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.

Prosecutors in the A$AP Rocky trial are concerned that his superstar partner has enough star power to sway the jury.

Rocky reportedly rejected the plea deal offered in his Los Angeles gun trial because of the potential impact it would have had on his career as a rapper. TMZ reports that sources close to the 36-year-old rapper weren't interested in taking the plea bargain because it would "effectively end his career,

A$AP Rocky's full defense was revealed during opening statements for his trial in Los Angeles on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

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 outlet claims Rocky’s plea deal consisted of three years of probation, a seven-year suspended prison sentence, and 180 days served in county jail, if plead guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Instead, Rocky wants to present his defense.

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Rev. Al Sharpton expressed his concern for A$AP Rocky after it was revealed that there are hardly any Black jurors in his trial. “It has been brought to my attention, by the National Action Network Los Angeles office,

Opening statements have begun at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is accused of firing a handgun at a former friend. A prosecutor on Friday showed the Los Angeles

Opening arguments were expected to begin Friday in the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with pulling a gun on a former friend during an argument in Hollywood.

A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial in Los Angeles raises concerns as the jury consists entirely of non-Black individuals.