The Grammy-nominated rapper and fashion creative A$AP Rocky was accused of shooting at his former childhood friend twice in 2021.

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm Tuesday following a nearly month-long trial in downtown Los Angeles.

Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, was acquitted on Tuesday. He had faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted on all charges.

Jurors have found rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.

A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an argument with childhood friend and bandmate Terell Ephron — also known as A$AP Relli — in 2021. A jury in Los Angeles came to the verdict on Tuesday after five hours of deliberation.

A jury’s acquittal of A$AP Rocky has put to rest a case that hung over the hip-hop star for years and threatened to derail his life and career.

A$AP Rocky rushed to hug his partner, Rihanna, on Feb. 18 after he was found not guilty of two counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, appears in court as the verdict is read in his felony assault trial at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 18, 2025.