A$AP Rocky speaks about 'scary and humbling' arrest during first performance since prison release

US rapper A$AP Rocky has spoken out for the first time ahead of the verdict in his court case in Sweden, telling fans he is going through a "scary, humbling experience."

The Grammy-nominated artist, 30, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, arrived on stage at the Real Street Festival in Anaheim, California, on Sunday.

He began the performance with a mask covering his face, before launching a heart-felt address to the cheering crowds.

"I'm so happy to be here right now, y'all don't even understand,” he said.

"That was a scary, humbling experience but I'm here right now. God is good, man. I can't thank God enough, man, that was crazy.

“Hip hop never looked so strong together."

The rapper arrived back in the US on August 2 after spending a month in a Stockholm prison on assault charges.

Judges in Stockholm released him and his two co-defendants while they reach a verdict, which is expected on Wednesday.

Mayers, David Rispers Jr and Bladimir Corniel deny beating 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari outside a fast-food restaurant in the Swedish capital on June 30

The rapper said he acted in self-defence after Jafari and another man refused to leave him and his entourage alone.

The case has drawn the attention of numerous celebrities, from Justin Bieber and Kanye West to Donald Trump.

The US president, who previously intervened in the case, celebrated the hip-hop star’s return to the US following news of his temporary release.

"ASAP Rocky released from prison and on his way home to the United States from Sweden. It was a Rocky Week, get home ASAP A$AP!" he tweeted.

On Sunday, Mayers was joined on stage by his friend Tyler the Creator.

“Rocky is home!” Tyler shouted after the two performed a song together.