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ASAP Rocky & Rihanna Set Couple Goals As Fans Fawn Over Their Matching Tattoos

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After they warmed fans’ hearts by turning up to “TGIF” by GloRilla together, ASAP Rocky and Rihanna are once again proving why they’re couple goals. Moreover, we got some closer looks at their matching “1988” tattoos, written in gothic lettering and referring to the year in which both artists were born. While RiRi sports the ink around her right ankle, the Harlem rapper has the numbers spread vertically across his spine. It’s yet another wholesome and adorable shared style choice for them, and one that seems particularly fitting given their personal and year-bound bond. What will be their next power move?

Well, a lot of fans hope that the answer is that both Rihanna and A$AP Rocky drop their albums soon, and it seems like Rocky is already on it. He set the release of his new project Don’t Be Dumb for August of this year, and after such a long wait, fans couldn’t believe that they finally heard the good news. There have been some new trailers, announcements, merch drops, and more promotional material to lead up to its eventual drop, all of which had some skeptical fans letting some hope in. Let’s see how it sounds, and whether or not this will be a sonic shift or more of what we love.

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Rihanna & ASAP Rocky’s Matching Ink

As for Rihanna, she hasn’t really said much about a new project, although we know that it’s in the works and that she’s excited to make her comeback. In fact, it’s ironic how she apparently DM’d GloRilla to ask when her album was dropping, and with the release of the Ehhthang Ehhthang mixtape earlier in 2024, we hope that manifests soon. All that’s left now is for the Barbadian singer to return the favor. Can you imagine all the DMs she’s gotten asking this very same question?

Nevertheless, we know that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky would love to expand their family, although they don’t seem to be planning that for anytime soon. As such, maybe this will be yet another wrench in these albums’ rollouts. But we can stay safely content with the fact that they seem so happy together, and that one day, we for sure won’t have any new material to look forward to. They, though, will likely remain in love, and maybe that’s what’s important for this Class of ’88.

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Lana Del Rey’s Hip-Hop Connection Is Much Deeper Than Quavo

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Today (July 3), Lana Del Rey linked up with Quavo to drop “Tough,” a new collaborative single. Del Rey — who is best known for ethereal, Americana-inspired music that typically has little to do with rap — doesn’t exactly live and breathe hip-hop. At least, that’s what you might believe if you haven’t been paying attention.

Yes, she usually collaborates with artists like Taylor Swift and Father John Misty, but the truth is that hip-hop has been an undercurrent of Del Rey’s career since pretty much the very start. To drive that point home, let’s go through a few highlights that illustrate Del Rey’s long-running connection to hip-hop.

2012 — “National Anthem”

The world met Del Rey on her debut major-label album, 2012’s Born To Die. The project spawned a number of singles, the most relevant one here being “National Anthem”: In the video, she plays Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy, while she recruited ASAP Rocky to portray John F. Kennedy.

2015 — “Art Deco”

It was rumored that this song was about Azealia Banks, but Del Rey herself shut that narrative down, saying in an interview, “Definitely not. I have no idea where people got that from. I just don’t know what the correlation is. That song is actually about a group of teenagers who go out every night.”

That didn’t stop the two from getting into a Twitter spat in 2018, though, during which Del Rey showed her teeth: She invited Banks to “pull up” and declared, “I won’t not f*ck you the f*ck up.”

2017 — ASAP Rocky

Del Rey reunited with her “National Anthem” co-star on a couple of occasions in 2017: Rocky featured on “Summer Bummer” (as did Playboi Carti) and “Groupie Love” from the Lust For Life album.

2021 — Chemtrails Over The Country Club

When Del Rey revealed the album’s cover in 2021, she received some push-back over the apparent lack of racial variety among the people featured in the art. In response, she wrote in part on social media, “My best friends are rappers, my boyfriends have been rappers…. My dearest friends have been from all over the place, so before you make comments again about a WOC/POC issue, I’m not the one storming the capital, I’m literally changing the world by putting my life and thoughts and love out there on the table 24 seven. Respect it.”

(Per Harper’s Bazaar, Del Rey’s dating history includes G-Eazy; He’s the only rapper listed, but perhaps Del Rey has had some other relationships go under the radar.)

2021 — Migos

Del Rey manifested her Quavo collab in 2021 when she named Migos as the artist she’d most like to work with, saying, “I love them. Everything they do. There was kind of like a new revolution of sound 11 years ago in the singer-songwriter community, which I loved seeing. And then with Migos, I think they kicked off a new super fun, super autobiographical, completely different style of rap. I love them.”

2024 — Sexyy Red

Lana got in a good hang with Sexyy Red at this year’s Hangout Festival: The two made some waves online with their joint twerk session.

2024 — Quavo

Del Rey and Quavo were at the center of some dating rumors a few months ago, but Quavo explained, “We having hits,” ultimately teeing up their new song and bringing this timeline to an end.

ASAP Rocky Teases “Don’t Be Dumb” With Dramatic Trailer & Fans Can’t Believe It

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Well, it’s finally here… or almost, at least, but even knowing of its existence is enough to vindicate and validate six years of agonizing patience. Moreover, ASAP Rocky is dropping his new album Don’t Be Dumb on August 30, and fans couldn’t be more excited, happy, or in disbelief about the news. He recently posted a new clip on his social media that features some masked and heavily clothed people walking around a smoky area with industrial buzzes, rising synthesizers, and dramatic droning in the background. It’s more of an atmospheric mood board than anything else, but we’ll take it with a big smile on our face now that we at least have a release date.

Furthermore, this is the first time that A$AP Rocky has fully locked in a release date for Don’t Be Dumb since he began teasing his fourth studio album all those years ago. From what new interviews, statements, and announcements indicate, he’s currently in the mixing and mastering phase of the project, which is very exciting since it suggests that the post-production process will be very detailed. The Harlem native is known for his attempts at creating full, distinct worlds with each of his full-length records, which are all very different from each other. Here’s hoping No. 4 sees him expand his reach and experiment some more.

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ASAP Rocky’s Latest Don’t Be Dumb Teaser

Of course, a big part of the delays behind Don’t Be Dumb, and Rihanna’s much-anticipated album as well, has been her and A$AP Rocky’s relationship and new life as parents. Whether folks are critiquing their fashion styles or going wild over their wholesome posts or viral moments, there’s a lot to discuss around the power couple. Most importantly, it seems like they’re in a great place of joy and fulfillment that the creation of music likely can’t fill the void of anymore. But at least they’re still putting in hard work for their fans, and they want to get it just right.

So rejoice, A$AP Rocky fans: this isn’t another adorable Bottega Veneta campaign with his kids. This is the real deal, and it looks like Don’t Be Dumb will be one of the year’s biggest releases. Will he deliver yet another fantastic experience that pushes his artistry in a similar direction or can none of us predict what the madman will do on this latest experiment? For excitement’s sake, we’re hoping for the latter.

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ASAP Rocky Apparently Gave His Long-Awaited Album ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ An Official Release Date Following His Paris Fashion Show

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Way back in December 2022, ASAP Rocky announced the title of his long-awaited fourth studio album: Don’t Be Dumb. However, as recently as last July, there was still no official sign of the album’s release despite the then-recent releases of singles like “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)”,” “DMB,” and “Same Problems.”

But Rocky’s longsuffering fans have finally been given a release date, which the rapper apparently announced at the conclusion of his Paris Fashion Week show for AWGE “American Sabotage,” where he previewed music from the album. Don’t Be Dumb is now due on August 30, with a pre-save link going live right after the show. Rocky also shared the link to the American Sabotage collection, which features box sets of the album with merch like T-shirts, hats, and hoodies alongside CDs of the album.

Although it has been over six years since the release of Rocky’s last album Testing, the Harlemite has plenty of good reasons for the delays. In April 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of a 2021 assault in which he allegedly shot a former member of his ASAP Mob crew. Meanwhile, in more positive news for the fashionable rapper, he and girlfriend Rihanna had two children together, Riot and RZA. Even though he’s still awaiting trial, it looks like Rocky has more to look forward to than not, and now, so do his fans.

Don’t Be Dumb is due on 8/30 via ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA. You can find more info here.

Rihanna Wants More Kids With ASAP Rocky & Gives Big Update On Pregnancy Rumors

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Happy Father’s Day to A$AP Rocky, who launched an adorable Bottega Veneta campaign today (Sunday, June 16) with his kids RZA and Riot Rose. Their mom Rihanna has also been thinking about them a lot recently, and about the future of the superstar family and their size as a whole. Moreover, she recently spoke to ET about a whole breadth of topics, but of course, this was a really big point that people are always seeking an update on, however expected or vague. The Barbadian creative and entrepreneur spoke quite candidly on the matter, also letting folks know that she knows her way around a rumor mill or two.

“You know what, I hope so,” Rihanna answered a question about whether or not she and A$AP Rocky expect to expand their family and have more children. However, she couldn’t help but shut down the idea that this will happen anytime within the next nine months. “I’m not pregnant if that’s what you’re asking,” the “Diamonds” singer remarked. Pregnancy rumors have followed her around ever since her first pregnancy announcement, pretty much. We don’t expect those to slow down as a result of this, but we’ll take them with an even larger grain of salt.

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In addition, Rihanna also spoke on her retirement scare (which isn’t a thing, by the way) and on her motivation to fully dive into her next album in the studio now. “Music, for me, is a new discovery,” RiRi told ET. “I’m rediscovering things. I have been working on the album for so long that I put all that stuff aside, and now I’m prepared to go back in the studio.

“So, I’m now prepared,” Rihanna expressed. “I’m gonna start. So, you know, give me a second. Yes, I’m starting over, but I don’t wanna neglect the songs that I have. I wanna listen to stuff with new ears, with my new perspective, and then see what still applies and what I’m still in love with.”

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Rihanna Terrifies Fans By Casually Teasing Her Retirement

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Rihanna knows what she’s doing. She dropped a classic album in 2016 with Anti, and has kept fans on the hook ever since. The pop superstar has had two children, bolstered her fashion empire, and played the Super Bowl Halftime Show in this nearly decade-long drought. 2024 seemed as though it would be the end of the drought, but RiRi has fans thinking otherwise after she stepped out on June 6. She was seen wearing a graphic t-shirt, and the text on it provides a terrifying possibility for her Navy.

Rihanna was photographed in New York City. The full text on the t-shirt was obscured by her purse, but the main text was crystal clear: “I’m retired.” Fans did manage to find the exact shirt she was wearing on the internet, though. The text underneath allegedly reads: “This is as dressed up as I get.” It’s very much meant to be a tongue-in-cheek shirt, not to be taken seriously, but given who is wearing it, and how long its been since her last album, fans were more stressed than usual. “Welp she never doing music again,” one distraught X user wrote. “I don’t feel good,” another wrote. “She better be joking.” Some fans took the stance that Rihanna is actually teasing the title of her upcoming album, which would be I’m Retired.

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Rihanna Has Been Teasing Her Album For Years

Rihanna has, admittedly, been hyping up her comeback album in 2024. She confirmed that she’s been in the studio with her boyfriend, ASAP Rocky, who has also been working on his first album since 2018. The biggest thing Rihanna wants to convey to fans is artistic growth. At least, that’s what she told Extra back in April. “It’s gonna be amazing,” she told the outlet. “It has to be — that is the only reason it’s not out yet. If I’m not feeling it and I’m not feeling like it represents the evolution, the time I spent away. There should be a show of growth, right?”

While Rihanna confirmed that her and ASAP Rocky have been working closely, she maintained that the new album will not be filled with guest features. If anything, the singer wants to error on the side of less features, so as to give fans more of her. Especially after nearly a decade away from the industry. “I’m not a big collaborator,” she explained. “It has to be very intentional, so I’ll know when I have the record.” RiRi is playing up the notion that she’s retired in public. That said, she’s made it very clear that she’s hard at work on new music behind closed doors.

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ASAP Rocky Attributes New Album’s Delay To Leaks, But Fans Aren’t Buying It

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ASAP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb is one of the most notoriously delayed and long-awaited projects on the horizon right now, and in a world where Frank Ocean and Playboi Carti also exist, that’s saying something. Over the years, we got plenty of teases, announcements, merch drops, delays, and comments that, for one reason or another, have yet to result in a new album. Moreover, even singles have dropped that didn’t see a lot of follow-up, so a lot of fans are wondering what’s up with it. Well, the Harlem creative reportedly spoke recently on one reason as to why his new project is still in the oven.

“Dummies need to stop leaking,” A$AP Rocky reportedly remarked concerning his new album’s delay, a common and understandable notion. “Every time, it’s back to the drawing board.” However, this would probably hit a lot harder and ring much more true for fans if they weren’t asking where in the world these leaks that he talked about even are. The fact that people failed to get their hands on it is either a sign that they’re looking in the wrong places or that there aren’t any leaks to begin with, and that there’s another reason why there’s no new LP yet.

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Of course, even if these leaks are a facetious claim, there are plenty of other valid and understandable reasons as to why this delay is so notorious and lengthy. If we were starting a family with Rihanna, beginning the journey of fatherhood, and getting a lot of extracurricular gigs in many fields, we might pause our project indefinitely, too. A$AP Rocky is in a very exciting time in his life right now, and it’s one that doesn’t need a new album attached to it to validate or immortalize it. Sure, it would be awesome, but it’s not like he is as elusive as some other folks who haven’t dropped in a while.

In addition, A$AP Rocky’s shooting case also brought him plenty of legal trouble and attention, which is another valid reason for delay. The most frustrating thing about it, though, is just how long he’s been teasing it for, and how rollouts seemed so close to manifesting but just missed the mark. Ultimately, we may never know why this new album is taking so long. There’s only one way to make us forget about that and make it a much more irrelevant question: by dropping it!

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ASAP Rocky Sings Cam’ron Song During Date Night With Rihanna

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ASAP Rocky and Rihanna have been going out more. The couple stepped away from the spotlight for a couple years to start a family, but it looks as though both of them are ready to drop new music and regain their popularity. The couple went out for a date night on May 15, and appeared to be having a great time. Footage of the two of them went viral, but the real standout moment came when ASAP Rocky decided to do karaoke. The Harlem rapper stepped up and serenaded the mother of his children with a classic rap single from Cam’ron and Juelz Santana.

ASAP Rocky took the mic and ripped off some of “Oh Boy” while Rihanna stood next to him. A fan captured the whole thing on their phone, and Rihanna looked directly into the camera during Rocky’s rapping. “That’s my baby daddy,” she mouthed amidst the chatter in the club. The pop star mouths the words she knows alongside Rocky, but both of them run out of steam. “I don’t know the rest, y’all,” the rapper says while laughing. The club didn’t care, and cheered on Rocky’s performance.

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Rihanna Hyped Up ASAP Rocky During His Performance

Rihanna wasn’t the only one who was proud of her partner that night. In a separate video, ASAP Rocky can be seen warning a man not to hit on his baby mama. “Don’t be romantic to my girl like that,” he told him. There was a split second where it seemed as though the interaction was going to get serious, but the rapper diffused the situation with some humor. “I’m playing with you, man,” he assured the stranger. The two then shook hands and continued to have fun.

ASAP Rocky picking Cam’ron’s “Oh Boy” was no accident. The rapper is an enormous fan of Cam and the whole Dipset crew. During a 2013 interview with Google Play, Rocky picked the album with “Oh Boy” on it, Come Home with Me, as one of his all-time favorites. “At that time,” he explained. “Dispet was my everything. I used to wear the bandana like Juelz Santana. It was just really flashy, flamboyant, gangsta sh*t and I f*cked with it. That was a good a*s f*cking album.” Cam’ron has shown love in return, praising ASAP Mob for continuing the Dipset legacy.

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Memphis Bleek Claims ASAP Mob Is The Modern Day Roc-A-Fella

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There were lots of New York crews fighting for hip-hop supremacy in the 2000s. Ruff Ryders, Dipset, and Terror Squad all made legitimate strides, but Roc-A-Fella ultimately came out on top. It helped that the Roc had the biggest solo star of the era in Jay-Z. Memphis Bleek was one of the rappers who held it down alongside Hov, so he got to see the absolute best that NY had to offer. It consequently carries a lot of weight when someone like him praises a crew from a younger generation.

Memphis Bleek recently discussed the lineage of New York hip-hop during a recent appearance on Fresh Pair. The rapper was asked about the lasting impact of Roc-A-Fella Records, and he claimed that nobody has surpassed it. “Some people still try to create that Roc wave,” he explained. “You got a couple people that came close.” The one Bleek has been most impressed with has been ASAP Mob. Apparently, he’s an enormous fan of what the Harlem collective has done over the last decade.

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Memphis Bleek Praised ASAP Mob For Coming “Close”

“The closest team that I thought was gonna do it was the ASAP crew,” the rapper noted. “I can’t front that, they all was shakin.” It’s easy to see why Bleek was so impressed. ASAP Mob helped to popularize “cloud rap” in the mainstream courtesy of ASAP Rocky’s 2011 mixtape, Live. Love. ASAP. Rocky went on to become a bonafide pop star off the success of singles like “Goldie” and “F*ckin’ Problemz.” Ferg was the next one up, and he bolstered the Mob’s street credentials. ASAP Mob’s aesthetic also carried over to the world of fashion.

ASAP Mob agrees with Memphis Bleek’s sentiment. During a Billboard interview, the crew referenced Roc-A-Fella as a major influence. “We look up to Wu-Tang Clain, Dipset, G-Unit, Roc-A-Fella, all them n**gas before us, but we’re the best, bro,” ASAP Rocky claimed. “You can’t be mad at us thinking we’re the best.” ASAP Ant doubled down. “We, like we were one of the crews that brought it back to Wu-Tang, Roc-A-Fella Records,” he added. “We provided the wave to the new generation.”

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ASAP Ferg’s Name Change Has Fans Theorizing That He Left ASAP Mob

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ASAP Ferg is the second-biggest member of ASAP Mob. Rocky will always be the biggest, since he broke through first, but Ferg proved that the crew had staying power. He’s been the most consistent member of ASAP Mob in terms of output and guest appearances. At least, he was. The rapper recently put out a new single, “MDMX,” and fans have noticed that he’s credited as “Ferg” and not “ASAP Ferg.” This has sparked a tidal wave of speculation that he’s left the crew for good.

The name change comes after years of struggle between Ferg and ASAP Mob. In 2020, various crew members implied that the rapper was no longer a member. ASAP Nast clarified this point on X (formerly Twitter), however, by stating that Ferg was very much involved with their musical output. He put out his next album, Floor Seats II, under the name ASAP Ferg, so everything seemed to be fine.

Ferg has been relatively quiet on the music front during the last couple years, which is what makes the name change so jarring. This is the first time Ferg has been officially credited without the “ASAP” prefix. A casual fan would be able to infer that this is a significant change.

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Ferg Insists He Still A Part Of ASAP Mob

Significant, but not as damning as it may appear. Ferg actually announced that he would be shortening his name back in October 2021. He issued a statement through Roc Nation, clarifying his plan and letting fans know that the name change does not reflect turmoil with ASAP Mob. “Ferg is very much still part of the Mob, and is A$AP Ferg within A$AP Mob,” the statement read. “Ferg as an individual artist and with his solo career is Ferg.”

Ferg’s actions since making the announcement have supported this. He reunited with ASAP Rocky to preview a snippet of an unreleased song on Instagram. Fans are hoping he shows up on Rocky’s new album, Don’t Be Dumb. ASAP Ferg also told High Snobiety that he could never envision a time in which he wasn’t involved with the Mob. “I don’t think there’s no breaking up of the Mob,” he explained. “It’s like, once you’re in the Mob, you can’t get out. This is blood in, blood out… You can never get out of the mob. So that’s not even a thing.”

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