"Bro is still in 2020" — Internet reacts to Roddy Ricch announcing The Navy Album releasing on February 21

Roddy Ricch pushed forward the release date of his upcoming album, The Navy Album, merely hours before it was initially due to drop on December 6. The album is now set to release on February 21, 2025. The last-minute announcement made on Instagram has come as a surprise for all the rap listeners as the new release date is two months away, which has further dampened their spirits.

Netizens have reacted to Roddy Ricch's news of postponement on X, with some of them claiming that the Die Young rapper is still living in 2020.

Some netizens called the freshly announced delay in his album's release "insane".

"Wasn’t it supposed to drop tonight?" commented one X user.

"Ironically I will actually be in the Navy when this drops lol," posted a second user.

"Insane delay lmao but ok," commented a third user.

Meanwhile, others claimed that this was the Compton native's last chance to make a comeback in the world of rap.

"Bro saw the reaction to the snippet and decided to redo the album. I can respect it," wrote a fourth user.

"No one hype this long for a Roddy Ricch album," replied a fifth X user.

"Last chance for a Roddy ricchh comeback," replied a sixth user.

Ricch released two studio albums before his upcoming project - Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial in 2019, and Live Life Fast in 2021.

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Roddy Ricch just dropped a single from his upcoming album

Rapper Roddy Ricch performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 30, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Image via Getty)

While Roddy Ricch might've faced some challenges in dropping his third studio album on its pre-decided date, the High Fashion rapper did offer fans a taste of what the album will hold for them.

Lonely Road dropped on YouTube earlier today (December 6) alongside Ricch's announcement about the album's delay. The song has amassed 31K views within four hours. The track is a collaborative work of Ricch and his fellow LA resident, Terrace Martin.

In the song, Roddy contemplates how far he has come in his life and career while praying to the higher beings for protection as he continues to pursue his dreams. Martin's sax solo sets the scene for the song, with the essence of praying evident in its music video as white-winged guardian angels surround Roddy.

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Ricch's album delay comes days after his Grammy award was found by a YouTuber

The news of the delay in Roddy's album release comes shortly after the Down Below rapper was caught in another troubling circumstance. It all started on November 29, when a YouTuber named Prieto Hunter uploaded a video on his channel.

In the video, Hunter opened a storage unit and extracted a black suitcase from it, finding Roddy Ricch's Grammy award stored within. The YouTuber also shared that he had purchased the storage unit only for $280.

The Every Season rapper won the award five years ago, in 2019, for Best Rap Performance. The award celebrated Ricch's guest feature in Nipsey Hussle's 2019 single, Racks in the Middle. Hit-Boy was a second collaborator on the track.

Upon finding Roddy's Grammy, Hunter invited him to "work something out" to get his award back. The 26-year-old rapper then shared on his Instagram Live that his award was in storage since he had been traveling. Ricch added that his assistant - who was supposed to take care of his storage unit - also met with an accident, which led to the award's mishandling.

The Cooped Up rapper then revealed offering Hunter $10,000 for his Grammy, adding that the YouTuber demanded $50,000 for the return. Hunter also had another condition that he wanted to return the award to Ricch in a police station with cameras recording the entire affair.

Ricch further shared that his representative ultimately appeared at the police station at the agreed-upon time to collect his Grammy in exchange for the money Hunter had demanded.

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In other news, Roddy Ricch has also featured in Dodger Blue - a track from Kendrick Lamar's surprise album released in November, GNX.