A$AP Rocky’s Vanguard Award: What It Means for Black Culture
A$AP Rocky is to receive the Vanguard Award for Fashion at the 57th NAACP Image Awards Fashion Show on 27 February 2026. This event will take place before the main ceremony on 28 February at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. Unlike competitive categories, the Vanguard Award honors individuals whose creative influence reshapes cultural landscapes. […]
A$AP Rocky Opens Up on Beef with Drake: “It’s Not Real Smoke”
The rapper, A$AP Rocky finally opens up on beef between him and Drake in an open discussion on Apple Music’s The Ebro Show. He mentioned he decided to keep his distance from Drake even though there isn’t any current “beef” in the conventional sense. Rocky described the situation as personal rather than performative. He claimed […]
A$AP Rocky Shares Mom’s Matchmaking Advice on Rihanna
A$AP Rocky shared personal insights with NYT about his relationship with Rihanna. He revealed how his mother’s early intuition unexpectedly contributed to his now-famous relationship with Rihanna. He said she had pushed him to pursue the singer long before they started dating. According to him, his mother frequently pushed him to think about dating Rihanna, […]
A$AP Rocky criticizes Drake’s legal move in feud with Kendrick Lamar
A$AP Rocky has weighed in on the Drake–Kendrick Lamar saga, calling the lyrical battle “healthy for Hip-Hop” but denouncing Drake’s reported legal action against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Lamar’s smash diss track, “Not Like Us.” Speaking in conjunction with his ELLE cover story published Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Harlem rapper reflected on the high-profile […]
A$AP Rocky Faces Civil Lawsuit Following Criminal Acquittal
Rakim “A$AP Rocky” Mayers is set to return to court as his former friend, Terell “A$AP Relli” Ephron, moves forward with a civil lawsuit for assault and battery. Despite Rocky’s recent criminal acquittal, Relli’s legal team argues that there is still enough evidence to proceed with the civil case. Rolling Stone reports that the trial […]