A$AP Rocky, Loukeman e Zach Fogarty con “DON’T BE DUMB/TRIP BABY”

22 Gennaio 2026

Dopo averci abituato a hit iconiche come Praise the Lord o alle atmosfere oniriche di L$D, A$AP Rocky torna con una consapevolezza diversa.

Tra i brani presenti in Don’t Be Dumb, quello che cattura di più l’essenza dell’album, lontano dai cliché del genere è la title track, prodotta da Loukeman e Zach Fogarty.

 

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“DON’T BE DUMB/TRIP BABY”: il significato

In DON’T BE DUMB/TRIP BABY A$AP Rocky esplora il concetto di crescita attraverso il fallimento. Ammette implicitamente che la saggezza è il risultato di una serie di cadute. 

“Non essere stupido” non è un insulto, ma il consiglio di uno che ha capito che l’unico vero errore è non imparare nulla dai propri passi falsi. 

Così la produzione musicale segue questo dualismo, alternando basi solide a momenti di pura sperimentazione sonora che sembrano voler disorientare l’ascoltatore per poi riportarlo alla realtà. Il rapper parla direttamente a chi si sente perso, suggerendo che è possibile mantenere il controllo anche quando tutto intorno sembra un “trip”. 

Il testo

I can see the sky cryin’ when your rain fall tears

Gotta close the windows when the wind blows, dear

I can hear the hurricanes when the ends close near

She cry me a river, now it’s all downhill

Right about now, I’d do anything just to see your face

Every day, every day

‘Cause right now, I’d do anything just to stay in your graces

Like anything, every day

Let me know who he ain’t die

Feelin’ alive just like my vital signs

Show me all your vital signs, uh

Let me know, let me know

Let me know who he ain’t diе

Pinch me, let me know I’m alivе

I ain’t ever been this high before

High off life and nothin’ else

Right about now, I’d do anything just to see your face

Every day, every day (I’d do anything)

Right now, I’d do anything just to stay in your graces

Like anything, every day

Traded all my chains

All my brands and names

Changin’ all my ways, cut my braids, ayy

Just to hear you, just to feel you

Right about now, I’d do anything just to see your face

Every day, every day (I’d do anything)

I can see the sky cryin’ when your rain fall tears

Gotta close the windows when the wind blows, dear

I can hear the hurricanes when the ends close near

She cry me a river, now it’s all downhill

Right about now, I’d do anything just to see your face

Every day, every day (I’d do anything)

‘Cause right now, I’d do anything just to stay in your graces

Like anything, every day

Dumb, temporarily unable or unwilling to speak

[Part II: “TRIP BABY”]

Trips, roll the four, five, six, baby

Hundred G’s on the lick, baby, bet on me for the win

Feel the breeze on the trip, summer eve on your pits, baby

Hennessy on your lips, baby, bubbly on the trip, baby

No Mercer for the Prince, I ain’t even see a cent

Tryna make ends meet, niggas gon’ backdoor you when they can

Ass-bet when they gamble, it just is what it is, baby

No more business with the friends (Baby), they don’t wanna see you win (Baby)

Backstab you in the end

Used to call a nigga twin back then, we ain’t even really kin

Every Barbie need a Ken (Baby), she more realer than the men (Baby, baby)

Roll the four, five, six, she blow the dice, give a kiss, baby

Ride ‘em on four-fifth, treat this shit like the Vegas strip

Take her home, make her strip, baby, bring it back, make it flip, baby

Then take you on a trip, baby (Baby, baby, baby)

Hold me down off the strength (Baby), play Nintendo with my bitch (Baby)

She ain’t never even switch (Baby),

 just we in this bitch

Sound like speakin’ French, always us, never them, baby

Memories in the trench, back overseas with the clique (Clique)

See a sea of people in the pit, three hundred niggas that I’m with

Trojan condoms like Leonidas, Xerxes with the kick

(Kick)

I was thirteen with a brick, baby, didn’t master how to whip, whip

(Baby, baby)

Big steppin’ in this shit, no half-steppin’ in this shit

Niggas ass-bettin’ on the strip, beat ‘em ass-naked, make ‘em strip (Baby, baby, baby)

I’ma leave, don’t trip, baby, I’ma leave no lip, baby

I’ma be real quick, baby (Baby, baby, baby)

Brother gamble with the blick (Uh), rubber handle with the grip (Grip)

Keep one hand on the hip (Hip), lifestyles of the rich (Rich)

Got lights out in the crib (Crib), new shoes for the kid (Kid)

No food in the fridge, one small room in the crib

One wrong move, gettin’ blitzed (Blitzed), gotta get it how you live (Yeah)

Lifestyles in shambles and shit, lifestyles of the rich (Baby)

Lifestyles in shambles and shit, gamble with the rent (Baby)

Nigga came up quick (Baby)

Walk around with a chip on the shoulder, talkin’ down, get a chip and a soda

Fuck around, gettin’ clicked (Clicked)

Ride around gettin’ chauffeured

Can’t walk around, so we walk ‘em down again

Can’t walk a mile, so we totin’ iron, nigga (Be nicer then)

Baby need new shoes (Phew)

 

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