ASAP Rocky Laughs Off Rihanna Appearance on 'Don’t Be Dumb' Deluxe

He then shifted subjects.

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky
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ASAP Rocky has revealed a few details about the deluxe edition of Don’t Be Dumb that’ll be out soon — and seemingly hinted at Rihanna being featured on it.

During an appearance on the Joe Budden podcast, the rapper detailed his recently released album by saying it’ll have “all the features.” Afterwards, when asked by Queenzflip if he’d be bringing Rihanna “out of retirement,” Rocky didn’t answer.

Rocky just laughed before changing the subject to talk about how she creatively pushes him when he’s making music. “She be encouraging me bro,” he said. “Her style is so crazy, because you wouldn’t expect her to fuck with the people she fucks with. She fucks with Alchemist and Knxwledge.”

Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb is expected to move 200,000 units in its first week, with 100,000 units coming from album sales. Before that, his 2018 album Testing moved 75,000 units in its first week.

Just one day after he released the album on Jan. 16, Rocky teased that he would be releasing the deluxe version of the album, which he’s calling “Disc 2.” He did so by subtly liking a comment on Instagram where a fan speculated that previously performed songs not on the project would appear on another version of the album.

In even more Don’t Be Dumb news, Rocky announced that he’d be going on a 42-date trek around the world in support of the album, called the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour. The U.S. performances kick off on May 27 at the United Center in Chicago before wrapping up at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on July 11.

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