From Stockholm Cells to Global Charts: How ASAP Rocky Became an Accidental Diplomat
ASAP Rocky, the Harlem-born rapper who once rhymed about “Goldie,” is now a walking geopolitical Rorschach test. From Stockholm to SoHo, his 2019 Swedish assault case became an unlikely referendum on race, privilege, and diplomatic etiquette—proof that in 2023, even a mixtape can detonate an international incident. When Rocky and two associates were jailed for…