After almost eight years of waiting, A$AP Rocky is finally back with his long-awaited and repeatedly delayed album "Don't Be Dumb".
On Friday (January 16), the New York rapper finally released his first solo album in seven years.
"Don't Be Dumb" comes with 17 songs, and is produced by Alchemist, Tyler, the Creator, Pharrell Williams, Mike Dean, Hitkid, Madlib, Metro Boomin and others.
The album features guest appearances by Tyler, the Creator, Westside Gun, Dochi, Sauce Volk...
Similar to his previous release "Testing" (2018), Rocky "swims" through multiple musical genres on this album, and the album was announced by the singles "Punk Rocky" and "Helicopter$".
The album was originally scheduled for release in August 2024. However, Rocky announced that the release was delayed due to problems obtaining sample permissions. The beginning of 2025 was also marked by his legal troubles, as he was found not guilty on two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm in connection with the shooting of his former childhood friend, A$AP Relli.
Fans were hoping that the album would be released soon after the court case ended, and things seemed promising at the time.
"The album is finished," Rocky told GQ in February of last year.
"I just want to release it. I don't want to talk about what I'm going to do anymore — I want to give people what I've been promising them for a long, long time."
However, Rocky devoted the rest of 2025 to other commitments. In September, he welcomed his third child with Rihanna. In December, he confirmed that the album would be released early this year.
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