'Asap Royco': Kenyans on Twitter are dragging a young man who thinks he's 'pretty'

In a world where you can be anything, a young Kenyan has decided to be the poster boy for 'prettiness' and is not shy to publicly blow his own cute horn.

During a random street interview, presumably for Tiktok, a young campus lad was asked how much was the most money he has ever spent on a date and he didn't waste time breaking down his unconventional romanticism.

"What is the most amount of money you have ever used on a girl?" the interviewer asked.

As if on cue, the sassy chap shot his answer right back, spicing it up so much, he totally digressed from the original topic.

"Bro, I barely spend money on broads (slang for a woman). I've used two thousand. That's the most amount of money I've used," he said, matter-of-factly.

"If you want to slander me it's okay, I really don't care. I'm just pretty, it's different for me. I'm the prize. Get me flowers also," he added.

After being egged on, the unnamed man, wearing a white vest and a girly pearl neck chocker, continued tooting his own horn, insisting he deserved to be treated according to the standards of his perceived beauty.

"Buy me flowers. I know I'm handsome, but of course I'll also buy you flowers and take you out and make you feel like a queen," he went on.

"But I'm a king too. I'm cut different... How many pretty men do you see?"

Given the transient nature of social media, the video would have easily gone unnoticed were it not for the fact that the 'pretty boy' in question does eerily look like a man who has himself also insisted he is pretty – American rapper A$AP Rocky.

The US rapper not only has a song called 'Pretty Flacko' but after an arrest by Swedish police after a 2019 altercation, he claimed to use 'Pretty M****r' as his official nickname.

Kenyans online, ever the witty lot, jumped at the opportunity to brand the spicy chap 'A$AP Royco' a corruption of the name A$AP Rocky given the circumstances.

Complete with the familiar cornrows, the fellow came off as a broke version of the famous rapper married to a billionaire singer and beauty icon and the memes have dominated Twitter for a solid day.

However, the Kenyan A$AP, his fashion sense notwithstanding, still has some fellows in his corner.

Twitter user @FaustineDan came to his defense, saying, "Men, you may not agree with him but let’s not bring down he who knows his worth regardless of whether you agree with his style or not!"

Asap Royco. pic.twitter.com/MoncyEAhqT

"Afande nisaidie simu ni post kuhusu ASAP Royco" pic.twitter.com/HTILCw4gj8

Mnitafutie huyo Asap Royco, Nmemwangalia closely and.. I'll buy him flowers; a banquet! Amesema za 2k, sio? 😂— Josh (@Josh001J) July 11, 2023