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Amid the primary being pregnant of Rihanna in 2022, rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested at LAX in reference to an alleged taking pictures that befell in 2021. Virtually 4 years (and two youngsters) later, on January 24, 2025, his trial lastly started. TMZ reported on Friday that in courtroom, the “Wassup” rapper turned down a proposed plea deal that may put him in jail for 180 days. His reasoning? It might compromise his profession. Now, he faces as much as 24 years in jail for the alleged crime.
As the daddy of two continues to navigate his authorized woes, right here’s what to learn about his dad and mom, siblings, and upbringing.
Who’s A$AP Rocky’s Mother?
In accordance with Newsweek, Rocky’s mom, Renee Black, was born in New York in 1966 to immigrant dad and mom from South Africa. She raised Rocky (actual title: Rakim Athelaston Mayers) and his siblings in The Bronx and Harlem, supporting her younger household by working as an assistant nurse. In accordance with the outlet, generally they resorted to dwelling in shelters.
Newsweek reported that on January 22, Choose Mark Arnold requested the rapper to determine his mom and his sister, who had been current throughout jury choice. “You need to have had him if you had been about 7?” the decide quipped, in line with journalist Meghann Cuniff. “You’re very stunning. That’s on the document,” he mentioned, after Renee defined she’d given start to her son at 26.
Who’s A$AP Rocky’s Dad?
Rocky’s father is the late Adrien Mayers of Barbados. Per Hey! U.S., the music artist was simply 12 when his father was arrested and imprisoned for allegedly promoting narcotics. His father’s conviction led the household to monetary hardship. Adrien handed away in 2012, and Rocky took to social media with a tweet honoring his father. “R.I.P DAD, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,” he wrote.
“He was a clean-cut type of a man, particularly in the best way he dressed,” the rapper as soon as advised Vice of his father, through Hey! “I simply took the recommendation he gave me and I ran with it. He advised me to at all times be your self and at all times really feel comfy with no matter determination you make since you selected to do it.”
How Many Siblings Does A$AP Rocky Have?
A$AP Rocky has one brother, Ricky Mayers, and one sister, Erika B Mayers. In accordance with The New York Instances, his older brother, whom he “regarded as much as,” was killed in Harlem only a yr after his father was jailed.
Are A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Nonetheless Collectively?
Sure, the dad and mom of two sons are nonetheless collectively. In accordance with ELLE, their final main look was on December 2, 2024, when she stepped out in assist of Rocky on the British Trend Awards, the place he obtained the Cultural Innovator Award. The lovebirds later celebrated on the Chiltern Firehouse till the wee hours of the morning.