A$AP Rocky knows how long fans have been waiting for his new album, and joked that the project will probably never see the light of day.
In a brief chat with Maurice Kamara’s The People Gallery uploaded on Tuesday (Nov. 4), Rocky was asked, while navigating New York City’s subway system, to give a status update on his long-awaited fourth studio album.
“Don’t Be Dumb?” Rocky says. “Never dropping.”
Kamara and Rocky then both burst out into laughter. “They gon’ kill us for that one,” the rapper added.
Rocky accepted the Fashion Icon Award that he had won at the CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday (Nov. 3). While on the red carpet for the event, the musician spoke about welcoming daughter Rocki with partner Rihanna, with whom he also shares sons RZA and Riot Rose.
“Yo, being a girl dad is amazing,” Rocky told Extra. “I mean, check me out — I’m glowing.”
It’s been seven years since Rocky dropped off his last album, Testing. Regardless of the delay in new music, 2025 has been a crazy time for the Harlem rapper. He was found not guilty in his felony shooting case involving former associate A$AP Relli in February, welcomed his new daughter in September, and starred alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s latest film, Highest 2 Lowest.
In a new interview Rocky did with Perfect Magazine to talk about that film, Rocky also took a moment to talk about why he rarely drops music.
“It’s about who did it the best,” Rocky said. “Everything I do is based off building legacy. That’s why I’m not so eager to just drop, drop, drop. 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.”
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