ASAP Rocky Interview! How Rihanna, Three Kids + Two Trials Changed His Life & Music

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The New York Times

Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In an intimate, exclusive sit-down, the rapper and actor reflects on how the chaotic eight years since his previous album led to his new release, “Don’t Be Dumb.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

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0:00.0	When I come back, just give me some malt liquor 40 ounces. Old time. When was the last time you actually had a 40? Honestly, like four years ago. It's very great. Just like, let me go taste my youth. I had to. Yeah. It was it taste like nostalgia. It tastes like a new Yeah, it tastes like a memory. Yeah, like it's like nostalgia.
0:22.5	I was thinking about yams.
0:23.6	I was thinking about marsh, pits, parties,
0:26.0	couch, surfing, train hopping.
0:27.6	Wow for the night, fuck.
0:29.3	Be and no.
0:30.6	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:31.6	Bring you right back.
0:32.6	Right back.
0:33.6	We have just received word the album by Asaph Rockies,
0:44.3	Bocke, Lose Delt, do not be coming out.
0:47.9	Profile hunting on a humming no gas, 89 price on a ticket, exercise, eat all my best,
0:52.7	a booke us,'m desperate About hit bit
0:54.5	Starting by the hunters
0:55.8	Gonna come in on fast
0:56.9	Shut
0:57.1	Welcome to the New York Times
0:58.6	Popcast
0:59.2	Your couple ABCs
1:00.9	ABC
1:02.3	Of weekly cultural review
1:04.0	I'm John Caramonica
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