{"id":2237240,"date":"2026-01-16T08:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2237240"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:34:34","slug":"aap-rockys-new-album-dont-be-dumb-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aap-rockys-new-album-dont-be-dumb-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"A$AP Rocky&#8217;s New Album, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Dumb,&#8217; Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/aap-rocky\/\" id=\"auto-tag_aap-rocky\" data-tag=\"aap-rocky\">A$AP Rocky<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asaprocky.lnk.to\/dontbedumb\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">has released<\/a> <em>Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em>, his fourth studio album and his first LP in eight years, via A$AP Worldwide\/RCA Records. It encompasses <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/asap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-album-track-list-1235499783\/\">15 tracks total<\/a> and includes previously released singles \u201cPunk Rocky\u201d and \u201cHelicopter,\u201d which both rolled out with wildly surreal music videos \u2014 the first <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/asap-rocky-winona-ryder-punk-rocky-video-1235494438\/\">featuring<\/a> Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and Danny Elfman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe album features a serious amount of collaborators, including BossMan Dlow, Brent Faiyaz, Danny Elfman, Doechii, Gorillaz, Jon Batiste, Jessica Pratt, Slay Squad, Thundercat, Tyler, the Creator, Westside Gunn, and Will.i.am. Rocky also partnered filmmaker Tim Burton for the cover art, which features six of Rocky\u2019s signature personas. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe rapper debuted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/asap-rocky-winona-ryder-punk-rocky-video-1235494438\/\">\u201cPunk Rocky\u201d<\/a> earlier this month, followed by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/asap-rocky-helicopter-video-dont-be-dumb-album-1235498620\/\">\u201cHelicopter<\/a>,\u201d which was accompanied by an animated video that Rocky confirmed was \u201cnot AI generated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A$AP ROCKY - STOLE YA FLOW (VISUALIZER)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dteNMCNSczE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen speaking to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theperfectmagazine.com\/features\/perfect\/asap-rocky\/perfect-blckg-f6lhj-s9akw-wyjtk-tmckh-3j5mf-grtfd-cm2j6-lycre-jznxn-e7mkk-maewd-ntnnh-znr5t-br28x\"><em>Perfect<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>about what\u2019s taken him nearly eight years to follow up 2018\u2019s\u00a0<em>Testing<\/em>, Rocky said he\u2019s seeking perfection and honed in on building a legacy. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m not so eager to just drop, drop, drop,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t do things to just try and stay relevant, or keep my name in the conversation. I try to do natural things, creative, ambitious things that really satisfy me.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn an interview with\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/asap-rocky-highest-2-lowest-rihanna-assault-trial-1236386576\/\">Variety<\/a><\/em>, he teased the album\u2019s subject matter and a bit of insecurity: \u201cThis fucking album, it represents who I am right now. It\u2019s just I hope that it\u2019s digestible,\u201d he noted, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s odd because as I get older, I\u2019m more conscious about how I view myself. Describing my life sounds very braggadocious, and I want to figure out how to say it to where it feels more humble, relatable, and sincere, as opposed to just shitting on the next person or making the next person feel down, or just evoking negative shit out of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em> sold over 130,000 copies on vinyl ahead of its release date and became the No. 1 pre-saved hip-hop album on Spotify with over\u00a0one million\u00a0saves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A$AP ROCKY - DONT BE DUMB\/TRIP BABY (VISUALIZER)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWOUqPpYDT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A$AP Rocky has released Don\u2019t Be Dumb, his fourth studio album and his first LP in eight years, via A$AP Worldwide\/RCA Records. It encompasses 15 tracks total and includes previously released singles \u201cPunk Rocky\u201d and \u201cHelicopter,\u201d which both rolled out with wildly surreal music videos \u2014 the first featuring Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and Danny Elfman. 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