A$AP Rocky responds to ‘f*** Sweden’ chants from crowd in first performance since release from jail: ‘I don’t got nothing against Swedish people’
A$AP Rocky performed for the first time since his release from a Swedish jail.
The 30-year-old rapper and fashion designer took to the stage during the 92.3 Real Street Festival at Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Sunday.
At one point the raucous Orange County crowd began chanting ‘f*** Sweden!’ but the rapper later defended the citizens of that country despite the ‘unfortunate’ incident.
He’s back! A$AP Rocky performed for the first time since his release from a Swedish jail
A$AP did not acknowledge the obscene shouts from the crowd at first but he later defended the people from the country where he was incarcerated.
He began: ‘Everybody listen. I know y’all were praying for me, I’m going to need y’all to continue praying for me, you know what I’m saying?
‘Hopefully with God’s will, I’m not guilty and s***. I get the verdict on Wednesday so I need y’all to keep praying for me. Hopefully we don’t need to go back to jail or nothing crazy like that.’
Back to work: The 30-year-old rapper and fashion designer took to the stage during the 92.3 Real Street Festival at Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Sunday
Moving on: At one point the raucous Orange County crowd began chanting ‘f*** Sweden!’ but the rapper later defended the citizens of that country despite the ‘unfortunate’ incident
He then expressed his gratitude to the people in Sweden for standing by his side and admitted that he has no ill will toward them.
A$AP said: ‘I don’t got nothing against Swedish people because there was Swedish people rioting outside the police office, they were protesting outside of the jails, there were Swedish people in jails writing me holding it down.
‘You know this is an unfortunate event and I’m just trying to stay blessed. You know what I’m saying? I hope that I’m not guilty, pray for your boy man.’
‘I don’t got nothing against Swedish people’: A$AP did not acknowledge the obscene shouts from the crowd at first but he later defended the people from the country where he was incarcerated
‘That was a scary, humbling experience’: Before that the Praise The Lord hitmaker talked about his experience in jail
Is it really him? Earlier in the night he came out with a crash test dummy mask on
Before that the Praise The Lord hitmaker talked about his experience in jail.
He said: ‘I’m so happy to be here right now. That was a scary, humbling experience but I’m here right now. God is good man, you know what I’m saying?
‘People who don’t even f*** with me felt sympathy and sympathetic for my situation. People was praying for me, that uplifted me when my spirits were low.
‘I can’t thank y’all enough, man, that was crazy. Hip-hop has never looked so strong together, we’re a big strong community man. Thank you.’
Showing his style: He rocked blue track pants designed by Prada with flames printed on them
‘That uplifted me when my spirits were low’: He asked for more prayers as he said that they helped him through the toughest times
A$AP was arrested July 2 in Stockholm after an alleged street altercation involving a 19-year-old man named Mustafa Jafari and a friend.
A number of high-profile celebrities posted messages of support on social media that included Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes.
But it was Kanye West who had an integral part in helping persuade President Donald Trump to jump in and push for A$AP’s release.
He was eventually set free on Friday, pending the judges ruling in the case, which is set for August 14.
NBC reported that the US government warned Sweden of ‘negative consequence’ to the relationship between the two countries if the case wasn’t resolved as soon as possible.
Pending: A$AP was arrested July 2 in Stockholm after an alleged street altercation involving a 19-year-old man named Mustafa Jafari and a friend. The judge’s ruling is expected Wednesday