A$AP Rocky Talks Disc 2 of ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ and Grammy Season: ‘I Got to Take Something Home, Man’ — SkimNews
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- A$AP Rocky released Don't Be Dumb in January 2026 after an eight-year discography gap, and told Rolling Stone he's preparing Disc 2 — "an extension" of the album — plus dropping the fan-favorite song "Shroom Clouds" on Friday.
- Rocky confirmed Memphis producer Hitkidd, who produced "Stop Snitchin'" on Don't Be Dumb, is on Disc 2 and future projects, declaring "Memphis is in my DNA" and citing chopped-and-screwed Southern music as foundational to his sound.
- His AWGE fashion show in Paris drew more than 6,000 attendees and set a Guinness World Record for most attendees at a fashion show, with his mother and children in the front row — a moment Rocky said made him cry.
- The Don't Be Dumb tour has run nearly 50 dates across the U.S. and Europe, with a third leg announced for December across Australia and New Zealand; South America and Africa are pushed to a future run.
- Rocky brought three-year-old son Riot — his child with Rihanna — onstage in Copenhagen, and quipped fans "wait till they get a load of mom," predicting his kids will eventually grasp Rihanna's stardom.
- On the next chapter, Rocky revealed his newly dyed red hair was a signal, citing Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, and Malcolm X as inspiration and told the interviewer "I'm ready to go redhead on them."
- Grammy-season stakes: Rocky said plainly, "I gotta take something home, man," framing the awards as validation of his comeback year after sellout arenas and chart-topping success.
Why it matters: Rocky's Disc 2 rollout doubles as a Grammy campaign strategy: he's stacking fan-favorite loosies ("Shroom Clouds"), extending a #1 album, and reminding voters of his eight-year absence and subsequent record-breaking tour and Paris fashion show — all to convert cultural visibility into a win. For fans, it means the vault of songs he's teased for years is finally getting compiled; for the Recording Academy, Rocky is making his comeback-era case impossible to ignore.
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