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Move over, Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Mayers is here. A$AP Rocky teased a run at the New York City Mayor’s Office during an interview with Esquire on Wednesday (Jan. 28).
As a man of the people and a self-proclaimed modern renaissance man, Rocky believes he’s fit for office. “For sure,” he said when asked if politics could be in his future. “I think so, there are a lot of political affairs that need to be addressed, changes that need to be made. I think that I would really do well because I’m a guy that’s for the people.”
Rocky called out issues such as infrastructure problems throughout the Big Apple, like potholes, train fares being increased, SNAP benefits being reduced and healthcare.
“See pot holes, fix ’em. The rates for the trains, like the train fare just went up to $3 — it’s f—ing crazy. Inflation is crazy,” he added. “SNAP and welfare and foot stamps and all of these benefits is f—d up because that’s where I derive from. Creating more job opportunities, create better health care.
Rocky continued: “These are some of the things that most politicians come in promising, but for the most part a lot of the decisions made by politicians have ulterior motives and it’s really self-beneficial. For me, I make a really great living off being myself.”
As a wealthy person who made his money outside of politics, Rocky believes he’s the man for the job and won’t fall prey to the traps that other politicians fall into once they’re in office. “2029 vote for Mayor Mayers,” he implored NYC citizens. “Vote for Rocky.”
After making an impact in music, fashion and film, Rocky could be checking off politics next. With Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his first year in office, it remains to be seen if the incumbent will be seeking a second term. Mamdani won the 2025 mayoral election with 50.78 percent of the vote, beating out opponents Curtis Sliwa and former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.
On the music side, Rocky returned seven-plus years after TESTING to deliver his Don’t Be Dumb album. The long-awaited LP topped the Billboard 200 with 123,000 equivalent album units earned in the first week.
Watch the Esquire interview below, which features Rocky’s political aspirations around the 15-minute mark.
