A$AP Rocky has “pushed myself to the limit on everything” surrounding his new album

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A$AP Rocky has said that he’s “pushed myself to the limit on everything” surrounding work on his new album including visual aspects and a shift in sound.The rapper, who with his girlfriend Rihanna recently became a first-time father, spoke in a new interview about the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Testing’.He firstly clarified to Dazed & Confused that his new record is not going by the previously assumed titled ‘All Smiles’, after it was seemingly “announced” in late 2019 via a release by Selfridges relating to an AWGE t-shirt collaboration of the same name.“One thing I can tell you is that the name isn’t gonna be ‘All Smiles’ – you know, I never publicly said that my album was called ‘All Smiles’.

That one is more of a concept project, it’s music and more,” he said.“I’m wrapping up the new album now; I’ve been shooting so many visuals for it.

I don’t want to be cliché or sound like a salesman, but I’ve pushed myself to the limit on everything. Going from that industrial, subversive sound from ‘Testing’ and then graduating with a more polished sound…I just like where it is.”Rocky also spoke about fatherhood and how he wishes to raise “open-minded” children.“I will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even as adults, no matter what,” he added to Dazed.“I actually love to watch cartoons – I’ve watched like, Teletubbies, Blue’s Clues, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peppa Pig and Baby Shark.