A$AP Rocky Receives Solid Second-Week Sales Projections For “Don’t Be Dumb”

Earlier this month, A$AP Rocky lastly delivered his long-awaited fourth studio album, Don’t Be Dumb. The challenge boasts options from the likes of Tyler The Creator, Doechii, Brent Faiyaz, and extra. It landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart following its launch, transferring roughly 123K album-equivalent models in its first week. Now, DJ Akademiks stories that it is on observe to maneuver round 50K album-equivalent models in its second week.

Don’t Be Dumb was initially anticipated to maneuver a minimum of 200K album-equivalent models in its first week. This is as a result of a press launch famous that he’d sold 130K vinyl copies of the album. Ultimately, nonetheless, solely 45K of these vinyl gross sales counted in direction of the first-week gross sales.

Regardless, Rocky and his supporters have some severe celebrating to do. One of his greatest cheerleaders, his associate Rihanna, even took to Twitter/X earlier this week to show her support for the LP.

“Just me right here to let yall know my baby daddy received the NUMBER 1 ALBUM!!! Aaahhhhhh hah! DONT BE DUMB!!!” the songstress wrote.

It seems to be like there could also be extra the place that got here from, too. During a latest look on The Joe Budden Podcast, Rocky teased a deluxe model of the album chock-full of thrilling options. He was even requested whether or not or not he’d be bringing “out of retirement” for the challenge, although he did not precisely present viewers with a straight reply.

“She be encouraging me bro,” he stated with fun. “Her type is so loopy, since you wouldn’t count on her to fuck with the folks she f*cks with. She f*cks with Alchemist and Knxwledge.” At the time of writing, a launch date for Don’t Be Dumb has not but been introduced.