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ASAP Rocky<\/a> is taking to the skies for the latest look inside the world of Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em><\/a>, his new album slated for release this Friday.<\/p>\n Monday (Jan. 12), Rocky made good on his recent \u201cHelicopter$\u201d tease by releasing the official video for the track, a previously surfaced version of which featured Playboi Carti<\/a>. Credited as director is Dan Streit, who also co-wrote the new video with Rocky.<\/p>\n \u201cHelicopter$\u201d takes flight in the wake of \u201cPunk Rocky,\u201d which saw Rocky enlisting Winona Ryder<\/a> for a video he co-directed alongside Folkert Verdoorn and Simon Becks. Ryder wasn\u2019t the only frequent Tim Burton<\/a> collaborator to make an appearance, as the Edward Scissorhands<\/em> and Beetlejuice<\/em> alum was also joined by composer Danny Elfman, whose past work with the filmmaker is extensive.<\/p>\n Burton, in fact, has his touch all over the Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em> rollout. Rocky has been vocal<\/a> about the level of influence the filmmaker has had on his current chapter, ultimately bringing him in to handle cover art for what marks his first new album in nearly eight years.<\/p>\n Announced Monday in the run-up to the \u201cHelicopter$\u201d video drop was that the song, like \u201cPunk Rocky\u201d before it, had been tapped by ESPN. The song serves as the soundtrack for the network\u2019s College Football Playoff National Championship game spot.<\/p>\n