With partner Rihanna in court in support, Rakim Mayers — who raps as ASAP Rocky — faced testimony from his former collaborator, the alleged victim of a 2021 Hollywood shooting.
Rocky was part of the influential New York-based rap collective ASAP Mob, with Relli ... and was announced as one of the celebrity chairs for the Met Gala, to be held in May. He was also cast to star alongside Denzel Washington in a Spike Lee-directed ...
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelston Mayers, has been standing trial on two felony charges that he fired a handgun at the former friend.
A$AP Rocky declined a plea agreement from prosecutors ahead of his gun assault trial because he thought it would kill his career. Prosecutors recently offered the rap star a plea deal that would've required him to plead guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon.
Prosecutors began laying out their case Friday against hip-hop star ASAP Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, in a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood. If convicted, Mayers faces nearly 20 years in prison.
The couple that has two young sons together arrived at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday morning.
LOS ANGELES — A$AP Rocky is at a crossroads. He could soar to new heights of celebrity in 2025, or be brought back to earth quickly by a trial starting Tuesday that ...
As the assault trial unfolds, explosive messages shed light on the tensions between the rapper and his accuser.
A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial in Los Angeles raises concerns as the jury consists entirely of non-Black individuals.