On Tuesday, the rapper was acquitted of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm following an alleged altercation with his former friend A$AP Relli four years ago.

Following their win in court this week, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have pledged to name their baby A$AP Joe as a thank-you to their lawyer, Joe Tacopina, as reported by a February 2025 publication by Dail

A$AP Rocky is celebrating a major legal victory, and he and Rihanna are marking the occasion in a truly unique way. The couple reportedly plans to name their next child after Rocky’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, following the rapper’s stunning courtroom triumph.

A$AP Rocky's lawyer has earned the nickname A$AP Joe following his success at getting his client acquitted on serious assault charges.

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The “Praise the Lord” rapper, 36, was this week found not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in a 2021 shooting incident.

A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm following a nearly four-week trial in Los Angeles. The verdict was reached on Tuesday after the case was sent to the jury on Friday. They did not deliberate on Monday as it was President’s day.

Rihanna was a mainstay in A$AP Rocky’s corner throughout his three-week felony shooting trial, which ended with a not guilty verdict for the Harlem native on Tuesday (Feb. 18), but her presence in the courtroom wasn’t always in the cards.

A$AP Rocky and girlfriend Rihanna promised the rapper’s attorney they would name their next baby after him following A$AP’s acquittal in his assault case.

A$AP Rocky's lawyer jokes that the rapper and his partner Rihanna are naming their next baby after him after Rocky was found not guilty following a 2021 shooting incident.