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A$AP Rocky<\/a>\u2018s Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em> finally appears to be around the corner \u2014 and it\u2019s set to be a big-screen spectacle thanks to Tim Burton.<\/p>\n On Tuesday (December 16), the Harlem rapper revealed the artwork for his long-awaited fourth album which was designed by the legendary film director, best known for Beetlejuice<\/em>, Edward Scissorhands<\/em> and the late \u201980s\/early \u201990s Batman<\/em> movies.<\/p>\n \u201cSORRY 4 THE WAIT DON\u2019T BE DUMB FINALLY HERE! THANKS TIM BURTON FOR HELPING ME MAKE THIS MOVIE! COMING SOON,\u201d Rocky wrote on social media.<\/p>\n The cover features several illustrations of Pretty Flacko in Burton\u2019s distinctive style, as well as a giant \u201cno\u201d symbol with \u201cDon\u2019t Be Dumb\u201d in the center. Burton\u2019s name is even credited on the cover of the album.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear if an actual Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em> movie is in the works or if Burton is simply directing the accompanying music videos.<\/p>\n A$AP Rocky has touched on Tim Burton\u2019s involvement numerous times over the last year, telling Billboard<\/em><\/a> in 2024: \u201cI sat and I played the album for Tim Burton, and he was fucking with it heavy \u2026 He was rocking his head and was like, \u2018Wow! I didn\u2019t know you made that kind of music!’\u201d<\/p>\n He also spoke about his admiration for the filmmaker in a sit-down with Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a> earlier this year, saying: \u201cI love Tim Burton, man. I\u2019ve been inspired by him [since] a child. I think what he does with claymation and how he transcended into live-action movies, the parallels between them and [how] he seamlessly included it from matte painting to German Expressionism. I think he\u2019s a fucking genius.\u201d<\/p>\n Rocky\u2019s love for the director runs so deep that he has even recruited longtime Burton collaborator, composer Danny Elfman, to lend his musical talents to Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cDanny Elfman did my album with me, he scored a bunch of the songs,\u201d he revealed to Vanity Fair<\/em>. \u201cWe had [the TV] on mute and were just making music to all of the old fims, Pee-wee\u2019s Playhouse<\/em> and The Simpsons<\/em>, all that.\u201d<\/p>\n Other big names expected to contribute to the project include Metro Boomin<\/a>, Tyler, The Creator<\/a>, Busta Rhymes<\/a>, The Alchemist<\/a> and Morrisey.<\/p>\n A release date for Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em> has yet to be confirmed, but the album is rumored to arrive on January 16<\/a> after A$AP Rocky wore a shirt adorned with the numbers \u201c01162026\u201d during his headlining performance at Tyler, The Creator\u2019s Camp Flog Gnaw festival last month.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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