A$AP Rocky

With both his debut album ‘Long.Live.A$AP’ (2013) and his second album ‘At.Long.Last.A$AP’ (2015), A$AP Rocky reached number 1 on the US Billboard 200, where both have long since been certified double platinum. Eight years after the release of his third album, Testing, A$AP Rocky is now back with his new work, Don't Be Dumb, which was released worldwide on 16 January. The record ‘not only rewards patience, but adds new facets to the rapper's approach – a more developed relationship with melody and a wiser lyrical focus,’ according to Billboard.

On the album, he collaborated with diverse artists such as BossMan Dlow, Brent Faiyaz, Danny Elfman, Doechii, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Jon Batiste, Slay Squad, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator, Westside Gunn and will.i.am. Even more remarkable, however, is that the album garnered more than 1 million pre-saves on Spotify, setting a new platform record in modern hip-hop.

Zudem verkaufte A$AP Rocky bereits vor Release über 130.000 physische Vinylplatten des Albums, das mit einem ikonischen Cover Art von niemand Geringerem als Filmemacher und Illustrator Tim Burton auch visuell begeistert. Dieser enorme Hype um den Longplayer resultierte aus einem massiven Jahr für A$AP Rocky, in dem er auch in zwei A24-Filmen mitspielte: in „Highest 2 Lowest“ von Spike Lee und im Golden-Globe-Gewinner „If I Had Legs I’d Kick You“ von Mary Bronstein. Darüber hinaus war er Co-Vorsitzender der 2025 Met Gala, wurde neben seiner Rolle bei Puma auch für Ray-Ban zum Creative Director sowie zum neuen Markenbotschafter von Chanel.