ASAP ROCKY's upcoming album Don't Be Dumb, which was initially scheduled to be released on August 30, reportedly got delayed. The rapper's representatives had confirmed to Pitchfork that the album is now expected to be released sometime in the autumn. According to Billboard, Rocky had decided to drop another single before the album release.
On August 29, Thursday, ASAP ROCKY announced that his new single titled Tailor Swif is now expected to release on Friday, August 30. Rocky further mentioned that the track which was previously leaked didn't have anything to do with pop star Taylor Swift, even though the title had been inspired by her. He further posted a tweet on Thursday in which he shared a teaser of the track and wrote,
"SINCE U DUMMIES LEAKED IT ALREADY."
Billboard also mentioned that the teaser was shot in Ukraine. Meanwhile, netizens noticed the teaser and its upcoming release date. Here are some of the responses found on X, formerly known as Twitter:
Another user tweeted:
"Thought he was doing a song with Taylor Swift before I clicked on the notification."
"Hopefully this snippet isn’t the final version," commented another user.
"Lol nah😂 this sh*t mid again. I need to hear full song tho," added a tweet.
While several other X users didn't seem pleased with the music snippet, many expressed how much they loved it and were excited for its release tomorrow. A user wrote:
"It’s 2014 all over again! I f*cking love it."
"Let's go Asap. Let's run this," added a post.
"This shit goes 🔥🔥! Y’all trippin!" mentioned another netizen.
Everything to know about ASAP ROCKY'S upcoming album Don't Be Dumb
As mentioned, the upcoming album teaser has received mixed reactions from the public. One of the songs Tailor Swif is supposed to be released tomorrow, on Friday. The song too, had received mixed reactions from netizens including ASAP ROCKY's fans. It is also clear that while the name suggested a resemblance with popstar Taylor Swift, the track itself, didn't have anything to do with her.
Billboard reported that after the leak of the song, Rocky seemed quite anxious about the idea of including it in the upcoming album. Earlier this month, the rapper explained to Apple Music,
"Most of the songs that I usually perform and s**t like that, muthaf–kas leak it. And once it’s leaked, it’s just like, 'Nah, it’s not on the project.'… I might perform it here or there, but it’s leaked. It is what it is. It’s out already."
Several singles from this album have officially been dropped till now. The list would include tracks like D.M.B., Shittin' Me, Same Problems?, Riot (Rowdy Pipe'n), and Highjack. The announcement of the release date was made in June this year, during Paris Fashion Week.
As of now, no confirmed release date has been released for the upcoming album. Fans are eagerly waiting to witness the fourth studio album of the rapper after he released the third one about six years ago in 2018.