Why is this US rapper detained in Sweden?

STEPHEN MATUREN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been detained for up to two more weeks in Sweden.

It comes as prosecutors in the country continue to investigate the musician’s role in a brawl that took place in Stockholm last week.

The 30-year-old was arrested by Swedish police on Wednesday.

A$AP Rocky’s legal name is Rakim Mayers.

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