Don't Be Dumb

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Don't Be Dumb
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Teaser cover
Studio album by
ASAP Rocky
ReleasedEarly 2025 (Early 2025)
Genre Hip hop
Label
Producer
ASAP Rocky chronology
Testing
(2018)		Don't Be Dumb
(2025)
Singles from Don't Be Dumb
  1. "Highjack"
    Released: August 2, 2024
  2. "Tailor Swif"
    Released: August 30, 2024
  3. "Ruby Rosary"
    Released: September 6, 2024

Don't Be Dumb is the upcoming fourth studio album by American rapper ASAP Rocky. [1] It is set to release in early 2025 through ASAP Worldwide Global Entertainment (AWGE), Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. [2] [3] It is preceded by the singles "Highjack" featuring Jessica Pratt, [4] "Tailor Swif", [5] and "Ruby Rosary" featuring J. Cole. [6] The album will feature an "all-star" roster of producers, including Pharrell Williams, Mike Dean, Madlib, Metro Boomin, and The Alchemist, among many others [7] [note 1] , as well as possible guest appearances from Jessica Pratt, J. Cole, Rihanna, Slick Rick, Playboi Carti, Peso Pluma, Jon Batiste, the late Fatman Scoop, Busta Rhymes, Flavor Flav, and Morrissey.

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Background

On June 21, 2024, during Paris Fashion Week, Rocky previewed a song from the album, and announced its release for August 30. [11]

On 2 August 2024, Rocky revealed to Zane Lowe during an interview and conversation on Apple Music 1, amongst other topics, about an upcoming song titled "Hood Happy" featuring Fatman Scoop, Flavor Flav, Slick Rick, Morrissey and Busta Rhymes. [12]

On August 22, 2024, during an interview for a Billboard cover story, Rocky announced that the album had been delayed from August 30 to sometime during fall of 2024. [13] Rocky would later expand on this the same day via X, explaining that sample clearances and leaks were the reason for the delay. [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Notable confirmed producers:

Track listing

Official songs

Revealed official song(s)

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References

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  4. ↑ "ASAP Rocky Returns with New Single 'HIGHJACK' Ft. Jessica Pratt: Listen". HipHop-N-More. August 1, 2024. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Jessica (August 30, 2024). "A$AP Rocky Officially Releases 'Tailor Swif' Following Leak: Stream It Now". Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "A$AP Rocky and J.Cole Are Dropping "Ruby Rosary" Tonight". September 5, 2024.
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  14. ↑ "LORD FLACKO JODYE II on X: "LEAKS & SAMPLE CLEARANCES ARE DISRUPTING THE ALBUM. ITS BEEN 6 YEARS & I WANNA MAKE THE BEST ALBUM EVER. IM SORRY FOR THE WAIT."". X. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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