Last night, A$AP Rocky headlined Rolling Loud California 2025, marking his first show since being acquitted on two firearm assault charges last month. The rapper took over Inglewood’s Hollywood Park Grounds not by gracing the stage, but its skies, flying over the audience in a black helicopter emblazoned with the initials of his upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb. While safely seated onboard in a harness, Rocky performed his new song “All Black (Stole Ya Flow)” and then debuted an unreleased track. After rapping “A$AP Forever,” Rocky climbed out of the helicopter and rappelled down to the stage. Watch a replay below.
It’s been seven years since Rocky’s last studio album, Testing, and he used the Rolling Loud festival grounds to break out several of his recent singles, including “Tailor Swif” and “Highjack.” He debuted a few more new songs, too: “Stop Snitching,” and the Metro Boomin-produced “Your Honor.” Rocky also brought out Skepta for “Praise the Lord (Da Shine)” near the end of his set.
On February 18, Rocky was found not guilty of shooting former friend Terell “A$AP Relli” Ephron in 2021. Rocky originally rejected a plea deal that would have given him six months in prison and a seven-year suspended sentence, instead pleading not guilty back in 2022. The rapper and his team ended up successfully arguing that police lacked evidence and failed to find a gun or shell casings on the scene. (They claim a prop gun was used.) “Thank y’all for saving my life. Thank y’all for making the right decision,” Rocky told the jurors as they left the courtroom.
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