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.

Rocky’s lawyer thinks ASAP Relli, born Terell Ephron, is in it for the cash. On Friday (Jan. 24), during opening statements in his gun assault trial, defense attorney Joseph Tacopina claimed the bullets fired during the incident were just “warning shots.

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

As the assault trial unfolds, explosive messages shed light on the tensions between the rapper and his accuser.

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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Prosecutors Claim Videos Show ASAP Rocky Fire Weapon In Opening Statement Of Felony Assault Trial Videos Show ASAP Rocky Fire Weapon

The 2021 case against the popular rapper, ASAP Rocky has begun its trial as judges heard the opening arguments from both sides. The rapper is alleged to have pointed a gun towards an old friend, Terell Ephron.

Day one of rapper ASAP Rocky’s assault trial served as a reminder of just how small Hollywood can be. Thomas Zizzo Jr., a Los Angeles police officer and son of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne,

The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli.

A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial for allegedly shooting his former friend A$AP Relli begins on January 21 in Los Angeles.