny
[ASAP laughs]
and the inspiration for my
future and my evolution.
This had to change.
It's crazy, so, what's next.
- What's your favorite look of mine?
- Oh, you know what I really love?
Those like bell bottom capris,
with the bunny ear scully cap.
I love that outfit so much.
Like I wish I could wear that
like as a girl, but I can't
- [ASAP] I was shirtless
I mean I could, I already have.
But that outfit for sure
is one of my favorite,
cause its so fun. It's so
quirky and weirdo and you.
- [ASAP] What's your
favorite color to wear?
- I love black, I love brown, I love
gray,
but I really, really love lime green.
Lime green could be for anything.
Makeup, nails, hair,
outfits,
different fabrics, different
pieces of furniture.
I love lime green.
- I can front lime green
go with everything.
Like I love that shit too.
- [ASAP] Alright. What's your
favorite show to binge watch
when you at home? Like, like right now.
- Oh my God, [mumbles]
- Let the people know. We wanna know.
- I don't know if my favorite,
but usually it starts with
The Real Housewives of
- [ASAP] Everything, the real
Housewives of everything. Huh?
Nice.
- [ASAP] How do you stay
mentally and inspirationally aligned?
That's a good one.
- Being mentally and
inspirationally aligned I mean,
it calls for two different
sides of my brain and my spirit.
Because one is a lot more logical.
One is love, like talking
myself into whatever
I wanna feel or whatever I wanna evoke.
Inspirationally it's
me, what I'm pulling in.
It's like, what do I want
to bring into my spirit?
My mind, my logic, my being
my ideas, my creative space.
That's where the inspiration goes.
I want that to come in and
in a way it comes in one way
and it's evoked through
my art in another way
and that could be
inspiration for someone else
in the future and so it's kind
of just those two things are
kind of the yin and the yang
and the core of who I am
as an artist.
- [ASAP] I dig that.
That's a dope ass question.
I never been asked that shit,
that's weird. I love this question.
I feel like I just found myself.
- [ASAP] What do you wish
people were talking more about
in the beauty industry?
- The topic of inclusivity
has become something that like
our brand heads has fallen upon.
Just by sincere and organic perspective.
Like my idea of beauty has
always been like a black woman.
So the way that I've expanded
the idea was doing skincare
in a more gender neutral idea
where men feel included as well
because men love their skin
and they take care of it but
they feel obligated almost
to only use products that are for men,
because anything beyond that seems
like it's just too
feminine. It's not for them.
They're not allowed, they
don't have permission.
And you came from the
hood, but you pretty,
and you like your fashion, but
like you represent a lot of
male criteria which
they don't really allow themselves to be
until they see their representation.
And you've represented a
lot of those men for me,
big deal for me to have be a part of that.
- Pleasure's all mine.
I want to say, thank you for
supporting me at a time when
I just came home from jail.
Thank you for identifying
my beauty as a man.
You know what I'm saying?
I appreciate you like
for real, you know, not only that,
thank you for answering a lot of questions
that I didn't really know. I
really appreciate that too.
This was tight,
was good catching up
with you and everything.
Hey, shout out to the
Vogue. Shout out to GQ,
shout out to bad girl Riri.
Shout out to Fenty
Skin, shout out to ASAP.
[both laugh]
- All right, guys, if you
want to see the tables turned
just head over to GQ to watch me ask
ASAP Rocky a bunch of
questions face to face.
[soft music]
