A$AP Rocky

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Since 2011, the versatile artist A$AP Rocky has worked with world stars such as Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd, Pharrell Williams or Rod Stewart and made a name for himself with over 25 Mia. streams and 5 billion. views on his music videos in the music industry. Songs such as "Praise The Lord (Da Shine)" feat. Skepta; "Everyday" feat. Rod Stewart, Miguel & Mark Ronson; "Sundress" or "I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup)" feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino are among the biggest hits of the rapper, who has also worked as an entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon in advertising campaigns for various brands, including Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Gucci, Courvoisier, Dior, Mercedes Benz, Guess and Fenty Skin. With his own agency, label and fashion brand AWGE, he also helped launch the careers of artists such as Playboi Carti, slowthai, Smooky MarGielaa and others, and held his second show at Paris Fashion Week in June 2025. Now, A$AP Rocky is coming with his new album "Don't Be Dumb" on the 42-show Don't Be Dumb World Tour, presented by Live Nation, giving fans their first chance to hear his new album live. The tour will take A$AP Rocky from North America to Europe, where he will be performing at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, the Olympiahalle in Munich, the Barclays Arena in Hamburg and the Uber Arena in Berlin.

With both his debut album "Long.Live.A$AP" (2013) and his second album "At.Long.Last.A$AP" (2015), A$AP Rocky reached number 1 on the US Billboard 200, where both have long since been certified double platinum. Eight years after the release of his third album "Testing", A$AP Rocky is now back with his new work "Don't Be Dumb", which was released worldwide on January 16. The record "not only rewards patience, but adds new facets to the rapper's approach - an evolved relationship with melody as well as a wiser lyrical direction," according to Billboard. On the album, he collaborated with eclectic artists such as BossMan Dlow, Brent Faiyaz, Danny Elfman, Doechii, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Jon Batiste, Slay Squad, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator, Westside Gunn and will.i.am. Even more remarkable, however, is that the album collected more than 1 million pre-saves on Spotify, setting a new platform record in modern hip-hop. In addition, A$AP Rocky sold over 130,000 physical vinyl records of the album before its release, which also visually inspires with its iconic cover art by none other than filmmaker and illustrator Tim Burton. This massive hype for the long player resulted from a massive year for A$AP Rocky, in which he also starred in two A24 films: Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" and Mary Bronstein's Golden Globe-winning "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You". He also co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala, became creative director for Ray-Ban and Chanel's new brand ambassador in addition to his role at Puma.