A$AP Rocky is lastly able to drop his first album in six years.
The Harlem rapper made his Paris Trend Week debut on Friday (June 21) together with his first AWGE assortment entitled American Sabotage, and performed three unreleased tracks throughout the assortment’s present. As soon as the presentation concluded, a pre-save hyperlink went stay revealing the album’s title — Don’t Be Dumb — and an August 30 launch date.
Flacko wore some objects from the gathering throughout his Rolling Loud efficiency in 2023. He additionally performed unreleased songs throughout his set with one track then-titled “Taylor Swift” inflicting a little bit of controversy as a result of lyrics allegedly aimed toward Travis Scott. “First you stole my circulate/ So I stole your b—h/ Then you definately stole my type/ I want at the least 10 p.c/ All due disrespect, I hope you are taking offense,” Rocky rapped. The 2 have been going forwards and backwards courting again to round 2015, when Scott was courting Rihanna and was accused by A$AP Nast for “stealing [A$AP Mob’s] swag.”
In an interview with Dazed final yr, Rocky stated this album “seems like [his] greatest work but.” Nevertheless, he didn’t go into a lot element, telling the outlet, “I wish to depart expectations extensive and open. I don’t wish to inform you what to anticipate. I simply need individuals to expertise it how they do naturally.”
Rocky has already launched two singles, dropping “Similar Issues” and “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)” in 2023. There’s no phrase on whether or not or not they’ll make the ultimate minimize for the album.
Including to his trend resume, the rapper and father of two not too long ago starred in Bottega Veneta’s Father’s Day marketing campaign together with his sons RZA and Riot. Rocky turned a model ambassador for the Italian trend home in 2022.
Take a look at A$AP Rocky’s official teaser for his new album Don’t Be Dumb under: