ASAP Rocky appeared at a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday (Jan. 21) as jury selection began in his criminal assault trial. The 35-year-old artist, born Rakim Mayers, is facing two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an alleged altercation in Nov. 2021.

A$AP Rocky rejected a plea deal from prosecutors for allegedly assaulting a former A$AP Mob group member 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, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

A$AP Rock rejected a plea deal with jail time and revealed key defense strategy Tuesday as jury selection got underway in his L.A. gun assault trial.

Rakim Mayers, better known by musical pseudonym A$AP Rocky, rejected a plea deal Tuesday afternoon ahead of his trial.

A$AP Rocky has declined a plea deal in his Hollywood assault case. Rolling Stone reports that the rapper’s trial, stemming from an alleged 2021 shooting incident involving himself and A$AP Relli, kicked off on Tuesday (Jan. 21).

Rapper A$AP Rocky has declined a prosecution plea deal of 180 days in jail and will risk spending years in prison as jury selection begins at his assault trial.