Key Takeaways:

• A$AP Rocky’s long-delayed album Don’t Be Dumb is ready for launch this 12 months.
• Danny Elfman, recognized for scoring movies together with 1988’s Beetlejuice and Men in Black contributed to the album’s manufacturing.
• The mission continues Rocky’s string of genre-crossing collaborations.

A$AP Rocky continues to tease followers about his extremely anticipated album, Don’t Be Dumb. In yet one more interview, the Harlem rapper asserted that it will likely be launched in 2025; nevertheless, he didn’t specify an actual launch date.

In a sit down with Vanity Fair — which included Callum Turner, LaKeith Stanfield and Glen Powell — printed on Tuesday (Nov. 18), Pretty Flacko shared an update on the brand new mission. “Fun fact … [Danny Elfman] just did my album with me that I’m putting out this year,” Rocky stated. “He scored a bunch of the songs on my new album.”

Interestingly, Powell was notably excited upon listening to the information, exclaiming, “No way… that’s sick!” within the clip. Elfman, who was the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Oingo Boingo, has scored and composed music for a legion of traditional movies that embody 1988’s Beetlejuice, Men in Black and Notorious. Rocky has collaborated with musicians exterior the realm of hip hop earlier than, together with Skrillex, Rod Stewart and Moby.

It’s value noting that the “Fashion Killa” artist’s latest reveal appears like a reversal from his most up-to-date feedback in regards to the forthcoming album. In late October, he stated he wasn’t “eager” to launch the mission as a result of he didn’t wish to rush it. A number of weeks previous to that assertion, he advised one other outlet that he regretted ever sharing a release date.

Originally, Don’t Be Dumb was music/rb-hip-hop/asap-rocky-billboard-cover-1235757713/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social”>speculated to be launched on Aug. 30, 2024. However, simply earlier than that date, it was postponed to someday within the fall of 2024, and it’s been repeatedly getting pushed back since — with out an official drop date, both.

Nevertheless, he has mentioned his new music. In July 2025, he advised Apple music that he’s matured — so don’t count on bars about womanizing or how fairly he’s. But he’ll nonetheless rap about fashion, although.

It’s not just like the rapper has simply been losing time. Rocky has been appearing in Spike Lee movies, elevating three children with Rihanna and holding down artistic director gigs with Ray Ban and Puma. The man is busy.