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A$AP Rocky drops new album, 'Don't Be Dumb'

  • A$AP Rocky released Don't Be Dumb on Jan. 16, with pre-saves surpassing 1 million on Spotify and topping Apple Music pre-adds, and unveiled the album's features via billboards worldwide.
  • As a marketing spectacle blending art and music, the rollout featured street billboards and filmmaker Tim Burton, who contributed to the album's cover art, aligning with A$AP Rocky's vision.
  • Don't Be Dumb arrives as two discs and 17 tracks, featuring Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, BossMan Dlow, Brent Faiyaz, Gorillaz, Jon Batiste, Thundercat, Westside Gunn, will.i.am, Danny Elfman, Jessica Pratt, and Slay Squad, with Winona Ryder in the 'Punk Rocky' video.
  • Having sold more than 130,000 units ahead of streaming, A$AP Rocky's Don't Be Dumb marks his first album since Testing after a 2,793-day gap.
  • Meanwhile, listeners debate the lyrics from 'Stole Ya Flow' as Rocky said `Nah, it's just for whoever feel like it's about them`, ahead of the Jan. 18 Yams Day premiere.
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Don’t Be Dumb, A$AP Rocky’s first album in eight years, was released on Friday, January 16, in the midst of a great expectation, with 130,000 vinyls already pre-saleed. The release marks the artist’s record return after a long period without publishing a studio work.

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