Key Takeaways:

• A$AP Rocky shared the Don’t Be Dumb album cowl after years of anticipation.
• The paintings contains private references, like a crash dummy and pink hair rollers.
• Celebrities like Rihanna and Pusha T confirmed love for the visible, including to the hype across the launch.

A$AP Rocky followers could also be getting Don’t Be Dumb in spite of everything. On Tuesday (Dec. 16) night time, the Harlem rapper shared the quilt artwork for his long-awaited fourth studio album, which Tim Burton seemingly helped design.

“SORRY 4 THE WAIT, DON’T BE DUMB FINALLY HERE! THANKS, TIM BURTON, FOR HELPING ME MAKE THIS MOVIE! COMING SOON,” A$AP Rocky captioned the publish. The paintings featured illustrations alluding to varied factors within the rapper’s life, together with a crash dummy doubtless referencing 2018’s TESTING. There was additionally a sketch of a inexperienced determine with pink hair rollers, much like those Rocky wore throughout Camp Flog Gnaw in November.

“Sooo f**kin’ proud!!!! LET’S GOOOO, BABY,” Rihanna wrote within the feedback part, whereas Pusha T added, “Next level flex, I respect it!” Ty Dolla $ign, Vic Mensa and Tommy Richman had been among the many different celebrities who confirmed help beneath the publish.

So far, Rocky has launched singles like “HIGHJACK” that includes Jessica Pratt, the J. Cole-assisted “Ruby Rosary” and “pray4dagang” in anticipation of the LP. He additionally dropped “Tailor Swif,” which received’t seem on the challenge because it leaked two years earlier than hitting DSPs.

In August, whereas talking with Apple music’s Mehdi Maïzi, Rocky stated followers can expect him to come differently on Don’t Be Dumb. “If I’m out here telling y’all how pretty I am again, it’s not talking about nothing,” he shared. “If I talked about how I f**ked your b**ch or how I can take your b**ch again, it’s not really talking about nothing.” His love for trend isn’t going anyplace, although: “They know I’m going to talk about that.”

Ever because it was initially teased in 2022, Don’t Be Dumb has been pushed again a number of occasions, partially resulting from Rocky’s rising household with Rihanna and the civil assault lawsuit filed by A$AP Relli. Hopefully, the album lastly arrives someday in 2026.