Rakim Athelaston Mayers [2] (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky (/ ˈ eɪ s æ p / AY-sap; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. [3] 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 .

3 days ago · Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Prosecutors have said he could get up to 24 years in prison if convicted on all charges. Rocky was arrested in April 2022, and pleaded not guilty to the charges later that year. As jury selection began, he turned down a plea ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The agreement offered to the 36-year-old hip-hop star, fashion mogul and actor whose legal name is Rakim Mayers was to plead guilty to one of his two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic ...

Oct 22, 2024 · He has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Trial had been scheduled to start Nov. 12, but his team asked at a hearing Tuesday that it be postponed because he is headlining the Rolling Loud music festival in Thailand next month.

Nov 21, 2023 · Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, sits with a member of his legal team in the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for a preliminary hearing in his assault with a semiautomatic firearm case in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.

Jan 25, 2025 · 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...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...

Nov 9, 2023 · Rakim Mayers and Terell Ephron, better known as ASAP Rocky and ASAP Relli, met in high school in New York. But one November night in 2021, tensions erupted into a fight on a Hollywood...

Nov 21, 2023 · Rapper A$AP Rocky will face trial on two felony gun charges, a judge ruled on Monday. Rocky—whose given name is Rakim Mayers— will face arraignment on January 8 over an incident involving his...

5 days ago · Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has built his defense around the proposition that he fired only blanks from a prop gun or “starter’s pistol” and accused Ephron of planting shell casings at the scene. ... Mayers faces up to 24 years in prison if he is convicted. Categories / Entertainment, Trials. Subscribe to Closing Arguments ...