It’s been almost exactly two months since the sudden passing of A$AP founder and creative innovator Steven Rodriguez aka A$AP Yams. Now just announced the case’s Chief Medic Releases Official Cause of A$AP Yams Death.
Complex and the New York Times music writer Jon Caramanica report the New York Chief Medic Releases Official Cause of A$AP Yams Death. The cause of death is summed up as an “acute mixed drug intoxication.” Though word on the street and in the tweets always pointed to a mix of “lean”–notorious in Hip Hop and nightlife culture–with other substances, the official verdict comes down to “opiates and benzodiazepine.”
Benzodiazepines are legal meds classified by WebMD as ‘tranquilizers’ and can be highly abusive. Common types like Valium and Xanax are often taken without prescriptions and can be highly addictive. Opiates according to ISATE like OxyContin, codeine, morphine, or heroin are pain relievers at the core and narcotics at their worst. The official tweet from Chief Medic Releases Official Cause of A$AP Yams Death reads as follows:
“Sad news: Chief Medical Examiner calls ASAP Yams’ death accident caused by acute mixed drug intoxication (incl. opiates & benzodiazepine)” –Jon Caramanica @joncaramanica
Chief Medic Releases Official Cause of A$AP Yams Death and it was about a month ago when A$AP Mob released the official memorial t-shirt for Yams as well as statements by ASAP Rocky, the NYPD and a number of outpouring gestures in tribute by A$AP Ferg. The public and private funeral services held in New York in January brought fans, friends, family and the Mob together to pay their respects.
RIP
