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A$AP Rocky’s anticipated “Punk Rocky” single and accompanying visual arrived on Monday (Jan. 5). Co-directed by Rocky, Folkert Verdoorn and Simon Becks, the wild clip continues to push the boundaries of the Harlem native’s creativity.
While the song itself is breezier indie-rock in the mold of his “Sundress” track, the visual brings the chaos of punk rock. Rocky throws a rager in his garage and is greeted by the girl next door, played by actress Winona Ryder.
In the clip, an angry juicehead rushes to Rocky’s garage and disposes of Rocky and his friends (who contain references to previous Rocky projects TESTING, “Babushka Boi” and “RIOT”) one by one in brutal fashion.
Rocking pink hair curlers and a badly swollen eye, the Harlem rapper is thrown into the back of a police car and taken to jail. Luckily for him and his friends, someone posted their bail, so the party resumes. The A$AP Mob frontman looks to exact revenge on the aforementioned meathead while chasing him with a gun in the streets and firing off several shots in his direction, which results in him being handcuffed in the back of a cop car once again.
However, Rocky uses a lighter to trigger an “ejecto seato” like Tyrese Gibson had in 2 Fast 2 Furious to save himself from police custody.
According to a press release, there are five of the six alter-egos used in Don’t Be Dumb, Rocky’s upcoming album, present in the “Punk Rocky” music video, with “Rocky himself portraying GR1M, Tommy Revenge as RUGAHAND, Thoto as BABUSHKA BOI, the Williams twins as SHIRTHEAD and DUMMY.”
“Punk Rocky” serves as the first single setting the stage for Don’t Be Dumb, as fans can expect Rocky’s first album since 2018’s TESTING to arrive on Jan. 16.
Watch the “Punk Rocky” video below.
