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Is ASAP Rocky’s ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ Coming Out Soon?

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Fans have been impatiently waiting for the follow-up to ASAP Rocky’s 2018 album, Testing. For the past five years, Rocky’s been more occupied with a variety of ups and downs, from his incarceration in Sweden to becoming a father thanks to Rihanna (with whom he might be married, judging from some of his recent comments and his new song “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)“).

That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been working on it; late last year, he noted that the upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb, has heavy input from Metro Boomin — and that it’s been “finished” since December. Of course, once an album is done, there’s still lots of work to do, from plotting out music video releases and brand partnerships to routing tours, but with multiple singles, including “Riot” and “Same Problems” out, you can’t blame fans for believing the album should be on its way any day now.

Rocky certainly fueled those rumors in a new interview with Complex, blaming delays on leakers and revealing a laundry list of producers that includes Hitkidd, Madlib, Mike Dean, Swedish House Mafia, The Alchemist, and Tyler The Creator, in addition to Rocky himself. As far as when the album is due, Rocky said, “These dummies got to stop leaking sh*t. Every time, we have to go back to the drawing board. But right now, I think it’s in a place where we tightened it up and we really can’t make or break anything right now… it’s time to start rolling out the project.”

ASAP Rocky Hints At Marriage With Rihanna Again On His New Song ‘Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)’

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ASAP Rocky has been busy with a pregnant Rihanna as well as working on his new album. About the latter, he said in January, “It’s coming. It’s finished and we just putting the finishing touches on it.”

He’s back with “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n),” his first new song of the year. The exhilarating song adds to rumors that he and Rihanna are in fact married: “My wife is erotic, I’m smokin’ exotic,” he raps.

At a Spotify Beach performance in June, the rapper dedicated “DMB” to Rihanna, saying “my beautiful wife in the motherf**king building! I love her.” Also, at the end of Rocky’s “DMB” video from last year, his grills read “Marry Me?” while Rihanna’s grills read, “I do.”

ASAP Rocky discussed fatherhood in December of last year. “Honestly, I think fatherhood gives me more time to do exactly what I want,” he said. “I don’t have time for anything that isn’t priorities. It helps you prioritize, honestly. I love it. Everything is just based around my newfound love for being a dad and a family man. It’s lit right now. I can’t even describe it. Yo, you see this smile! I’m all smiles right now, man.”

Listen to “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)” above.

RZA Shared His Thoughts On Rihanna And ASAP Rocky Naming Their Baby After Him

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In May, it was reported that Rihanna and ASAP Rocky‘s baby’s name is RZA, after the Wu-Tang Clan member. RZA has finally responded to this news — and of course, it’s with excitement.

The rapper told CNN that it’s “a great honor to know that there’s another generation that’s not even of my own household that feels the strength and the inspiration of that name.”

He continued, “RZA [isn’t] only a name, it’s a title. So it’s an honor and I salute her and ASAP and their family. All the blessings in the world from me.”

Rumors are still circulating that the pair are married, especially after ASAP Rocky dedicated his performance of “DMB” to Rihanna during a performance in Paris, describing her as “my beautiful wife in the motherf**king building! I love her.”

She recently revealed that she has stepped down from her position as the Savage X Fenty CEO. “It’s been beautiful to see our vision for Savage X Fenty impact the industry at such an incredible magnitude over the last five years. This is just the beginning for us, and we’re going to continue to expand in ways that always connect with the consumer,” she said.

Rihanna Posts Picture Of ASAP Rocky Lifting Son RZA In The Air “Lion King” Style

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If you look up “power couple” in the dictionary, you’ll find a picture of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky being “fashion killas” with the word “adorable” as its synonym. Moreover, RiRi just posted a wholesome and sweet picture of Rocky lifting their son RZA up in the air in what looks to be a pool. Of course, the image evokes The Lion King vibes, with Rafiki lifting the future King of the Pride Lands, Simba, up to his kingdom’s citizens. More than that, though, it’s just a very cute picture, which the Barbadian singer captioned with: “my Bajan boyz” and the Barbadian flag emoji and a heart emoji. Recently, the family went for a vacation at the superstar’s home, and it’s nice to see that they had a good time.

Furthermore, many fans can’t wait to see the family grow given Rihanna’s current pregnancy. Still, it’s caused some odd debate online given other high-profile celebrity baby bumps. For example, many compared her carrying her second child (for some reason) to Chrisean Rock’s current pregnancy. Social media users drew similarities between both their actions in their situations to interesting and sometimes hilarious results.

Read More: Rihanna Beats The Barbados Heat By Making Snowcones With Her Baby Bump Out: Video

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Regardless, both artists in this beloved romantic pairing are enjoying a lot of success right now. On one hand, ASAP Rocky took advantage of their escapades to film a music video along with a whole lot of gold chains around his neck. With this recent spotting, hype for his next album Don’t Be D*mb continues to increase, and many fans begged for a single. The New York mogul will hopefully capitalize on this soon, although it’s been so long that we wouldn’t be surprised if he’s just really working hard on making it the best project possible, no matter how much longer it takes. The same goes for Rihanna, actually.

However, while we wait for the follow-up to 2016’s ANTI, the 35-year-old’s previous catalog still shines. She became the first female artist with ten songs with over a billion streams on Spotify. Also, her Kanye West and Paul McCartney collab “FourFiveSeconds” propelled her in that milestone. Hopefully these two continue to enjoy their time together as a family, as the accolades come almost naturally to them. For more on Rihanna and ASAP Rocky, stick around on HNHH.

Read More: A$AP Rocky Calls Rihanna His “Wife” During Show

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Lil Uzi Vert Insists They Are ‘Flyer’ Than ASAP Rocky, Although Rocky ‘Helped Me With My Clothes’

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Rappers are always competing musically, borrowing each others’ flows and competing to see who’s the best lyricist, but Lil Uzi Vert appears dead set on starting a new type of rivalry with ASAP Rocky. While on the red carpet for the 2023 BET Awards this Sunday, Uzi named a few of their inspirations for Billboard, but couldn’t resist getting in a dig at Rocky, their style inspiration.

“Mike Jones really helped me be not repetitive in a bad way,” Uzi reflected. “Kendrick [Lamar] helped me with my flow, [and] ASAP Rocky helped me with my clothes. I’m flyer than ASAP Rocky nowadays. He can’t touch me nowadays… he know I got them pieces in the corner, but shoutout to Flacko, though.”

Uzi’s style has been one of the 27-year-old rapper’s hallmarks throughout their career, drawing attention and criticism from fans for challenging gender norms and steering clear of fashion conventions and trends for a unique look. In 2019, Uzi admitted to shopping for clothes in the women’s section due to their slight stature, and Uzi’s distinctive hairstyles and facial piercings have drawn inspiration from anime and gone to eye-popping extremes. Rocky has also been considered a style icon, popularizing brands like Hood By Air and Raf Simons while remaining a fixture at the Met Gala alongside his boo Rihanna.

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Lil Uzi Vert Says They Dress Better Than ASAP Rocky, Updates Album Art, Tracklist

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A$AP Rocky is undoubtedly one of the most stylish hip-hop artists out there, but plenty of people are coming fro his throne. One of the rappers closest to that title is Lil Uzi Vert, who recently declared that they dress better than Rocky during an interview at this year’s BET Awards. However, the 27-year-old still gave the New York MC his flowers for influencing their drip and helping them out in that regard. During their conversation with Billboard on the red carpet, Uzi answered some questions on which other artists have inspired them the most throughout their career. Furthermore, their answer gave credit in the realms of both fashion and music to three names in particular.

“Mike Jones really helped me be not repetitive in a bad way…” Lil Uzi Vert started off his remarks. “Kendrick [Lamar] helped me with my flow, [and] ASAP Rocky helped me with my clothes. I’m flyer than ASAP Rocky nowadays. He can’t touch me nowadays… he know I got them pieces in the corner, but shoutout to Flacko, though.” We’ll see if we get a response from the 34-year-old anytime soon.

Read More: Lil Uzi Vert Delivers Trailer For “The Pink Tape”

Lil Uzi Vert Shouts Out (And Steps Over) A$AP Rocky

Regardless of that debate, the Philly star has a huge week to look forward to, as they confirmed that their highly anticipated album Pink Tape (sometimes referred to as The Pink Tape rather than how it appears on streaming) will release this week on Friday (June 30). Not only that, but Lil Uzi Vert’s new project appears to contain 26 tracks. It will be their longest project to date based on the pure size of the tracklist, which obviously suggests a long runtimes well. In addition, Uzi also seemingly changed the album on Apple Music from the original.

Uzi’s Pink Tape Updates

With all this in mind, Pink Tape is becoming the most hyped hip-hop album release so far this year. Of course, there’s heavy competition in Travis Scott’s UTOPIA and Young Thug’s surprise drop BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. Nevertheless, we’re beyond excited to see how all these albums age when we look back at 2023. The same could be said for Rocky and Uzi’s respective styles. On that note, stay logged into HNHH for the latest news and updates on Lil Uzi Vert.

Read More: JT Denies That Ice Spice Caused Her And Lil Uzi Vert’s BET Fight

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ASAP Rocky Fueled Rumors That He And Rihanna Are Secretly Married By Dedicating A Song To Her

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Last night (June 21), ASAP Rocky delivered a a Spotify Beach performance at the Cannes Lions Festival in Paris on Wednesday night. What he said on stage has fueled a major rumor, that he and Rihanna are secretly married.

ET reports that according to “an eyewitness,” during the rapper’s second set, he dedicated his performance of “DMB” (short for “Dat’s My B*tch”) to RiRi, referring to her as “my beautiful wife in the motherf**king building! I love her.”

Neither Rocky nor Rihanna have ever confirmed that they’re married, but they’ve previously sparked the rumor. At the end of Rocky’s 2022 “DMB” video, he wears grills that say “Marry Me?” Rihanna’s grills, meanwhile, read, “I do.”

Earlier this year, there were reports that Rihanna was planning a beach wedding, potentially to coincide with her February 20, although that rumor was never confirmed. Then, at this year’s Met Gala, the two again fueled marriage rumors when Rihanna wore a wedding dress-like look.

Whatever the case may be, the two appear to have a happy family together: They have kid, RZA, and another on the way. Rihanna also commented on Rocky’s Fathers Day post from last weekend, “The Mayers boys stole my whole heart! Happy Father’s Day nerd.”

Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Coordinate In All-Blue Denim Outfits For Pharrell’s Paris Fashion Show

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It feels like just yesterday when Rihanna broke the news of her second pregnancy to the world, but really it’s already been over four months since her legendary Super Bowl Halftime show. As expected, she followed in her own footsteps for round two, putting her baby bump on display in a selection of incredible outfits to help redefine maternity style for the modern woman. Some of them have been her take inspiration from boyfriend and baby daddy ASAP Rocky, while others are much more feminine and flirtatious.

For her most recent outing, Rihanna returned to Paris with the Testing rapper to celebrate their friend Pharrell Williams. The Virginia native made his Louis Vuitton menswear debut today and had plenty of famous faces in attendance to cheer him on. Among them were Jay-Z and Beyonce, Zendaya, and Megan Thee Stallion. While the Carters looked nothing less than regal in their fancy outfits, Rocky and his “Fashion Killa” captured more of a street-style vibe in their all-blue ensembles.

Read More: Rihanna Stays Booked & Busy As The Face Of Pharrell’s First Louis Vuitton Men’s Campaign

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For his part, the soon-to-be father of two paired his denim LV jacket with jean shorts and tall white crew socks. His accessories definitely complete the look, consisting of various necklaces, sunglasses, and a comfy beanie on his head. Rihanna donned an oversized jumpsuit with a block pattern displayed across the denim. She kept the front undone, leaving her growing belly on display under a sports bra in the same design as her outfit. Like Rocky, she too wears a hat on her head. The couple is currently being praised (as per usual) online for their boundless creativity.

Elsewhere in the news, ASAP Rocky celebrated his second Father’s Day this past Sunday, and his last with only one child. In his commemorative photo dump, the New Yorker shared several adorable photos and videos of little RZA, as well as a glimpse into his life at home with Rihanna. See it all for yourself at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

Read More: ASAP Rocky Makes Fatherhood Look Too Fly In New Photo Dump With RZA & Rihanna

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