A$AP Rocky is using the Don’t Be Dumb rollout to finally unpack his long-rumored issues with Drake, turning side comments and subliminals into a clearer, if still messy, story. In a new run of interviews, he’s said there’s “no real smoke” but also admitted “I just don’t f–k with him,” describing their relationship as strained rather than outright nonexistent. He frames it less like a traditional rap beef and more like lingering personal tension that never really got resolved.
Rocky has pointed to years of awkwardness around Drake’s history of referencing Rihanna, saying things “went wrong over females” and hinting that lines were crossed in ways he didn’t appreciate. He stops short of laying out every detail but makes it clear he sees some of Drake’s behavior as disrespectful both personally and publicly. That subtext lands harder now that Rocky and Rihanna are a high-profile couple and parents, which makes any Drake-related chatter feel more loaded than it did a decade ago.
On the music side, Rocky has leaned into fan theories that tracks like “Stole Ya Flow” carry veiled shots at Drake, even as he avoids saying his name on record. He’s said parts of the album respond to “a few people” rather than one target, but listeners have zeroed in on bars about style-biting, opportunism, and performative friendship as likely aimed at Drake. That lets him stoke conversation around the project without fully committing to a headline-grabbing diss track.
