• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Subscribe
  • Fashion
  • Sneakers
  • Bags
  • Accessories
  • Music
  • Rihanna
  • Follow
    • INSTAGRAM
    • FACEBOOK
    • PINTEREST
    • TWITTER
    • YOUTUBE
  • Store
Music January 16, 2017
By Lois Sakany
SHARE THIS ARTICLE
Share Tweet Pin Linkedln Email Reddit
Music

A$AP Rocky Visits Rap Radar & Dismisses Ian Connor Rape Charges

January 16, 2017. 2 Comments

As part of efforts to promote his A$AP Yams Day event (January 18, 2017) at Madison Square Garden, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg visited Elliot Wilson’s “Rap Radar” podcast to discuss the event and planned performances. After discussing Rocky’s wish to return to a place of prominence in rap, the group pivoted into Rocky’s interest in the fashion world.

While discussing style, Wilson brought up stylist/designer Ian Connor, who’s been accused of rape by multiple women, starting with then Emory University student Malika Anderson first went on the record with her experience with a blog post in April 2016.

Subsequently, multiple women, some of whom also went on the record, came forward and also stated they were raped by Connor. Despite the accusations, Connor was never prosecuted though Anderson and several other victims did file complaints with the police.

While acknowledging the topic as sensitive, Rocky dismissed what happened because Connor was never arrested. He concluded the women were simply seeking revenge because they felt disrespected by Connor for not pursuing a relationship after consensual sex.

“That’s my little brother. Fuck what the world gotta say. You feel what I’m saying? He’s a young visionary,” said Rocky, who then addressed the rape  accusations, “I thought it was really fucked up. But one thing I will say is, you know, not to get on that topic too much because that’s a touchy situation that I would rather not talk about. How could you ever, we talking about what we talking about, you can’t justify it. Anything I say in the situation right now it’s not going to sound good so I guess it’d be best to skip it.

“Like, I’m not his lawyer like I said before. On top of all that, I feel like when you treat people mean and you do things like fuck girls and never call them back, you give ‘em a reason to be like, ‘Man, fuck this nigga. I hate this nigga.’ Most of them girls, if you realize, he never went to jail for that. Never been arrested. Never been charged. It’s all word of mouth shit. There’s evidence of girls talking about a week before they did this, talking about, ‘Oh, I’m not fucking niggas for free no more. I’m about my business this year.’ Pull the tweets up. Y’all know what it is. And this can happen to any of y’all. Be careful and treat women nice. And stay away from the thots!”

When asked about the scene at Colette in Paris where A$AP Bari was caught on camera punching Connor, supposedly in response to the accusations, Rocky again waved off the conflict. “Those are brothers with internal problem. When they ready to figure it out, they figure it out. They fought like four times that day. Like, it’s just brothers. Y’all just happened to see it. And I just think, like at the end of the day they men, they young men, and when they figure they want to get it together, they’re gonna figure it out.”

In a world in which women are viewed as less than and here to serve men, it’s sad, but never surprising when people use the passage of time to dismiss serious accusations as though they’re they were minor mishaps. After all, Americans just elected a man who boasted about sexually assaulting women.

That said, if you’re a person who’s been raped (including by Ian Connor), we believe you. And yes, Rocky, you should have skipped the topic altogether.

Music A$AP Bari Elliot Wilson Ian Connor

What To Read Next

Read More
Music

Beyoncé Announces Renaissance Album, Releasing On July 29th

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has thrilled music lovers with news of a new album, titled Renaissance, releasing on July 29,

Read More ...
by Snobette on June 19, 2022
SHARE
Read More
Music

Exclusive Premiere Of Bella Alubo’s ‘Location’ Video Featuring Niniola

Jos, Nigeria music creative Bella Alubo has released a visual for "Location," a single featuring Afro-House artist Niniola that's

Read More ...
by Snobette on June 10, 2022
SHARE
Read More
Snobette Sounds

Snobette Sounds: Best New Music By Women May 2022

May was highlighted by the Billboard Music Awards, an event hosted by Sean Combs in Las Vegas. The

Read More ...
by Snobette on June 9, 2022
SHARE
Trust, this isn't over! We will be fighting for wo Trust, this isn't over! We will be fighting for women's freedom to control their fertility with our dying breath!!
The always fly @belladonala and @sweetstreetcosmet The always fly @belladonala and @sweetstreetcosmetics landed at Nordstrom with a capsule collection of jerseys, shorts, satin bomber jackets, cosmetics and accessories. Now on nordstrom.com

We love to see it! 💋
🕊 Long Live Virgil 🕊 Louis Vuitton's spring 🕊 Long Live Virgil 🕊 Louis Vuitton's spring '23 runway show in Paris today, honored the Abloh's legacy with a performance by Kendrick Lamar and the Florida A&M University marching band, the Marching 100.

Commenting on the use of a marching band, LV men's musical director @benjib, one of Abloh's longtime collaborative partners, said, "This is the ninth season. When we raised the idea of having a marching band, we wanted the energy, spirit, and sound.I really wanted to reach out and see if there was any possibility that we could make it happen. I am glad that we did.”

The collection was designed and styled by a team of creatives, including Ib Kamara, who was recently appointed Off-White image and art director.
Hanifa’s latest collection, now available to pur Hanifa’s latest collection, now available to purchase. 

Dare we say this is designer Anifa Mvuemba’s best effort to date?
Designer #GlennMartens Resort'23 runway collection Designer #GlennMartens Resort'23 runway collection for #YProject during Men's Paris Fashion week earlier today.

Martens never dissapoints with his silhouettes, layers and of course accessories.

The floral strappy sandals on the slide are 🔥🔥🔥and are we getting ASMR vibes from the concrete? 

🎥:@thevisionlabagency
New York-based #Diotima by Jamaican-born designer New York-based #Diotima by Jamaican-born designer Rachel Scott features dancehall queens #Patra and Dance Hall Queen Carleen in its resort ‘23 campaign images. 

Needless to say we ❤️ ❗️

📸 @joshkolbo
INSTAGRAMFACEBOOKPINTERESTTWITTERYOUTUBE
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Shop

Copyright © Snobette - Privacy Policy

Asset 1
Asset 1
Asset 1
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Fashion
  • Sneakers
  • Bags
  • Accessories
  • Music
  • Rihanna