After a violent altercation on the streets of Stockholm involving him, his crew, and two unknown males, the rapper spent most of July in jail in Sweden. Trump and Swedish politicians got into a mild Twitter fight over claims that he was being held in horrible conditions and “systematic racism.” ASAP was arrested at the beginning of July and found guilty of assault on August 14. On that day, his sentence was suspended. What happened between then and now is explained here.
30 June 2019: Fight In Stockholm
Even though ASAP Rocky is in Sweden to perform at the Smash festival, a few days later he gets into a fight on the street next to a Max Burger chain restaurant while he is walking around the country’s capital.
3 July: ASAP Rocky Arrested
The rapper ASAP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested in Sweden on July 3, 2019, along with two of his friends, Bladimir Corniel and David Rispers, on suspicion of aggravated assault. The day before, ASAP had posted a video of two people following him and his crew around Stockholm on Instagram. On one of the tapes, which you can still find on the internet, ASAP says that he wants to stay out of trouble with the two people.
5-7 July: Pulls Out Of UK festivals
After he is arrested, Swedish authorities will keep ASAP in jail for two weeks, which will mess up his plans for his tour. A few days after he was arrested, ASAP was set to perform at the Longitude Festival in Dublin and the Wireless Festival in London. The last-minute replacements for Wireless were J-Hus and Rae Sremmurd, and Stormzy was asked to perform at Poland’s Open’er Festival. Longitude asked Ski Mask The Slump God to play there.
9 July: Rumours About Prison Conditions
The American celebrity gossip website TMZ has called the Kronoberg remand prison, where ASAP is being held right now, “shockingly harsh,” based on claims from anonymous sources. But the jail’s warden says that these reports aren’t true. He says that the jail is in “excellent shape” after a recent renovation and that every inmate has access to a bed and a TV. On the other hand, ASAP Ferg, who is a member of the group ASAP Mob, says that Rocky is being held in solitary confinement.
19 July: Police Look Into A Possible Victim
Even though ASAP and his crew are the ones who have been arrested, the fight is thought to have happened with one of the other two men who are being looked into by the police. The Swedish government is looking into claims that he was abused, attacked, and tried to be attacked.
19 July: A Victim Of ‘Systemic Racism’?
Other rappers have also broken the law in Sweden besides ASAP. Gerald Earl Gillum, who is better known by his stage name G-Eazy, was arrested in Sweden in 2018 for assault, drug possession, and drug use. G-Eazy pleaded guilty and was given probation, a $10,000 fine, and was let out of jail after being there for a day and a half.
19 July: Donald Trump Gets Involved
Donald Trump has said that he is trying to get ASAP Rocky out of jail in Sweden, where he has been for two weeks. Officials in Sweden have decided to keep the rapper in jail for another week.
Thank you @realDonaldTrump , @SecPompeo, Jared Kushner & everyone involved with the efforts to Free ASAP Rocky & his two friends. Your commitment to justice reform is so appreciated 🙏🏼🤞🏼 https://t.co/Ym1Rzo5Z6c
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) July 18, 2019
After talking to Kanye West, he tweets that he has talked to the Swedish Prime Minister. This tweet came from a conversation with Kanye West. When Mr. Trump finds out he can’t get ASAP’s release right away, he gets very angry. Carl Bildt, who used to be Sweden’s prime minister, said that Trump’s efforts to change how ASAP is treated would be pointless.
24 July: How Mom Feels
The Swedish newspaper Expressen talked to Renee Black, the mother of ASAP, in New York at the end of July. During the interview, she talked about how worried she was about her son. “He was just telling me that he doesn’t eat enough to keep his weight steady. He’s keeping track of the minutes until he can go back to the gym. “She tells the paper.”
“Everything is being recorded. They tried many times to get away from it, but no matter what they did, they were still followed and tortured. Roll it up into a ball and throw it away since it’s just trash, to begin with.”
25 July 2019: Police Formally Charge ASAP With Assault
After keeping him in jail for the first time for three weeks, Swedish officials decided that there is enough evidence to charge him ASAP with an assault that caused real bodily harm. Two other men arrested at the same time as him have also been charged with assault. The Swedish prosecutor tells Radio 1 Newsbeat that the videos seen on ASAP Rocky’s Instagram are just one piece of evidence in the case.
Daniel Suneson, who is defending himself in court, says about CCTV footage, “Part of my evidence is a number of films that I will show in court. Some are well-known and others are not.” Mr. Suneson says that one of the reasons why ASAP has been locked up for so long is that there are worries that the three suspects will “leave the country” if they are let go. Because of this fear, ASAP has been in jail for a long time. At first, the investigation was focused on two alleged victims. However, “due to a lack of supporting evidence,” the claims about one of the victims were eventually thrown out.
30 July: ASAP Rocky Pleads Not Guilty
The trial of ASAP starts. The trial is supposed to last for three days, but it doesn’t start right away because the media and fans are so interested in the case. He and the two other men who were arrested with him have both said they are not guilty. The media hears for the first time that the prosecution says something that looked like a bottle was used in the attack. As part of the case against ASAP, this evidence is being shown.
1 August 2019: ASAP Goes To Court
During the trial, the prosecution will show CCTV footage of ASAP holding a glass bottle. However, ASAP will say that he only held the bottle for a short time during the fight. He says that he didn’t use it with the intention of hurting the person he said he did it too.
2 August 2019: ASAP Goes Home