ASAP Rocky anhållen sen i söndags – nekar brott
Rapparen Rakim Mayers, känd under artistnamnet ASAP Rocky, förhörs under torsdagen av åklagare – och beslut om eventuell häktning väntas senare under dagen, rapporterar SVT Nyheter. Han sitter anhållen misstänkt för grov misshandel i Stockholm.
ASAP Rockys advokat, Henrik Olsson Lilja, säger till SVT Nyheter att hans klient är oskyldig.
– Jag har yppandeförbud, men han förnekar bestämt brott, säger han.
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Rakim Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known by his stage name ASAP Rocky (stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, record producer, model, actor, and music video director. He is a member of the hip hop group A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker.
Rocky released his debut mixtape Live. Love. A$AP, in 2011 to critical acclaim. The success of his mixtape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music Entertainment. He subsequently recorded his 2013 debut album Long. Live. A$AP, which was also well received by critics and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. In 2015, Rocky released his second studio album titled At. Long. Last. A$AP. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it Rocky's second consecutive album to debut at number one and has received positive reviews from music critics.
Rocky has also directed music videos for himself, Danny Brown, SpaceGhostPurrp and other A$AP Mob members. Furthermore, he is a noted record producer, producing under the pseudonym Lord Flacko.
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