A$AP Rocky Finally Releasing 'Don't Be Dumb' Album Later This Month, Recruits Winona For New Album Vid

Source: TMZ

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A$AP Rocky is kicking off 2026 with a bang -- with the pending release of his first album in eight years!!!

On Monday, Rocky confirmed his long-awaited "Don't Be Dumb" album would drop on Jan. 16 ... the same album he was supposed to drop before 3 kids, 2 criminal trials, and 1 romance with Rihanna entered the picture!!!

Remember our viral interview where he was giving us the "runaround" while discussing the album finishing touches? That was over 2 years ago!!!

For his first trick, the Harlem rapper co-directed "Punk Rocky" alongside filmmakers Folkert Verdoorn and Simon Becks ... recruiting the talents of Winona Ryder, Danny Elfman, Thundercat, and A$AP Nast to all star in the video!!!

The video looks straight outta the Edward Scissorhands' universe, and Rocky stars as himself and one of his alter-egos, a character named "GR1M" in the zany clip.

In one scene, Rocky also captures himself shooting a gun in the middle of the street, but unlike his winning case against ex-friend, A$AP Relli, he won't be seeing a courtroom for pulling the trigger.

The video picks up where the "Tailor Swif" video left off visually and where his track "Sundress" left off sonically. If you're sensing a theme, it's because he got Tim Burton to lend his artistic genius to the album cover artwork, which highlights all six of Rocky's alter egos.