After a chaotic rendezvous with Winona Ryder and dangling from a helicopter, A$AP Rocky has finally unveiled the full track list for his upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb, set to arrive Friday, Jan. 16.
The rapper’s fourth studio album encompasses 15 tracks total and includes previously released singles “Punk Rocky” and “Helicopter,” which both rolled out with wildly surreal music videos — the first featuring Ryder, Thundercat, and Danny Elfman. The LP has already garnered 1 million pre-saves on Spotify, making it hip-hop’s most pre-saved album on the platform, per a press release, and more than 130,000 physical vinyls have already been sold. Alongside the track list reveal, Rocky took to social media to share more of album’s artwork by Tim Burton, who also designed parts of the cover and is directing a film that accompanies the LP.
When speaking toPerfectabout what’s taken him nearly eight years to follow up 2018’sTesting, Rocky said he’s seeking perfection and honed in on building a legacy. “That’s why I’m not so eager to just drop, drop, drop,” he told the magazine. “I don’t do things to just try and stay relevant, or keep my name in the conversation. I try to do natural things, creative, ambitious things that really satisfy me.”
Earlier this week, Rockyditched plans to hold an Ask Me Anything session onReddit after moderators indicated they were having trouble approving his account. “WAS GON DO AMA , FUK IT NOW,” Rocky posted on the Q&A thread Monday. “YALL MODS ARE CLOWNS.”
Regardless of the hiccup, Don’t Be Dumb is shaping up to be Rocky’s most creative musical endeavor yet.
Don’t Be Dumb Track List
1. “Order of Protection”
2. “Helicopter”
3. “Interrogation (Skit)”
4. “Stole Ya Flow”
5. “Stay Here”
6. “Playa”
7. “Trespass”
8. “Stop Snitching”
9. “STFU”
10. “Punk Rocky”
11. “Air Force (Black Demarco)”
12. “Whiskey (I’m Not Resisting)”
13. “Robbery”
14. “Don’t Be Dumb/Trip Baby”
15. “The End”