Rapper A$AP Rocky 's felony assault trial has reached closing arguments—almost three years after the police raided his $4 million Los Angeles home as part of their investigation into claims he shot a gun at his former friend during a physical altercation in 2021.

Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom in the gun assault trial of rapper A$AP Rocky. The rap artist-turned-fashion mogul, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers,

Closing arguments began Thursday, when Rocky's longtime partner, the singing superstar Rihanna, walked quietly into the downtown Los Angeles courtroom after proceedings began, as she has several times during the three-week trial. She brought their two young sons.