ASAP Rocky has been within the lab since 2018. The final time he had an album out, Drake has lot a rap battle to Pusha T. That is an eternity in music phrases. The rapper has needed to cope with a number of track leaks because of this. Listeners have been sifting by means of demos and snippets for Do not Be Dumb longer than they’ve identified the title of Rocky’s album. Now that the discharge date is in sight, although, ASAP Rocky has made it clear that something leaked previous to the Do not Be Dumb launch won’t make the ultimate tracklist.

Rocky addressed the leak drawback throughout a latest look on New Music Every day with Zane Lowe. The rapper was selling his new single, “HIGHJACK,” however the interview become a broader teaser for the accompanying album. Lowe requested whether or not in regards to the album’s evolution, and ASAP Rocky drew a direct correlation between leaks and the necessity to document new materials. “A lot of the songs that I be performing and sh*t like that,” he famous. “Motherf*ckers leak it. And as soon as it is leaked, it is identical to, nah, it isn’t on the challenge.” Lowe asserted {that a} track loses context as soon as its launched to the general public, and the rapper agreed. He did, nevertheless, be aware that he has a delicate spot for a number of of the songs which have leaked. “I’d carry out [them] right here and there,” he conceded. “But when it is leaked, it’s what it’s.”

This is not the primary time ASAP Rocky has blamed the album’s delay on leaks. In Might, the Harlem rapper claimed that the quantity of fabric circulating on-line has made it troublesome for him to place collectively a strong physique of labor. “Dummies have to cease leaking,” he asserted. “Each time, it is again to the drafting board.” In Rocky’s protection, there have been quite a bit of leaks. A fast look on the Genius web page for Do not Be Dumb reveals over a dozen songs with stacked visitor options. “GO!” that includes Playboi Carti was previewed by Rocky again in April 2022. It leaked in December. “Sights” was one other Playboi Carti collaboration teased in September of that yr. The leak of this observe, nevertheless, led to a spat with Playboi Carti’s Opium crew.

Opiumbaby accused ASAP Rocky of leaking the track on Twitter. He referred to as the rapper out for ruining what might have been a success single. “F*ck Rocky, he performed,” Opiumbaby wrote. “F*ck that ASAP sh*t. Allat leaking sh*t.” The affiliate then lamented the cash that was spent on the track. “That sh*t value,” he claimed. “That is not even yo track. It is our sh*t. May’ve been on all platforms.” It is ironic that ASAP Rocky be attacked for a problem he is complained about for years, however that is the web in a nutshell. We’re excited to see what finally ends up making the ultimate Do not Be Dumb tracklist.