The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.

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.

Prosecutors were not exactly thrilled with ASAP Rocky’s legal team introducing a prop gun as the centerpiece of his defense strategy. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Meghann Cuniff shared that the opening counsel called it a “straight ambush.

Trial is set to begin with jury selection in a Los Angeles court for rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend in Hollywood in 2021.

Rocky turned down a final prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail and will face the possibility of a guilty verdict and years in prison as jury selection began at his trial on Tuesday.

Los Angeles prosecutors have resumed questioning of potential jurors, focusing on their attitudes towards police and celebrities.

A$AP Rocky's awaited trial for allegedly shooting Terell Ephron (formerly A$AP Relli) is set to begin soon. Here's how we got here.

Read full article: Biden’s clemency of ‘Waverly 2′ sparks outrage, draws praise Read full article: Roanoke school teams up with nonprofit to honor Martin Luther King Jr. through impactful ...

Jury selection began Tuesday after the 36-year-old Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, turned down a deal offering 180 days in jail, a seven-year suspended sentence, and three years probation if he would plead guilty to one of the two counts.

Nearly 100 jurors will pack into a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday with the possibility they’ll serve on the three-week trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.

Los Angeles Judge Mark Arnold remarked about A$AP Rocky's mother Renee Black's appearance during his felony assault trial.