"The world wants to know" - Spike Lee presses A$AP Rocky about not dropping 'Don't Be Dumb'

"Highest 2 Lowest" New York Premiere - Source: Getty
A$AP Rocky attends the "Highest 2 Lowest" New York Premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music on August 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

A$AP Rocky recently appeared on GQ's Epic conversation series, alongside Spike Lee and Denzel Washington. During the conversation, Rocky was pressed by Spike Lee about not dropping Don't Be Dumb. Spike Lee started the conversation, asking A$AP Rocky:

"When's the album coming?"

When A$AP Rocky replied, asking why Spike was questioning him on the matter, he replied:

"The world wants to know... I'm tired of answering for you"

The singer then replied:

"I'mma just drop it. How about that? I'ma just drop it, I don't wanna say another date, disappoint people.. things happen, things pop up, I just wanna make the perfect album and just drop it. I gotta lot to say now... Its been done. Its been done. I just wanna drop it."

He later added, in question whether it was 'nuclear bomb' level by Spike Lee:

"Man, I don't know.. Its my best work this yet, you know, this far. You know, I worked really hard on it... I think you'll love it (stating to Denzel Washington)."

A$AP Rocky has not released a new album since 2018

A$AP Rocky has not released a new album since 2018, when he released his third studio album, Testing. The singer has released some non-album singles, mostly in collaboration with other artists, since Testing. The fourth studio album has been in the works since late 2022.

A$AP Rocky has been more active in his non-music ventures in recent years. In 2022, the singer launched the Whisky brand Mercer + Prince. He has since then collaborated with brands like Puma.

The singer has also been active as an actor. His first role, aside from his appearances in documentaries, has been in the film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. The film is a psychological comedy-drama. He plays James, a motel superintendent, in the film.

He also has a role in the film Highest 2 Lowest, which was released on August 15, 2025. The film, by Spike Lee, is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's film High and Low. It also features Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright in the main cast, among others. Ice Spice also has a brief cameo in the film.

The singer has also been in the news recently for being acquitted in his shooting trial, which he has been involved in since 2022. The singer was arrested by Los Angeles police in 2022 for the shooting of Terell Ephron, aka ASAP Relli.

The trial was greenlit in 2023 by Judge M.L. Villar in November 2023. The singer entered a not-guilty plea in 2024, which was ultimately vindicated in the recent hearing.

A$AP Rocky also had his third child with Rihanna in August 2025. A baby girl, the child was born on August 18, 2025. The pregnancy was first revealed back in May 2025 at the Met Gala. The singer previously gave birth to her first child in 2022. The eldest child of the couple is named RZA Athelston Mayers.

Their second child, born in 2023, is called Riot Rose Myers. The name of their third child is not known to the public as of the writing of this article. The duo's relationship was first revealed in 2021, confirmed in an interview with GQ by A$AP Rocky, after years of speculation about the two, dating back to 2013.

Edited by Debanjana