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01/26/2026

A$AP Rocky scores his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, and first in more than a decade, as "Don’t Be Dumb" debuts atop the chart dated January 31st. The album earned 123,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending January 22nd, according to Luminate.

Mixed by Hector Delgado, Rob Kinelski, Mike Dean, Neal Pogue, and Ryan Rajagopal, and all tracks mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace North!

1月16日、僕がマスタリングを手掛けた A$AP Rocky の新しいアルバム ”Don't Be Dumb” がRCA Records からリリースされました。リリースから1週間となる本日、今週に出るビルボードの総合アルバムチャート "Billboard 200" に1位で初登場するとの知らせが届きました。火曜日の公開が待ち遠しいところです！

A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. ENHYPEN, Bad Bunny, YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Madison Beer shake up the top 10.

01/16/2026

The wait is over. A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated album, "Don't Be Dumb", is finally here 8 years, 2,793 days to be exact, after the release of his last album, "Testing", in 2018. Rocky’s fourth studio album finally hit streaming services via A$AP World Wide / A$AP Rocky Recordings / RCA Records to give rap its first blockbuster release of 2026!

Mixed by Hector Delgado, Rob Kinelski, Mike Dean, Neal Pogue, and Ryan Rajagopal, and all tracks mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace North!

A$AP Rocky's fourth studio album, 'Don't Be Dumb,' is out now.

01/10/2026

A$AP Rocky’s anticipated “Punk Rocky” single and accompanying visual arrived today, ahead of the highly anticipated release of his new album, "Don't Be Dumb", via RCA Records and A$AP Rocky Recordings.

Recorded by Eli Heisler, mixed by Rob Kinelski, and mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace, NYC!

A$AP Rocky released the visual to his breezy "Punk Rocky" single starring Winona Ryder on Monday (Jan. 5).

12/06/2025

Gordon "Commissioner" Williams and Tony Prendatt in the house!

It was such an honor to have those two recoding industry legends who worked on many iconic records including "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" over!

11/30/2025

Welcome to the world of 18" subwoofers. 🔊

09/25/2025

The genre-bending rapper Danny Brown just announced his seventh studio album entitled, "Starburst", is confirmed to drop everywhere on November 7th, and the lead single, “Stardust", is now available on all streaming platforms via Warp Records!

Produced by Holly, mixed by Geoff Swan, and mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace, NYC!

Stardust features Jane Remover, Quadeca, Frost Children, Nnamdï, Underscores, Femtanyl, and others

08/17/2025

A$AP Rocky just dropped two new songs, "Trunks" and "Both Eyes Closed", which are both on the soundtrack for Spike Lee‘s new movie, "Highest 2 Lowest", also featuring him alongside Denzel Washington in leading roles. The new songs were released via RCA Records / A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC the same day the movie hit theaters!

Produced and mixed by Kelvin Krash, and mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace North!

The rapper made “Trunks” and “Both Eyes Closed” for the new Spike Lee movie in which he stars alongside Denzel Washington

07/19/2025

We are proud to announce the newest addition to NYC’s The Mastering Palace: The Mastering Palace North in White Plains, NY!

I conceptualized this acoustic space to represent the culmination of my extensive experience over decades in professional recording, mixing, and mastering. I am much appreciative to Martin Pilchner for his outstanding studio design, to Chris Harmaty for his well executed construction, to Dave Malekpour and his amazing Pro Audio Design team, especially Eric Anderson and John Songdahl, for the equipment and installation, and last but not least, to our very own Dave Kutch for his support and consistent belief in me.

June 2025 issue of Mix Magazine features The Mastering Palace North in their article, "The Class of 2025", which highlights this year's top 20 new studios around the world, and we are honored to have been recognized!

07/19/2025

"Love You Now" by Roe is out now!

Produced by Ricky Lewis, mixed by one of the greatest to ever do it, Dexter Simmons, and mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace North!

It was my honor to be a part of this cool project; thank you!

07/19/2025

A$AP Rocky is set to release his new single “pray4dagang” featuring KayCyy, yet another cut from his highly anticipated upcoming album, "DON’T BE DUMB", expected to drop later this year. "pray4dagang" is available exclusively on Apple Music for 24 hours before it hits all streaming platforms via RCA Records!

Produced by James Blake, Jordan Brooks, Rex Cudo, and Carlton McDowell.

Mixed by Rob Kinelski, and mastered by Tatsuya Sato at The Mastering Palace North!

https://www.stereogum.com/2314079/aap-rocky-pray4dagang-feat-kaycyy/music/

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A$AP Rocky has had a pretty wild year. He was facing up to 24 years in prison, but, this past February, was found not guilty of felony assault charges. He was co-chair at this year’s Met Gala, where Rihanna showed off her baby bump, confirming she was pregnant with their third child. He’s also s...