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demmiblue

(36,743 posts)
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:06 PM Aug 2019

U.S. warned Sweden of 'negative consequences' if ASAP Rocky wasn't released

Source: NBC News

The U.S. government warned Sweden of "negative consequences" as it advocated for rapper ASAP Rocky during his trial for assault charges in Stockholm this week, according to a pair of letters released by the Swedish Prosecution Authority.

Rocky was released from jail on Friday pending the verdict, with President Donald Trump celebrating the news on Twitter. "It was a Rocky Week, get home ASAP A$AP!" Trump said.

The rapper landed back on U.S. soil Saturday, leaving behind him the looming verdict in an episode that has led to unexpected tension between the U.S. and its European ally.

According to the letters, obtained by NBC News partner Aftonbladet, the U.S. special presidential envoy for hostage affairs wrote to Swedish prosecutors urging them to release Rocky.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-warned-sweden-negative-consequences-if-asap-rocky-wasn-n1038961?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_nw



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U.S. warned Sweden of 'negative consequences' if ASAP Rocky wasn't released (Original Post) demmiblue Aug 2019 OP
Mob. Mob. Mob. Mob. Leghorn21 Aug 2019 #1
USA! USA!! USA!!1!11!! klook Aug 2019 #2
I wonder how many of Trump's supporters know the lyrics of this rappers songs? Laf.La.Dem. Aug 2019 #3
I had no idea rap could be so deep and introspective. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #7
HaHA! Tess49 Aug 2019 #17
My mom, a life time Beatles fan, christx30 Aug 2019 #33
It's either this or about "bottle service" and "going to the club" BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #34
Maybe not Trump supporters, but Trump himself? Odoreida Aug 2019 #8
He did this for Kim Kardasian. Maybe he thought in exchange, he'd get a chance to bang her. politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2019 #44
First part is a 'maybe', although Kanye won't mind, second part is a definite 'yes'. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #47
Another: demmiblue Aug 2019 #9
I had no idea he was such a poet. n/t customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #10
This is the music Trumpsters want... Telling Sweden to: 'Send him back!' keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #22
It would be a real shame if someone played that on a loudspeaker near a certain golf course. Vinca Aug 2019 #23
Or got it to play over the PA klook Aug 2019 #26
That would be super funny Laf.La.Dem. Aug 2019 #31
Play it at a MAGA/SendThemBack rally as Fat Donnie takes the stage. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2019 #59
Thing is the shit sells. Then he's on Rodeo Drive at Cartier or Tiffany's buying some bling bling. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #48
Delightful. SMC22307 Aug 2019 #52
The Donald/Ivanka/Stormy dream song? keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #15
They love Ted Nugget....this won't bother them... Pachamama Aug 2019 #29
Cat Scratch Fever !! Yeah Baby !! YOHABLO Aug 2019 #49
What crap! smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #45
I'm sure that Otto Warmbier's parents are comforted to know that Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2019 #51
TUPAC is rolling over in his grave. Chipper Chat Aug 2019 #55
Have you not read his lyrics? EllieBC Aug 2019 #58
That is true. Chipper Chat Aug 2019 #61
"its European ally" is a rather generous description. PSPS Aug 2019 #4
Hey c'mon. We never bombed them did we? n/t Odoreida Aug 2019 #6
See, Trump's not a racist, he brought A$AP back! YOHABLO Aug 2019 #5
oh great, we're gonna start a war over ASAP Rocky. IcyPeas Aug 2019 #11
NEXT: Trump announces 25% tariffs on ABBA records, CDs, vinyl, 8-track tapes dalton99a Aug 2019 #12
That's what I was thinking. JohnnyRingo Aug 2019 #21
Force IKEA to print their instructions in English!!1! klook Aug 2019 #27
Oh dear God, YES! Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #65
Swedish meatballs now "Freedom Balls!" nt EX500rider Aug 2019 #28
Not to be confused with free balling. nt Ilsa Aug 2019 #37
Smorgasbord now Freedombord? The Genealogist Aug 2019 #32
What "negative consequences" did North Korea suffer for KILLING Otto Warmbier? SunSeeker Aug 2019 #13
They say nice things about IQ45... paleotn Aug 2019 #24
someone should tell trump.... dhill926 Aug 2019 #14
As much as they lie duforsure Aug 2019 #16
My first thought. GeorgeGist Aug 2019 #19
Yeah, right. efhmc Aug 2019 #18
I'm sorry. Who? ChiTownDenny Aug 2019 #20
Just another no talent with probably millions of dollars BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #35
Lets mail out some of his rap lyrics to the Evangelical ministers. pwb Aug 2019 #25
Not a bad idea. Start with Jerry Jr and the missus. SMC22307 Aug 2019 #53
Trump's plan to get more black voter support tirebiter Aug 2019 #30
I just watched the video of the altercation between christx30 Aug 2019 #36
If you want to compare criminal justice in Sweden to America, go ahead. Doodley Aug 2019 #40
The place that arrests you for defending yourself christx30 Aug 2019 #46
According to Swedish Prosecutors there is more that what is released on that video rpannier Aug 2019 #63
Sanctions over this guy, but not over a nation Ilsa Aug 2019 #38
phew no negative consequences... i.e. whistler162 Aug 2019 #39
I have guests from Sweden this week Marthe48 Aug 2019 #41
What a thug. mahina Aug 2019 #42
Now the f-----g fool is fighting with Sweden doc03 Aug 2019 #43
Game show host sucks up to reality tv star and rapper. truthisfreedom Aug 2019 #50
Final judgment on August 14... and if this schmuck is found guilty? (n/t) SMC22307 Aug 2019 #54
Exactly. I'm sure he'll jump on a plane and get right back there for his jail term. catrose Aug 2019 #56
Forget the Central Park Five... he saved some dumbass rapper! SMC22307 Aug 2019 #57
Take action courtjester Aug 2019 #60
Trump Had Nothing to Do With the Outcome erpowers Aug 2019 #62
Many In The African American Community Don't Claim This Clown. dawn frenzy adams Aug 2019 #64

Laf.La.Dem.

(2,936 posts)
3. I wonder how many of Trump's supporters know the lyrics of this rappers songs?
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:17 PM
Aug 2019

Chorus-
I love bad bitches that's my fucking problem.
and yea I like to fuck I gotta fucking problem.
I love bad bitches that's my fucking problem.
and yea I like to fuck I gotta fucking problem.
I love bad bitches that's my fucking problem.
and yea I like to fuck I gotta fucking problem.
If finding somebody real is your fucking problem
bring your girl to the crib maybe we can solve it.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
33. My mom, a life time Beatles fan,
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 04:20 PM
Aug 2019

sometimes sings “it’s hard out there for a pimp”, once that song won an Oscar. It’s hilarious. Picture Florence Henderson singing it.

 

Odoreida

(1,549 posts)
8. Maybe not Trump supporters, but Trump himself?
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:23 PM
Aug 2019

I'm sure he can get behind the sentiment if not the musical style.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
44. He did this for Kim Kardasian. Maybe he thought in exchange, he'd get a chance to bang her.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 07:33 PM
Aug 2019

Or perhaps he thought this would increase his prominence within the Black voting community.

demmiblue

(36,743 posts)
9. Another:
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:30 PM
Aug 2019
"Pussy, Money, Weed"

[Intro]
Uh, yeah, uh, yeah
Uh, yeah, uh

[Asap Rocky - Verse 1]
All I think about is life, nights, sippin’ on Sprite
Little codeine, nigga get dough right
Two blonde dikes wanna kiss all night
I just pray to God that the shit go right
Little ugness in the fist, don’t fight
Fuck a dog hoe and the bitch gon’ bite
A$AP nigga, sip Cris’ all night
So them R Kelly hoes gettin’ pissed on twice
Damn, how a young nigga get so nice
Young nigga cold like he sittin’ on ice
Fuck broke, tryin’ to be rich all life
I could’ve been a criminal and just rolled dice
My nuts hangin’, my top back
Hoes screamin’ that pop back
Grown west side, bandana side
A$AP life, gotta pop tags
Harlem world my whole block strapped
Hoes all in my jock strap
My whip white but my top black
And my bitch white, but my cock black
Purple drink, got that
Tell these hoes all to twerk somethin’
Bounce on me, bitch, hurt somethin’
Tell her pop that pussy like it’s worth somethin’
So shawty, she a stunna and daddy, he a runna
Be that pretty mothafucka, you could call me what you wanna
Cause I’m in love with that ass, she in love with the cash
So she shakin’ it fast and then makin’ the stacks
And I’m takin’ it back and I’m takin’ her back
To the house just to bust in her mouth and I’m kickin’ her out

[Hook]
I don’t need you around
Take a ride to make
Oh no no no, oh no no no
So I say pussy, money, weed (Yeah)
Pussy, money, weed (Yea-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed (Yeah)
That’s all a nigga need (Yea-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed (Yeah)
Pussy, money, weed (Y-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed (Yeah)
That’s all a nigga need (Yeah, yeah, y-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed
Pussy, money, weed (Yea-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed
All a nigga need (Y-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed
Pussy, money, weed (Yea-yeah)
Pussy, money, weed
That’s all a nigga need

[Verse 2]
Smoking out, pouring up
Purple drink up in my cup
Bitches actin’ Hollywood
But in my hood they wanna fuck
Purple stuff, yellow tusk
Yellow stuff look like a bust
She look like the type to front
But most likely the type to fuck
Make a buck, catch a nut
This shit be that trill livin’
Show you how the trill get it
Nigga, Pimp C gone, but he still livin’
Cause I’m still sippin’ and my grill’s glistenin’
Got me gold grills, shinin’ and I’m still tippin’
Cause I’m still pimpin’, but it feel different
Cause it’s trill pimpin’, nigga deal with it
That’s all a nigga need, that’s all a nigga need
Got a bitch up on my shoulder, got another on my sleeve
I said these bitches know my steeze
WV’s, weak in the knees
Got them bitches movin’ them keys
Rollin’ the weed, duckin’ them G’s
Got a bad bitch from Belize, another overseas
If she don’t wear no weave, then her hair down to her knees
Got my wifeys smokin’ trees, my bad bitch on that E
But that pussy, money, weed, shit that’s all a nigga need


Charming.

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
22. This is the music Trumpsters want... Telling Sweden to: 'Send him back!'
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 03:01 PM
Aug 2019

This is the music Trumpsters want... Telling Sweden to: 'Send him back!'

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
48. Thing is the shit sells. Then he's on Rodeo Drive at Cartier or Tiffany's buying some bling bling.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 09:41 PM
Aug 2019
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
45. What crap!
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 07:41 PM
Aug 2019


And this is the guy Trump chooses to go to bat for to prove he's not racist? A raging misogynist.

EllieBC

(2,959 posts)
58. Have you not read his lyrics?
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 12:11 AM
Aug 2019

He was a misogynist too.

From Hell 4 A Hustler:

No baby momma drama, nigga miss me, why plant seeds
In a dirty bitch, waiting to trick me, not the life for me


Yeah women trick men into getting them pregnant. It’s always the woman’s fault. You think WOC who struggle as single mother deserve that?

The constant referring to women as bitches and tricks? The cheering of the exploitation of women? What makes him different from ASAP? Nothing.

Chipper Chat

(9,634 posts)
61. That is true.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 07:42 AM
Aug 2019

I was considering the poetic quality of Tupac's writing as opposed to this trashy word salad.

dalton99a

(81,065 posts)
12. NEXT: Trump announces 25% tariffs on ABBA records, CDs, vinyl, 8-track tapes
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:46 PM
Aug 2019

NEXT: Swedish meatballs added to tariff list

JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
21. That's what I was thinking.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 02:37 PM
Aug 2019

I don't suppose renaming them Trump Balls would work out even though they're tiny. I wouldn't miss IKEA.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
16. As much as they lie
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 01:44 PM
Aug 2019

It could just be put out to claim for the black vote. They've done this before, but I think they'll if given the chance hurt all minorities as bad as they can. He always does the opposite of his claims, and he do to all of them like he's doing to the immigrants. Once he gets their vote he'll turn on them and abuse his power hurting them. His tactics are the same as putin's, and more than likely coming from Putin. This is a racist trying to get votes by lying, and it's designed to con some people into doing that.

 

ChiTownDenny

(747 posts)
20. I'm sorry. Who?
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 02:24 PM
Aug 2019

The NEWS has informed me that some RAPPERRRR got into legal trouble overseas. Kim and Kanye pleaded his case to tRump. Now there is an international escalation. Because of...who?

BannonsLiver

(16,161 posts)
35. Just another no talent with probably millions of dollars
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 04:35 PM
Aug 2019

I’ve never heard of him either, but I find that genre stark, uninteresting and hopelessly repetitive. A lot of people with very little actual talent have made a lot of money.

SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
53. Not a bad idea. Start with Jerry Jr and the missus.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 10:53 PM
Aug 2019

But they were likely shagging a pool boy, so they probably won't care.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
36. I just watched the video of the altercation between
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 04:39 PM
Aug 2019

the guy and A$AP Rocky. Looks like the “victim” kept following the group and wouldn’t leave them alone. The twirp hit the tall guy with his headphones, and was angry that his headphones broke, and, I guess, wanted them replaced. And then kept following and messing with the group. Why can’t people just leave each other alone?
Sweden was wrong to arrest people protecting themselves. I’m not a rap fan, don’t know crap about this Rocky person, but in any sane country the stalker would be arrested for the assault, and the other people would go free. Glad this American is home. I’d just suggest he never go to Sweden.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
63. According to Swedish Prosecutors there is more that what is released on that video
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 09:23 AM
Aug 2019

(Swedish Prosecutor) Suneson said this week it was “worth noting that I have had access to a greater amount of material than what has been available on the internet”. The decision to press charges means the rapper can be kept in custody until his trial, which is scheduled to start next Tuesday.

Marthe48

(16,690 posts)
41. I have guests from Sweden this week
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 05:52 PM
Aug 2019

A former exchange student and s.o.

I was discussing this story with the s.o. and learned that in Sweden, there isn't a bail system. So if you get arrested, you stay in jail until you go to court. Usually 2 weeks to a month, which is bad only if you are innocent. And the time you spend before the hearing (or trial) is deducted from your sentence. I guess there is video of the situation, and asap rocky pleading self-defense might not work, as he continued to beat on the person after he was knocked down and self-defense ends when the threat is gone?

truthisfreedom

(23,113 posts)
50. Game show host sucks up to reality tv star and rapper.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 09:47 PM
Aug 2019

Somehow thinks blacks will vote for his crazy ass because he acts crazy.

catrose

(5,047 posts)
56. Exactly. I'm sure he'll jump on a plane and get right back there for his jail term.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:23 PM
Aug 2019


Why does T45 interfere with the courts of our country and others?

SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
57. Forget the Central Park Five... he saved some dumbass rapper!
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:49 PM
Aug 2019

I guess this is all part of his "woo the black vote" initiative.

courtjester

(43 posts)
60. Take action
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 01:41 AM
Aug 2019

Sweden should close their embassies in this country and issue a warning to all Swedes in this country to get out. America is no longer their friend and their safety is in jeopardy !

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
62. Trump Had Nothing to Do With the Outcome
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 09:14 AM
Aug 2019

From reading the article it seems Donald Trump had nothing to do with A$AP Rocky being released from prison. Sweden ignored the threats coming from the White House and let the process play out.

dawn frenzy adams

(429 posts)
64. Many In The African American Community Don't Claim This Clown.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 12:23 PM
Aug 2019

ASAP Rocky has made disparaging remarks about the black community. He said, “I don’t wanna talk about no fucking Ferguson and shit because I don’t live over there. I live in fucking SoHo and Beverly Hills. I can’t relate,” he said. In regards to the Black Lives Matter Movement, he said “I just get upset, and what I was really trying to say there was, like, yo, I just, I hate when the bandwagon stuff start. I mean, how come, you know, black lives only matter when a police take ’em, when a police officer takes it? And it should be like, black lives; it should matter when a black life take it. You know what I mean? It should always matter. All lives matter!”

ASAP has also made demeaning commentary toward black women. That shouldn't be surprising here- considering his reprehensible, misogynistic lyrics.

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