A$AP Rocky has unveiled a chaotic music video for his single 'Punk Rocky,' featuring cameos from Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and Danny Elfman. The dark, fantastical clip previews his upcoming album 'Don’t Be Dumb,' set for release on January 16. Directed with Tim Burton influences, it showcases Rocky's signature personas amid scenes of mosh pits, police chases, and surreal encounters.
On January 6, 2026, A$AP Rocky dropped the visual for 'Punk Rocky,' a single from his forthcoming album Don’t Be Dumb. The video, rich in trippy and dark imagery reminiscent of Tim Burton's style, opens with Winona Ryder lounging unfazed on a plastic chair while her partner paces and yells into his phone. Rocky soon appears, rollers in his hair, diving into a mosh pit where he takes a hit to the face. Police intervene, arresting Rocky and his friends, with the camera lingering on his bruised eye that seems to speak.
The chorus features Rocky repeating, “I wanna fall in love, don’t want no broken heart/Don’t wanna grow apart,” as his eyelids move like a mouth. Later, Ryder offers him cookies, sparking jealousy from her partner. The scene escalates to mugshots at a police station, where Rocky raps from behind bars, tossing money at an elderly lawyer. The video climaxes with Rocky running through streets, firing a gun skyward, before catapulting out of a cop car's window.
In the outro, Rocky raps, “You’re punch drunk in love, left me with a blackened eye/She don’t like those rapper guys, take me back,” and repeats, “This punch drunk in love (Love), left me with a blackened eye/Right now, I’d like to apologize, take me back.”
The production nods to Burton, with Ryder and Elfman—both Burton collaborators on films like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands—making appearances. Burton designed the album's cover art, featuring six of Rocky's personas in his distinctive style, and a companion film. Elfman scored several tracks, as Rocky shared in a Vanity Fair interview. The album arrives January 16, offering glimpses into Rocky's career highlights through these characters.
