A$AP Rocky to Help Pay Rent for Tenants in His Childhood Harlem Building
Rapper teamed up with Bilt for a “Rent Free” campaign to celebrate the upcoming release of his fourth studio album
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Rapper teamed up with Bilt for a “Rent Free” campaign to celebrate the upcoming release of his fourth studio album
December 30, 2025
A$AP Rocky is giving back to his hometown in a major way.
Lord Flacko has teamed up with Bilt for a “Rent Free” campaign to celebrate the upcoming release of his fourth studio album, DON’T BE DUMB. In addition to releasing a self-designed limited-edition vinyl of his next LP, the rapper and loyalty and payments platform are paying it forward by covering rent for the tenants in his childhood building in January 2026.
“For me, it’s always been about your community and neighborhood. Harlem made me who I am, from uptown to downtown, and that connection to place is everything,” said A$AP Rocky. “When Bilt said they wanted to cover rent for everyone in the same building where I grew up, that hit different. That’s not just business, that’s understanding what community really means.
“This vinyl is my love letter to New York, and being able to give back to the exact place that raised me while helping people across the country with their rent is the kind of partnership that actually matters.”
The exclusive vinyl is available to members through a special pre-order on Bilt’s app and website. A$AP Rocky is also featured in a special edition of its monthly game show, “Rent Free,” where Rocky offers nationwide Bilt Members the chance to win free rent payments of up to $2,500. The top 10 winners will also receive signed editions of the exclusive vinyl, while hundreds of additional members will earn bonus Bilt Points.
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“From joining us at Bilt’s launch to now, his roots in Harlem have always been inseparable from his success, and this limited-edition vinyl is our way of honoring that connection,” said Ankur Jain, Bilt’s founder and CEO. “It’s a celebration of the community that shaped one of hip-hop’s most influential artists and a reminder of why giving back to your neighborhood matters.”
After numerous delays, DON’T BE DUMB drops Friday, January 16, 2026, and will be his first studio album in nearly eight years. Renowned filmmaker Tim Burton designs the cover art. Although an official tracklist has not been unveiled, it’s been reported that Rocky’s 2022 track, “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n),” may be the album’s first single.