After nearly eight years away from a full studio release, A$AP Rocky has finally dropped his fourth album Don’t Be Dumb on January 16, 2026 — and it’s already making waves. Not only did it debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking his first chart-topper in over a decade, it also serves as a statement that Rocky hasn’t lost his touch, even if the path here was long and winding.
Don’t Be Dumb arrives as a sprawling project, steeped in influences from hip-hop, trap, experimental sounds, and psychedelic textures. The album took shape over several years (2021–2025) and features an all-star roster of producers — from Metro Boomin to Madlib, Pharrell Williams, The Alchemist, and will.i.am — giving the overall palette a dizzying, unpredictable feel.
The public response confirms that Rocky still commands attention. Don’t Be Dumb shot straight to the top of charts, and even his partner Rihanna enthusiastically celebrated the milestone on social media.
No discussion of Don’t Be Dumb in 2026 is complete without mentioning the swirling talk around A$AP Rocky and Drake. Once collaborators and friends who shared hits like “F**n’ Problems” and toured together early in their careers, their relationship has noticeably cooled in recent years.
Rocky has been candid in interviews that there’s no “real smoke” with Drake in the explosive way hip-hop beefs sometimes manifest, but he did confirm that he “just doesn’t f— with him” anymore, and the breakup of their friendship is rooted in personal history — particularly past romantic connections and lingering references in music.
Fans have also pointed to certain lyrics on Don’t Be Dumb — most notably on the track “Stole Ya Flow” — as potential jabs at Drake, with lines about flow and past relationships that many interpret as nods to their shared history. While Rocky insists he’s not speaking solely about one person, the tension adds an extra layer of narrative intrigue around the album’s release.
Don’t Be Dumb feels like the work of an artist who’s both comfortable in his lane and curiously probing outside it — sometimes clashing, sometimes meshing in exciting ways. It isn’t flawless, and the eclecticism may divide longtime fans, but it’s also exactly the kind of ambitious, unpredictable album you expect from A$AP Rocky in 2026.