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.
During the second day of A$AP Rocky's assault trial, the man he is accused of shooting at years earlier on a Hollywood sidewalk took the stand and told jurors he was "furious" when the rapper allegedly pulled on a gun on him.
A$AP Rocky, charged with assault for allegedly shooting at a former friend and collaborator, stands trial in downtown Los Angeles.
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
Rocky, 36, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from an altercation with a former collaborator, ASAP Relli, born Terell Ephron, near a Hollywood hotel in 2021. If convicted ...
Rakim Mayers, better known as the rapper ASAP Rocky, will headline the Rolling Loud festival and serve as a chair of the Met Gala this year — as long as he dodges a conviction at his trial for a 2021 Hollywood shooting.
The rapper and fashion icon is accused of shooting an acquaintance and faces felony assault charges in Los Angeles.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky first sparked dating rumors in 2012 before making it official and starting a family a decade later.
Rihanna made her courthouse debut as she supported partner A$AP Rocky on Wednesday, Jan. 29 amid his ongoing trial in Los Angeles. The “Diamonds” singer, 36, dressed in all black while sitting between Rocky’s mother,
The couple that has two young sons together arrived at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday morning.
Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, appeared for his gun assault trial on January 29, 2025, at LA’s Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.