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A$AP Rocky is taking his talents back to the big screen. He has been confirmed to be in Spike Lee’s upcoming film High And Low.
As spotted on Hypebeast the Harlem, New York, native was recently spotted filming for a new project. Paparazzi captured photographs of Lord Flacko shooting a scene of his character Yung Felon in handcuffs being led by police into what seems to be a police station. Supporting him are crowds of his friends, family and fans holding up signs asking for proper justice to be served. He is wearing a navy blue baseball jersey, baggy fitting jeans and Timberland construction work boots. Earlier this year, it was announced that Ice Spice was also added to the cast.
High And Low is is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller of the same name. The movie stars Denzel Washington and marks his fifth movie with Spike Lee. According to Wikipedia, the original follows a high ranking executive who is presented the opportunity of either accumulating a massive amount of power and wealth or lending his employee money to free his child from kidnappers. High And Low was written by Spike Lee and Alan Fox. Production started back in March and is expected to be released in 2025.
In recent A$AP Rocky news, the “Fashion Killa” MC released his newest capsule collection with PUMA. You can read about it here.
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A$AP Rocky is staying active with his creative director role at PUMA. A new motorsport collection is on the way.
As reported by Hypebeast, the Harlem, New York, native is deep into his fashion bag this summer. This week, A$AP and Global Apparel announced a new drop that draws from racing but is just the right speed for everyday wear. Included in the collection is a two-piece sweatsuit, gloves, t-shirts and an update to the Inhale OG sneaker, which was originally released in 2000. The goal was to bring the flair of on-track performance, therefore, most of the pieces show some wear and tear. For instance the Padded Balaclava was designed to look like a standard racing helmet and features a removable visor and a bungee closure.
The self proclaimed Fashion Killa detailed his enthusiasm about the forthcoming drop in a formal statement. “This Miami collection aims to give fans the chance to have their own race suit from the helmet down to the shoes,“ said A$AP. “Other sports have uniforms available for the consumer and I wanted to bring that to the F1 category. For the visuals, I wanted to demonstrate how as adults we can lose sight of the dreams and imagination that we had as kids, and really love how it all came together.”
The collection is available beginning in the U.S. at 10 a.m. EST on May 3 on PUMA’s website. You can preview the collection here and view the promotional trailer below.
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A$AP Rocky continues to rep for Rihanna in grand fashion. He is the face of Fenty Skin’s newest lip balm.
Hypebeast is reporting that the Harlem, New York MC has lent his talents to RiRi’s beauty label. On Thursday, January 4 the brand debuted a 20 second clip featuring the Fashion Killa announcing the launch of their Lux Balm Ultra Lip Balm. As expected he is wearing a variety of outfits as he drops some quick bars about the moisturizing treatment. “Flossy, glossy, Nah, bi***, this ain’t lip gloss / Lux Balm up in my palm / New collab’ with my baby mom” he raps as he shows off the product and his photo ready smile. The track is produced by none other than Pharrell Williams.
According to the Fenty Skin website the Lux Balm is “brings dry, chapped lips back to life with instant hydration. Sleek and discreet, it’s mess-free and slips effortlessly into any pocket.” It is flavored with Barbados Cherry, a nod to Rihanna’s hometown, and includes vitamin E, and shea butter. The Lux Balm Ultra Lip Balm is available now and is priced at $16.00. It is available on Fenty Skin, and Sephora.
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have two children together, RZA and Riot Rose. You can view the Fenty Skin launch campaign for the Lux Balm Ultra Lip Balm below.
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A$AP Rocky has a new set of legal problems to deal with. Pretty Flacko will have to stand trial for allegedly shooting at A$AP Relli.
TMZ is reporting that the Harlem, New York native will have to defend his name in a court of law for discharging a firearm at his former A$AP MOB collaborator. On Monday afternoon Pretty Flacko attended a hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles where prosecutors played what seems to be a pretty damning video. The surveillance footage shows what appears to be Rocky holding a black gun during an altercation with Relli back in 2021. Although there is no footage of the “Pesos” MC using the weapon the prosecution went on to play a second video where two gun shots can be heard.
Rocky’s lawyer questioned LAPD Detective Frank Flores and confirmed he no gun was found at the scene of the crime. The legal eagle went on to suggest that the police could not confirm what the rapper was actually holding in his hand and if it. “That gun or whatever it was was not tested, right?” Tacopina asked to which Flores responded “No, it was never recovered”. Tacopina added “you’re not sure if it’s an operable gun or a non-operable gun or whatever?” Flores confirmed saying “Without having it, I can’t tell you whether it’s operable”.
Relli claims A$AP Rocky pointed a gun to his stomach on November 6, 2021 during a tense confrontation but later on actually shot at him which resulted in the bullets grazing his knuckles. As per CBS News a judge has ruled that Rocky will have to stand trial for the crime. A$AP Rocky has pled not guilty to the charges.
You can see the footage of the altercation below.
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When Rihanna and A$AP Rocky step out they do it in style. The two were spotted out to celebrate his birthday.
Bossip is reporting that the celebrities were outside this week. On Tuesday, October 4 the duo publicly hit the streets of Manhattan for a very special occasion. The “Good For You” MC turned 35 and they went to celebrate the day by eating out at Carbone. Getting a table at the popular Italian hotspot can be very difficult but the two were given the VIP treatment as soon as they walked in.
As expected the power couple did not disappoint when it came to their clothing selections. A$AP Rocky wore a white button-up shirt under a grey crewneck sweater. Layered on top was a tartan suit jacket that was paired with some light jeans and black chunky boots. Pretty Flacko also has held on to the pearl hair clips he originally debuted at Rolling Loud in July. RiRi was fashion forward as ever with an all black ensemble featuring a cropped leather bomber jacket, a tulle top and shiny pantaboots. She completed the fit with black Gucci sunglasses and what seems to be a diamond necklace.
The Hollywood Fix reports that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were at the restaurant for roughly two hours. You can see them exiting to their car below.
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The culture continues to learn how deep Virgil Abloh’s influence goes. A$AP Rocky reveals that the late great discovered A$AP MOB.
As spotted on HipHopDX the Harlem, New York native recently was honored at Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) 16th Annual Fashion Show & Style Awards the world famous Apollo Theatre. The “Wild for the Night” rapper received the Virgil Abloh Award and recalled how the creative was one of the collective’s earliest fans. “Virgil discovered A$AP as a bunch of kids before I got my record deal and any of that. We wasn’t old enough to get into this club called Le Bain. We were sneaking in type sh*t,” he explained.
“Virgil peeped us and unbeknownst to us, he was like, ‘Wait, y’all are those Harlem kids. The trendy ones.’ We was tripping like, ‘Wait, Virgil know about us. The fashion world know about us.’ A year later, I become A$AP Rocky.” He went on to further detail Virgil’s contribution to his solo career. “Virgil went on to design my first album cover and my first tour. It’s crazy because to be a trendsetter, it takes a lot of balls… The reason I can talk in front of y’all today is because of Harlem. Thank you Harlem fashion, bro.”
You can see A$AP Rocky’s discuss Virgil Abloh below.
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Ian Connor is clearing up the rumored beef with ASAP Rocky after being dissed during the Harlem rapper’s performance at Rolling Loud.
Earlier this week, after catching wind of the on-stage disrespect, Ian Connor confronted ASAP Rocky via Instagram direct messaging, questioning the “Riot” rapper’s decision to call him a “b–ch” during his performance at the popular festival.
During a performance of the ASAP Mob track “Telephone Calls” at Rolling Loud Miami, Pretty Flacko revised the lyrics to take aim at his former collaborators ASAP Bari and Ian Connor.
“Call up young lord ASAP Bari, he a b–ch,” he rapped during his verse of the song, which appeared on the Cozy Tapes: Vol. 1 project.
According to the screenshot posted by Connor on social media, the creative consultant sent a post from the performance asking the Harlem native “the f–k is this about?”
To which Rocky responded: “Bout nuttin, u prolly wont believe me lol, word to tho, can’t blame u if u don’t,” ASAP Rocky wrote. “They runnin wit dat, I jabbed [at] bruh and 4got the lyrics mid-sentence, listen closely, ‘he da sht.’ Don’t feed into that yung, no plea coppin, but u know u good in my book we ain’t on [that] type of time.”
Despite the clarification privately, Connor wanted the AWGE founder to clear it up publicly before taking to social media to clear it up himself, posting the text exchange with the caption “No Pressure.”
“Tell them folks that Flacko, I look brazy even if it’s mistaken,” Connor added. “I been out here doin good staying sucka free to minimal bulls–t and now I’m all over the place for you taking shots at Bari. Instant Karma maybe but I can’t digg that.”
In a final screenshot, Connor indicated that he wasn’t happy about how the situation happened. “Don’t put my name in no songs from this point forward, y’all n—as is not Lil Durk and I’m not India,” he concluded.
While seemingly new to the industry, fans noticed that A$AP began to distance himself from Bari after he pled guilty in 2019 to a sexual assault charge. The charge followed a surfaced video of him attacking a nude woman in 2017. Connor, Rocky’s former stylist, has also faced a consistent swarm of sexual assault and misconduct allegations over the years; with at least six women accusing him of inappropriate, unwanted advances, culminating in Bari confronting and punching him over the allegations in 2016.
Despite the distance, Rocky spoke out regarding his relationship with Connor in 2020, during an interview with Kerwin Frost, where he seemingly showed support for Connor.
“I heard of people doing some real –ked up s–t,” he said. “I can say that he gets picked on more than people think. A lot of it is cyberbullying.”
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When it comes to fashion few musicians can see A$AP Rocky on his worst day. His Met Gala fit was a direct nod to late great Karl Lagerfield.
As spotted on High Snobiety the Harlem, New York MC stole the show at this year’s festivities. Accompanied by his girlfriend Rihanna, he pulled up in an ensemble directly inspired by the influential designer. On Monday, May 1 Pretty Flaco wore a white button up shirt with buttoned collars, skinny tie, black blazer, custom denim pants with bedazzled designs and a plaid skirt wrapped over the jeans. On feet we got black leather boots with silver detailing on the toe box. To make the cipher complete he stacked three Gucci belts around his waist and a brooch on the front left chest pocket.
This look was a nod to the outfit Karl Lagerfeld wore at the Chanel 2005 Spring Summer fashion show in December 2004. The dress code for this year’s affair was “In Honor Of Karl” due to his passing in 2019. Born in Germany in 1933, Karl’s fingerprints can be seen all throughout the fashion industry. For many years he oversaw the ready to wear collections at Fendi. He also lead creative on the Chanel line and is even credited for creating the brand’s iconic “CC” logo in the 1980’s.
The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event that benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City. It is widely regarded as “fashion’s biggest night”.
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One of the most popular concerts is back in a big way. Travis Scott And A$AP Rocky will be headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2023.
This week the entertainment entity unveiled the line up for this year’s edition. Taking place at the Hard Rock Stadium the festival will be scheduled throughout three days this summer. Slotted to close each night are Playboi Cart (Friday, July 21), Travis Scott (Saturday, July 22) and A$AP Rocky (Sunday, July 23). Concert goers can also expect performance from other top talents including Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Lil Yachty, Trippie Redd, City Girls, Don Toliver, Ice Spice, Coi Leray, Central Cee, GloRilla, Rae Sremmurd and Freddie Gibbs, and promising prospects like Destroy Lonely, Lola Brooke, Babytron, redveil, Luh Tyler, Bktherula, and many more.
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This installment has a noticeable point of difference as this is the first year that the concert series will feature talent outside of the Hip-Hop genre. Among these artists are UK phenom PinkPantheress, R&B superstar Bryson Tiller, hardcore punk heavy-hitters Turnstile, genre-bending songstress Foushée, and Spanish language rapper YOVNGCHIMI.
Tickets for Rolling Loud Miami 2023 go on sale Friday, April 14 at 10AM EST. You can shop passes here.
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A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are back outside. The couple made a surprise appearance at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards.
As per Buzz Feed News the star duo walked in unexpectedly to the ceremony. They walked in as Jennifer Coolidge presented the award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV series so their entrance left everyone in attendance in awe. As expected the rapper and songstress were dressed to the nines. RiRi wore a dramatic black gown by Schiaparelli Couture and complimented the dress with a white gold and diamond necklace and matching earrings. Pretty Flaco kept it formal with a double breasted black suit and his signature braids were freshly done.
While Rihanna did take home the award for “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever she still owned the room. So much so host Jerrod Carmichael made sure jokingly ask about her very delayed follow up album R8. “You know what? Honestly, only because I see Rihanna is here, and I’m gonna say… I’m gonna say something very controversial that… I will actually get in trouble for this: Rihanna, you take all the time you want on that album, girl. Don’t let these fools on the internet pressure you into nothing!”
You can see their interaction below.
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