Jazz is A$AP Rocky’s secret weapon
A$AP Rocky’s latest album, Don’t Be Dumb, is a wild ride through a cacophony of sounds — punk, industrial, drum ‘n’ bass, indie rock, and of course, hip hop. But on one track, “Robbery,” he and the rising superstar Doechii sample the world of jazz, specifically Thelonious Monk’s 1955 cover of Duke Ellington’s “Caravan.” In the process, Rocky and Doechii don’t just loop and flow, they create a whole narrative of jazz age victors and villains inspired by the rhythms and harmonies of jazz greats. The result is a song, and album, that makes the case for why hip hop matters more than ever in 2026.
- A$AP Rocky – ROBBERY (feat. Doechii)
- A$AP Rocky – STOLE YA FLOW
- A$AP Rocky – ORDER OF PROTECTION
- A$AP Rocky – PLAYA
- A$AP Rocky – STFU (feat. Slay Squad)
- A$AP Rocky – AIR FORCE (BLACK DEMARCO)
- A$AP Rocky – THE END (feat. will.i.am & Jessica Pratt)
- Kendrick Lamar - For Free? - Interlude
- Clairo - Sinking
- Thelonious Monk - Caravan
- A$AP Rocky - L$D
- Lou Donaldson - Ode To Billie Joe
- Thelonious Monk - Black And Tan Fantasy
- Wu-Tang Clan - Shame On a N****
- Duke Ellington, John Coltrane - My Little Brown Book
- Ghostface Killah - Malcolm
- Thundercat - Them Changes
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