The man who claims A$AP Rocky shot live 9 mm bullets at him on a Hollywood street corner three years ago finished his potentially pivotal testimony today with the surprise admission he was at a Los Angeles gun range, firing a semi-automatic pistol, just two weeks before the incident at …
Read More »Rihanna Returns to A$AP Rocky Trial for Heated Day of Testimony
Rihanna returned to A$AP Rocky’s firearm assault trial in Los Angeles on Thursday, her second day sitting in the front row for A$AP Relli’s testimony that Rocky fired two 9mm bullets at him during a curbside confrontation in 2021. The superstar singer and businesswoman, who shares two young sons with …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Rejects Plea Deal, Claims Firearm Was a 'Prop Gun'
A$AP Rocky rejected a final plea deal offer on the first day of his firearm assault trial in Los Angeles Tuesday. He also sat quietly as his lawyer said for the first time that the “Multiply” rapper was only carrying a “prop gun,” not a loaded semiautomatic pistol, the night …
Read More »How PlayThatBoiZay Overcame Tragedy to Make a Great South Florida Rap Album and Link Up With A$AP Rocky
Second chances are precious and often compel us to catapult further than before. That’s the case with PlayThatBoiZay, the South Florida rapper who dropped his long-awaited VIP album in September. The heavily Kwes Darko-produced project is right on time not just because of its eerie, Spooky SZN-ready soundscapes, but also …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Teams With J. Cole for New Song 'Ruby Rosary'
A$AP Rocky continues the lead-up to his much-anticipated new album Don’t Be Dumb with the LP’s latest single, “Ruby Rosary,” featuring J. Cole. The two rappers trade verses over a downtempo, piano-laden beat crafted by the Alchemist: A$AP Rocky has been teasingDon’t Be Dumb for the past few months, including …
Read More »Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Khalid, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweekly rundownofthe best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Charli XCX teams up with Billie Eilish,Father John Misty previews a “greatish” hits album, and A$AP Rocky, Maren Morris and Khalid return. Check out the songs below, including a Spotify …
Read More »A$AP Rocky, Attorney Joe Tacopina Sued for Defamation by Alleged Shooting Victim
The man at the center of A$AP Rocky’s criminal case has hired former Johnny Depp attorney Camille Vasquez and is suing the rapper and his defense lawyer for defamation, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty in August …
Read More »RZA on the Future of Hip-Hop and Why Ol' Dirty Bastard Would Be 'One of the Greatest Artists Alive'
HIP-HOP WAS BORNINTHEBronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary,“Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year. IT’S THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER when RZA hops on Zoom one afternoon, but the Wu-Tang architect and Hollywood maven isn’t …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Teases New 'Don't Be Dumb' Album Era With New Songs at Rolling Loud Miami
A$AP Rocky started to tease his long-awaited new album, Don’t Be Dumb, by slipping a handful of unreleased tracks into his headlining set at Rolling Loud Miami Sunday night. The set list featured two known tracks, including the live debut of Rocky’s new single, “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n),” which he released …
Read More »Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, Britney Spears and all the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Travis Scott enlists Bad Bunny and The Weeknd for some summer jam synergy, A$AP Rocky gets rowdy in a new single, and Lizzo is pretty in pink on a …
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