In light of “leaks and sample clearances” the new A$AP Rocky album has been delayed.
Born Rakim Mayers, the musician’s newest LP, Don’t Be Dumb was originally slated for an August 30 release, but will be pushed back until autumn.
Taking to his social media account, Rocky wrote on X: “LEAKS AND SAMPLE CLEARANCES ARE DISRUPTING THE ALBUM. ITS BEEN 6 YEARS AND I WANNA MAKE THE BEST ALBUM EVER. IM SORRY FOR THE WAIT. (sic)”
In a recent interview with Billboard, the now 35-year-old rapper confirmed that the legendary filmmaker Tim Burton has heard the record and was a huge fan, stating “I sat and I played the album for Tim Burton, and he was f****** with it heavy, he was rocking his head and he’s like, ‘Wow! I didn’t know you made that kind of music!’”
Though it didn’t come to fruition, Rocky wanted Burton to design the artwork for the album, yet Danny Elfman, the famed composer who’s collaborated regularly with Burton, did work on some of the music.
The follow up to his 2018 ‘Testing’ full length, A$AP’s new LP is collaborative project featuring the likes of Tyler, The Creator, Metro Boomin, Madlib, Pharrell Williams, Swedish House Mafia, and Mike Dean.
Since becoming a father to RZA, two, and 12-month-old Riot, with Rihanna, the superstar singer/songwriter recently shared how his music has become more “meaningful” and when asked if parenthood has changed his approach to music, he told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe:
“I think sonically, yes, a lot of s***changed.” “My taste preference for music and just different artists and just different genres, but it all has changed, especially the way it influenced the way that I make music and I put out music now and whatnot.” “I think it’s more meaningful. I got more to say. I got more personal vulnerable things to talk about and whatnot, and it’s just, I think the trick is having that fine balance of just entertaining and telling a story or giving something, telling somebody listening and view something informative about you and whatnot.” “And that’s kind of where I’m at now with just being a pop of two and whatnot and just being at the top of my game with just, design and everything, and film, and you name it, man, we’ve been doing it all.”
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Author: Saul Goode
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