Asap Rocky i rätten: Höll bara en rekvisitapistol
Rättegången mot Asap Rocky inleddes i domstolen i Los Angeles på fredagen, där rapparen står åtalad för att ha skjutit mot sin barndomskompis Terell Ephron i november 2021. Asap Rocky – vars verkliga namn är Rakim Mayers – nekar till brott och hävdar att han vid tillfället enbart hade en startpistol, som han använde som rekvisita för att verka beväpnad, skriver flera medier.
Tidigare i veckan avböjde Mayers en uppgörelse med åklagarsidan som hade gett honom sju års villkorligt fängelse, tre års övervakning och 180 dagar i fängelse. I stället riskerar han nu uppemot 24 år i fängelse om han döms.
Mayers partner, sångerskan Rihanna, fanns inte på plats i rättssalen när rättegången inleddes.
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Wikipedia (en)
Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( AY-sap; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso" was leaked online, and within weeks, began receiving radio airplay. He signed with Polo Grounds Music, an imprint of RCA Records in October of that year, and shortly after, released his debut mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP (2011) to widespread critical acclaim.
Mayers' 2012 single, "Fuckin' Problems" (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar), marked his first entry—at number eight—on the Billboard Hot 100, received a nomination for Best Rap Song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and preceded his debut studio album, Long. Live. A$AP (2013). Met with critical and commercial success, it debuted atop Billboard 200 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, At. Long. Last. A$AP (2015), also debuted atop the chart and saw continued critical praise; its single, "L$D", earned a nomination for Best Music Video at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. His third album, Testing (2018), peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200, while his fourth album, Don't Be Dumb, is scheduled for release in 2025.
Mayers has won a BET Award, two BET Hip Hop Awards, an MTV Video Music Award Japan and an MTVU Woodie Award. His nominations include two Grammy Awards, six World Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and two MTV Europe Music Awards. Furthermore, Mayers has worked in music video direction, as well as production or co-writing for other artists, often under the pseudonym Lord Flacko.
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