Do you think you’re going to mend your relationship with Ri? Is that a goal of yours ASAP? Do you feel like you’re being framed? Sounds like that’s what the argument is. How are you guys feeling about how it’s going down in there? Do you have any comments? Are you planning on taking the stand in any way, Joe? Do you feel like your client’s been framed?

Good rapper ASAP Rocky cut a subdued figure as he appeared in court to hear a former band member describe how the star nearly killed him in a hail of gunfire. The boyfriend of superstar Rihanna and father of her two children could be jailed for 4 years on each count. He allegedly shot fellow ASAP Mob member Terell Efron in the hand after threatening to kill him. As rumors swirl that the singing superstar Rihanna is planning a comeback after years out of the music scene, her boyfriend, Rocky (real name Rakim Mayor), is facing up to 8 years in jail if convicted on two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm.

Wearing a face mask and dressed in a sober pinstripe suit, the Harlem-born hip-hop star appeared in court and listened as his fellow ASAP Mob member Terell Efron told the court that Mayor threatened to kill him before firing at least four shots towards him. Efron told the preliminary hearing how their relationship deteriorated as Mayor’s career exploded and others in the group were left behind. Rapper ASAP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to the two felony charges. The shooting occurred in November 2021 when his girlfriend Rihanna was 4 months pregnant.

On the night of the shooting, Mayor called him to a meeting at an LA hotel where they argued before Mayor pulled a gun on him, yelling, “I’ll kill you right now,” as Mayor held a gun to his stomach before firing a series of shots as he left the room. One shot hit him in the hand, but it was the following day before Efron summoned up the courage to report the shooting, and a warrant was issued for the rapper’s arrest. Mayor, the father of Rihanna’s two children, was seized in April last year as he returned to LAX airport from Barbados, where he had been on vacation with his then-pregnant girlfriend.

Officers were also seen outside of his LA home, smashing into the gate with a battering ram before apparently raiding the property. Mayor’s legal team arrived at his property as the police raid was still underway. It was not until 4 months after his arrest that Lada George Gascon decided that the charges were serious enough to press for felony status rather than misdemeanor, which would have meant only a maximum of one year jail time for each count.

“Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,” said Gascon after announcing the charges. Mayor reportedly served a month in jail before his sentence was handed down. The performer, raised in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, was also charged with attempted murder at 16 years old. Rihanna and Mayor were initially linked in November 2020, after it was reported that they were seeing each other following the singer’s split from her ex-boyfriend Hassan Jam. The two had been acquainted since the early 2010s when they began performing and touring with each other.

Mayor first spoke about their relationship in May 2021 in a GQ interview, where he called Rihanna the love of his life. The couple embarked on a romantic vacation to the singer’s native Barbados in December, and the rapper spent Christmas with his girlfriend’s family. Wednesday’s incident is not Mayor’s first run-in with the law. The rapper was arrested for assault in Sweden in 2019 after a fight broke out on the street between his entourage and two men. He was also charged with attempted murder as a teen.

Rihanna and Mayor remained friends for much of the decade before people confirmed that they were officially dating in November 2020. The pair remained friends for much of the decade before people confirmed that they were officially dating in November 2020. The couple later stepped out to dinner that day, leaving their children at home with a babysitter as they enjoyed a night out at Wally’s Beverly Hills. Rihanna and Mayor have been enjoying their time in Barbados before the incident, with the rapper meeting Rihanna’s family on the Caribbean island.

Rumors have been swirling about Rihanna’s plans for a comeback following her 5-year hiatus from the music industry. It was alleged that the Grammy Award-winning star has been planning a world tour for 2024-2025 after striking an eye-watering $39 million deal with Live Nation. Along with her tour, the singer and songwriter are also said to have created two albums’ worth of new material.

A source confirmed that Rihanna is quietly planning a comeback tour after signing with Live Nation and is saddened by the back-and-forth with the law and the father of her children. She is said to have mixed feelings about the development and is bound to take decisive steps very soon, whether it is to distance herself from him or to separate herself entirely. We will certainly keep you posted as the story unfolds. Fans also had mixed feelings about the situation, with some praying he pulls through fine and others expressing concerns about the potential consequences. What do you think? Do you believe Rihanna is bound to separate herself from him soon? Do you think ASAP will go to jail? It sure does look like it. Let me know in the comments.