A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb album has suffered through plenty of delays, but fans once again have hope for a 2026 release date after noticing a possible message through Rocky’s wardrobe during the Harlem native’s Camp Flog Gnaw performance Sunday (Nov. 23).
The Mob frontman kicked off his set at Tyler, the Creator’s festival hanging from the side of a helicopter while using a megaphone as a mic. Once Rocky removed a flannel jacket, he donned a hoodie with a set of numbers emblazoned across the right sleeve.
“01162026” the sleeve reads in black, which many took as a hint at a Jan. 16, 2026, release date for the album.
The theory gained some legitimacy since it’s a Friday, but other fans had a more pessimistic outlook, bringing up that Jan. 16 is actually National Nothing Day, and Rocky’s possibly messing around.
“You really can’t make this up,” one person wrote on X.
Another added: “it’s not happening he just trolled all of us!”
But one fan had a bit more confidence in Rocky delivering. “if nothing happens that day (no competition) wouldn’t it be the perfect day to drop an album,” they wrote.
There have been numerous missed possible release dates and delays for Don’t Be Dumb over the years, so it remains unclear if fans should mark their calendars for Jan. 16.
However, during a conversation as part of Variety‘s Hollywood Issue, Rocky told LaKeith Stanfield, Callum Turner and Glen Powell that his album is still slated to drop in 2025.
“Danny Elfman, he just did my album with me that I’m putting out this year,” Rocky said. “He scored a bunch of the songs on my album.”
A$AP Rocky’s last album arrived in 2018 with TESTING and it’s been a long road to Don’t Be Dumb.
