A$AP Rocky has launched his latest campaign to convince fans that the much-delayed Don’t Be Dumb will actually be released January 16 (aka “National Nothing Day”), this time by sharing cover art designed by none other than Tim Burton. The artwork arrived on Instagram with a message referring to Don’t Be Dumb as a movie: “SORRY 4 THE WAIT DON’T BE DUMB FINALLY HERE! THANKS TIM BURTON FOR HELPING ME MAKE THIS MOVIE! COMING SOON.” Check it out below.
Rocky has been teasing the Testing follow-up for years, first sharing the current title in late 2022. Since then, he has shared new music for Highest 2 Lowest—the recent Spike Lee movie in which he stars alongside Denzel Washington—and, before that, the Jessica Pratt–featuring “Highjack” and a single called “Taylor Swif,” which came with a quirky video shot in Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion.
The new album, he said in a recent Vanity Fair video interview, features longtime Tim Burton collaborator Danny Elfman, who “scored a bunch of the songs.” He also spoke about his admiration for Burton, particularly his incorporation of “matte painting and German expressionism” into his practice.
