Photography by Ari MarcopoulosMusicNewsMusic / NewsA$AP Rocky told he cannot perform for inmates at his old Swedish jailSweden’s national Prison and Probation Service denied the rapper’s request to play Kronoberg prisonShareLink copied ✔️December 5, 2019December 5, 2019TextSelim BulutA$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky has been told he will not be able to perform for inmates at the prison he was held at in Sweden earlier this year. Vilhelm Grevik, from Sweden’s national Prison and Probation Service, told the Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet that Rocky cannot return to Kronoberg prison for security and logistical reasons. TMZ writes that Rocky requested he perform with a DJ and 11 accompanying performers and tech crew members, as well as four or five camera technicians to document it. The Prison and Probation Service cited this high occupancy as their reason for saying no, as well as the lateness of the request, according to TMZ. Rocky was held in Kronoberg until he was convicted of assault in August. He and his two bodyguards were given conditional sentences, meaning they will not serve prison time unless they commit a similar offence in the future. Eventually, Rocky was released, with US president Donald Trump offering vocal support for the rapper. Following his release, he dropped a new video for “Babushka Boi” – watch that below. Rocky is set to play Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe arena on December 11. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 202610 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsZukovstheworld on the UK Ug scene: ‘It’s modern pop music’The only tracks you need to hear from December 202511 alt Christmas anthems for the miserable and brokenhearted Last Days: The opera exploring the myth of Kurt Cobain