Overview
- A$AP Rocky released the “Punk Rocky” single and video on Jan. 5 after a brief YouTube premiere glitch that showed a removal notice before the full visual went live.
- The surreal clip features Winona Ryder with appearances by Danny Elfman, Thundercat and A$AP Nast, and was co-directed by Rocky with Folkert Verdoorn and Simon Becks (the Three Musketeers).
- The track leans into breezy indie-rock textures and is credited to writers Rakim Mayers, Cristoforo Donadi, Adam King Feeney and Zach Fogarty.
- Don't Be Dumb is slated for Jan. 16 via A$AP Worldwide/RCA, marking Rocky’s first full-length in eight years, with Tim Burton contributing artwork and Elfman reported to have scored multiple songs.
- Streaming interest is robust with roughly 499,900 Spotify pre-saves reported, and Rocky is set for an SNL appearance with host Finn Wolfhard around the album’s release.