A$AP Rocky is reflecting on his trials and tribulations … specifically, the high-profile shooting trial he was acquitted in earlier this year. “I knew I was innocent,” he told Elle . “I ain’t no fucking gangster. I’m a pretty boy. I wear that like a badge of honor.” Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, had faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted of two felony assault charges over allegations that he had fired a gun at a former friend and A$AP Mob member in 2021. He was found not guilty of both counts in February.

So was his time in the courtroom the only reason he still hasn’t dropped his fourth studio album , Don’t Be Dumb ? Not necessarily. “I don’t want to primarily blame it on my case, but life was lifeing,” he said of the delay in the project’s release. “We don’t plan on having chil

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