Key Takeaways:

• A$AP Rocky admits it was “foolish” to announce a launch date for Don’t Be Dumb and now prefers to “let the music speak for itself.”
• The album has confronted a number of delays, with components together with his gun case and welcoming his third youngster with Rihanna.
• Fans who pre-ordered the album and merch had been issued refunds in December 2024.

A$AP Rocky needs followers to cease asking when Don’t Be Dumb is dropping. During a brand new interview with Numéro on Monday (Oct. 13), the Harlem native admitted he was “a bit foolish” for giving the undertaking a launch date.

“To be honest, I don’t want to talk about release dates anymore. I’d rather let the music speak for itself,” A$AP Rocky advised the publication. “One day, you’ll wake up and see what’s coming up. I was a bit foolish giving dates last time.” For context, the “Tailor Swif” rapper beforehand mentioned Don’t Be Dumb would arrive in August 2024 — or “AWGEST,” as he teased — together with pre-orders that June.

“Today, I want to make it clear. You’ll just have to wait and enjoy the record when [it comes] out,” the rapper shared with Numéro. Whether he’s tempering expectations in case Don’t Be Dumb doesn’t drop in 2025 or hinting that it’ll arrive on brief discover is anybody’s guess. Either approach, the LP has already confronted a number of setbacks, partially resulting from his gun assault case and fatherhood.

“I don’t want to primarily blame it on my case, but life was life-ing,” A$AP Rocky shared with ELLE in September. The A$AP Mob frontman, who welcomed a child woman with Rihanna that very same month, continued, “We don’t plan on having children, but when it happens, you gotta adjust and move with it. I gotta be present for my family, because that’s first.”

As Rap-Up beforehand reported, followers who pre-ordered Don’t Be Dumb merch — together with field units, vinyl and CDs — obtained refund emails again in December 2024. The discover defined that the album had been “rescheduled to early 2025.” Many assumed that it might be earlier than March 15, largely due to a touch from Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif.

“A little bird told me [we’ll be getting a] new Rocky album before the fest,” Cherif wrote beneath a submit saying A$AP Rocky as a Rolling Loud California 2025 headliner.