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.

A$AP Rocky rejected a plea deal from prosecutors for allegedly assaulting a former A$AP Mob group member in 2021.

The rapper, actor and designer arrived for the first day of trial on Jan. 21. He turned down a last-minute prosecution plea offer, and jury selection got underway.

The rapper and globe-trotting fashion fixture stands accused of firing shots at a onetime friend. His long-awaited trial in the case has already provided tabloid fodder.

A$AP Rocky faces up to 24 years in prison as his trial begins with explosive new defense strategies and career-changing implications for the hip-hop star

A$AP Rocky has elected to reject a plea deal to serve 180 days in jail in his gun assault case and now could face up to 24 years in prison.

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.

A$AP Rocky could face a “significant prison sentence” after rejecting a plea deal. The high-profile case has attracted significant media attention, particularly given his relationship with global superstar Rihanna.

A$AP Rocky arrives at an L.A. courthouse for his trial on felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, for firing a gun at a former friend.

Jury selections started in the case against A$AP Rocky, who is charged with allegedly firing a gun at a former friend, Terell Ephron, in 2021. The rapper plead not guilty to two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm during an incident in the streets in Hollywood,