After shutting down the Met Gala without even stepping foot on the red carpet, Rihanna made a special appearance in A$AP Rocky’s “D.M.B.” teaser video on Wednesday. Radiating star power, Rihanna smiles at the camera as she expertly maneuvers swarms of paparazzi, strutting down the sidewalk in stilettos and descending tour buses like a queen exiting her royal coach.
The teaser video was just a taste of Rocky’s upcoming “D.M.B.” video, set to premiere on Thursday. The video will be Rocky’s first new music release since his 2018 album, “Testing,” which featured hits like “ASAP Forever” and “Praise the Lord (Da Shine).” News of the single also comes less than two weeks after the rapper was arrested for his alleged involvement in a November 2021 shooting.
What Does “D.M.B.” Stand For?
Rocky first announced his new single in a since-deleted tweet posted earlier this week. Since the announcement, fans have tried their best to piece together what “D.M.B.” stands for, but Rocky’s new cover art may have just given away the answer. A cover image for the single, posted on the Sony Music website, featured the words “DAT$ MAH B!*$H,” which fits the “D.M.B.” acronym.
Will Rihanna Be Featured on A$AP Rocky’s New Song?
The “D.M.B.” cover art also features drawings of Rihanna and Rocky hanging out on a fire escape and hitting the red carpet in their best formal wear under the tagline “A Ghetto Love Tale.” Rihanna’s involvement in the teaser video and her appearance on the cover art have fans speculating that she may be a featured artist on Rocky’s new track or even his entire upcoming fourth album. If Rihanna does appear on the song, it will be her first new musical release since her 2020 “Believe It” collaboration with PartyNextDoor, which premiered four years after her eighth album, “Anti,” in 2016.
As of a July 2021 interview with GQ, Rocky says the album is 90 percent done and he’s been bouncing ideas off of Rihanna to get the release to where it needs to be. “I think it’s important to have somebody that you can bounce those creative juices and ideas off of,” he said.
Watch Rihanna steal the spotlight in the “D.M.B.” teaser above.