A$AP Rocky celebrated both in the courtroom on Tuesday (Feb. 18th) after a jury ruled he was not guilty in his 2021 felony shooting case — the rapper jumped over the courtroom rail into the gallery where he and Rihanna embraced after hearing the verdict.
Turns out, Rocky wasn’t the only one celebrating. Many artists across hip-hop showed their support for Rocky after the verdict came down, including 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Ye (formerly Kanye West), Papoose and more.
“To God Be The Glory,” Minaj posted to her Instagram Story with a photo of RiRi and Rocky holding their two kids Riot and RZA.
West, who teamed up with Rocky for “Jukebox Joints” in 2015, posted a black-and-white photo of the Harlem native in court, which he captioned with a praying hands emoji after learning the not guilty verdict. Ye’s Instagram post has compiled over 1.6 million likes in 14 hours as of press time.
Filmmaker Spike Lee celebrated the verdict and thanked the judge and jury for their ruling. He also took the chance to promote his upcoming Highest 2 Lowest movie starring A$AP Rocky alongside Denzel Washington, which is coming to theaters this summer. Rocky was arrested in April 2022 at Los Angeles International Airport after being accused of firing a handgun twice at former friend A$AP Relli (born Terrell Ephron) near a Hollywood hotel in November 2021. He faced two felony counts of assault with a firearm.
