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ASAP Rocky To Play Lead In Spike Lee’s New Film “Highest 2 Lowest”

December 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ASAP Rocky is a talented performer. He rose to fame as a rapper, of course, but he has excelled in numerous mediums. He’s become a renowned fashion model courtesy of collabs with Calvin Klein and PUMA. Now, ASAP Rocky is going to take the plunge into acting. He’s dabbled in film before, but the upcoming crime drama Highest 2 Lowest will represent a huge step forward. Rocky, born Rakim Meyers, will play the lead in a new Spike Lee joint.

Highest 2 Lowest was announced in February 2024. The buzz surrounding the film stemmed from the reunion between director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington. The duo are responsible for several classics dating back to the 1990s, and they haven’t worked together in two decades. The assumption was that Washington was going to play the lead, but a new report from Billboard proves this to be untrue. Instead, ASAP Rocky will be taking center stage. “The main role … is ASAP Rocky,” Lee said during the 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival. “People will see when it comes out. It’s dynamite.”

ASAP Rocky Has Been Acting Since 2015

Oscar-winning director Spike Lee, a Freedom Award honoree, answers questions on the red carpet ahead of the National Civil Rights Museum’s 33rd Freedom Award ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 in front of the Halloran Centre in Memphis, Tenn.

ASAP Rocky’s charisma has proven to be effective on the big screen. He made his feature film debut in Dope (2015), before turning in scene-stealing performances in Zoolander 2 (2016) and Monster (2018). Highest 2 Lowest will represent a huge leap in terms of collaborators and prestige. Rocky is also slated to appear in the upcoming dramedy If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The A24 release will be produced by the Safdie brothers, proving that Rocky’s transition to movie star is in full effect.

Day one Rocky fans know there is a consequence to this new career path. The rapper has been teasing the release of his new album, Don’t Be Dumb, for years. He promised it would drop in 2024, and even released pre-order links. Unfortunately, ASAP Rocky confirmed that the album would be delayed, yet again, to 2025. Pre-order links were subsequently refunded. Don’t Be Dumb has yet to get a proper release date, despite. ASAP Rocky having dropped three well-received singles. The announcement coinciding with news of his role in Highest 2 Lowest does not feel like a coincidence. His mind is on seemingly everything but the music. On the bright side, Highest 2 Lowest sounds like it’ll be great.

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ASAP Rocky And Hanumankind Barrel Through The “Big Dawgs (Remix)”

December 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Hanumankind was one of the surprise success stories of 2024. His single “Big Dawgs” burst onto the scene in July, and quickly became one of the year’s biggest bangers. It peaked at number five on the hip hop charts, and number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Hanumankind has added another honor to his “Big Dawgs” rein by getting ASAP Rocky for the remix. The song features the same blistering verses from the likes of Hanumankind and Kalmi, but Rocky comes through and skates in predictably slick fashion.

ASAP Rocky kicks things off on the “Big Dawgs (Remix).” The superstar rapper dishes out bars about his success and his superiority over his musical peers. “Member I was young and broke,” Rocky raps. “Holes in all our clothes like some honeycombs. More foes than mama drove… Crackheads by the corner store. Bakin’ soda by the stove.” Hanumankind comes in on the second verse, and the unexpected pleasure of the song is getting hear him and ASAP Rocky trade bars back and forth. The rappers display a surprising amount of chemistry on the song. It’s safe to say this remix will bring even more attention to this stellar single.

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ASAP Rocky Steals The Show On This Remix

Quotable Lyrics:

Hottest on the block, blocka, blocka, bring the heat, b*tch
Don’t know how to stop, we got Flacko on the remix
Watch how they gon’ top, watch our haters lookin’ squeamish
Watch how panties drop, watch who your woman try to leave with

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ASAP Rocky Roasts Tyler, The Creator Over “CHROMAKOPIA” Album Cover

October 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ASAP Rocky and Tyler, The Creator came from different worlds. The former a New York rapper raised on Dipset and Bone-Thugs. The latter a California prodigy who grew up on Pharrell and Kanye West. They’re an odd pairing on paper, and yet they’ve been friends and collaborators for a decade. Tyler, The Creator recently unveiled the title and cover art for his new album, CHROMAKOPIA. The art was praised by fans and hip hop outlets alike for its striking design. ASAP Rocky, on the other hand, decided to have fun with his OF brother.

ASAP Rocky went in the comment section of Tyler’s announcement post and clowned the rapper’s looks. “UGLY N***A B LOL,” he wrote. A comment like this would usually be grounds for a social media beef, but Rocky and Tyler have a sense of humor predicated on roasting. Besides, looks and style are big parts of both of their brands. ASAP Rocky literally branded himself “Pretty Flacko” early on in his career, and has spent the last decade as more of a fashion staple than a rapper. Tyler’s style differs from Rocky’s, but he has actually struck a better balance between music and fashion.

ASAP Rocky Clowned Tyler, The Creator’s Looks

Don’t believe us? Tyler, The Creator has dropped two albums since ASAP Rocky’s Testing in 2018. The release date for CHROMAKOPIA is also before Rocky’s upcoming release, Don’t Be Dumb. This means the Odd Future icon will have tripled Rocky’s output over the last eight years. This stat was not lost on fans, who proceeded to pester the ASAP Mob standout for an album update. Don’t Be Dumb was set to drop August 30, but the rapper told Billboard that it had been delayed due to sample clearances. He also pointed to internet leaks as an ongoing issue during recording sessions.

ASAP Rocky is back up and recording, though, as evidenced by the singles he’s dropped over the last few months. He was on the deluxe version of Tyler, The Creator’s last album, Call Me If You Get Lost. He also delivered a standout verse on the Flower Boy song “Who Dat Boy.” It’d be ideal if Rocky could hop on CHROMAKOPIA and Tyler could return the favor on Don’t Be Dumb. We will see if it actually happens.

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ASAP Rocky Out Of iHeartRadio Festival After Contracting Illness

September 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ASAP Rocky announced on Thursday that he will no longer be performing at this weekend’s iHeartRadio Music Festival 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “UNFORTUNATELY, I ENDED UP GETTING SICK & I WON’T BE ABLE TO PERFORM AT THE @iheartfestival. IM SORRY TO MY FANS & THANKFUL TO @iheartradio FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!” he wrote on his Instagram story. “I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO PERFORMING SOME NEW MUSIC FOR YALL! ENJOY THE SHOW THE LINE UP IS [three fire emojis].”

ASAP Rocky was set to headline the festival on Saturday evening. Though he’s no longer performing, the event still boasts a star-studded lineup. The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Big Sean, and Paramore are among the names scheduled. Rocky’s replacement has not been named, though an educated guess will probably lead fans to believe either The Weeknd or Doja Cat will step in at the top of the bill.

ASAP Rocky Pulls Out Of iHeartRadio Music Festival, No Replacement Named Yet

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The “new music” that ASAP Rocky promised to perform during his set may have been from his upcoming album DON’T BE DUMB, which he delayed at the beginning of last month. The album, which is six years in the making, was originally supposed to drop on August 30. However, it is now without a hard release date. Rocky cited the years of leaks as the main reason the album got pushed back. However, he also confirmed that it is still planned for a 2024 release.

In the meantime, ASAP Rocky has released some new music. He released the music video for “Tailor Swif,” a track that leaked a while back but became a fan favorite. He also dropped “Ruby Rosary,” an Alchemist-produced cut that features a strong J. Cole verse on the back half. It is not immediately clear if either track will make the final album, but they’ve kept fans happy during what is hopefully the home stretch of Rocky’s tumultous rollout.

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ASAP Rocky Drops Long-Anticipated “Tailor Swif” Single And It Slaps

August 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ASAP Rocky is making all the right decisions. The rapper may have delayed his anticipated comeback album, Don’t Be Dumb, but he’s been clear that he simply wants it to be as good as possible. The first big single, “HIGHJACK,” is an indicator of the quality he’s going for. The song and the music video were terrific, suggesting that fans are going to be well-fed when September comes around. To make up for the delay, though, ASAP Rocky decided to drop a song fans have wanted for months: “Tailor Swif.” The last single was cloudy and chilled out, but “Tailor Swif” is more bouncy, ASAP Mob vibes.

The instrumental is deceptively layered. On first listen it sounds like a basic drum pattern, but the closer one listens, the more one catches all the little sonic details.” Tailor Swif” has busy vocal samples littered throughout. There’s also a sneaky synth line that creeps in and out of ASAP Rocky’s verses. Rocky takes aim at every rapper’s favorite target: the unnamed op. “Ready, might just sign my ex-girl, no Malcolm and Eddie, already,” he spits. “Your a*s might just go and get upset, don’t be petty, already. Smoke ‘za so you stressed, boy, that’s Reggie, a wetty.” There isn’t much to the Taylor Swift reference beyond the chorus, but it’s catchy, and it works. Another win for ASAP Rocky.

ASAP Rocky Drops A Bouncy Buzz Single

Quotable Lyrics:

You tryna give my d*ck a kit, ridin’ on my stripper again (Yeah)
Ridin’ through my window tint, hit a lick again (Yeah)
Got these n**gas sick again, hit a lick again (Yeah)

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Drake Fires Back At Rappers Who Dissed Him On New Song “No Face”

August 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake is keeping it moving. The dust has barely settled on the rapper’s “100 GIGS” release, and now we have three new songs. A lot of the attention will go to “Supersoak,” the anticipated Lil Yachty leak that no longer features Lil Yachty. That said, “No Face” has the most fascinating bars. Drake and Playboi Carti go back and forth on a hard rage beat. Carti does his thing, per usual. Drake, however, takes the time to call out the rappers who dissed him in 2024. It’s a long list, and the Toronto superstar decides to side swipe them all with a couple lines.

We’ve heard Drake go the detailed route. “Push Ups” and “Family Matters” were instances of him dissing each of his enemies specifically. He found time to poke fun at The Weeknd, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, and of course, Kendrick Lamar. “No Face” opts for a different approach. The 6 God decides to go vague with it, and hint at what’s to come. “I’m just so happy,” he raps. “That n**gas who envied and held that sh*t in got to finally show it.” The second line, though, is more ominous. “I’m over the moon, yeah, we’ll see you boys soon,” Drake adds. This isn’t the only time on “No Face” the 6 God decides to address what went down between him and the rest of the rap game.

Drake Tells His Enemies That He’ll See Them “Soon”

Drake addresses the rap beef with Kendrick Lamar and others this year in a new song on his finsta ‘No Face’

“N*ggas got lit off the features I skated on, I gotta know, I gotta know How you get lit off the n*gga you hated on? Numbers untouchable, they got the data wrong… the… pic.twitter.com/MLYViGJ8tX

— SOUND (@itsavibe) August 23, 2024

Much has been made about Drake’s diminishing ability to make hits. The “Drake stimulus package” that ran R&B and hip hop for over a decade has been labeled obsolete. The rapper doesn’t much care for that take. He reminds everyone that he helped people like Ross, Rocky, and The Weeknd blow up. “This is the sh*t that my daddy had raised me on. N**gas got lit off the features I skated on,” he spits. “I gotta know, I gotta know. How you get lit off the n**ga you hatin’ on?” Drake is planning something big, and the bulk of his verse at the something without every revealing what it is.

The rest of Drake’s first verse bears this out. He even makes reference to the advice that people like OVO 40 have been giving him behind closed doors. “40 keep sayin’ it’s time to be patient,” he explains. “It’s so many people we turnin’ the tables on. Capo got plans, but we’ll save that for later on. Hush’ll keep sayin’ they know that they played it wrong.” The 6 God is definitely back on his subliminal game. We’re curious and excited to see where the rest of Drake’s 2024 goes.

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