A$AP Rocky Enters The NFT Game

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With his new album in the works, A$AP Rocky announces that he'll be officially entering the NFT game with a collection of "select works."

A$AP Rocky has always been one to embrace the experimental, a quality that has seeped into the creation of his music. One need only look to 2018's divisive Testing, the last full-length project we've received from Rocky, to see his adventurous streak in action. This weekend, Rocky confirmed that he'll be diving headfirst into the strange and fascinating world of NFTs -- non-fungible tokens, a form of cryptocurrency that grants the rights to the exclusive ownership of a specific digital property. 

Rocky teased the upcoming endeavor in a stylish teaser video -- alongside the appropriate caption of "My Fir$t NFT" -- which plays out as follows: "join A$AP Rocky as he releases his debut NFT collection on April 21st. Get your chance to buy some of his select pieces and a snippet of his unreleased song 'Sandman.' Every purchase gets raffled off to win one of the vehicles from the Injured Generation tour, or a studio visit to listen to the new album."

The collection will be made available exclusively on Nifty Gateway's website, precisely at 7 PM Est, April 21st. It remains unclear as to what the "select pieces" that Rocky is selling will be, nor is it exactly clear what one can do with ownership of a snippet. Still, it's a new endeavor from the typically elusive Rocky, and it's likely that many will be tuning in when the collection launches in a few days -- if only for the chance to visit Rocky in the studio and catch a glimpse at his upcoming album, presumably titled All $miles.

It feels like an increasing number of artists are gravitating toward NFTs, with Rocky joining the likes of Curren$y, Jeezy, Quavo, Jack Harlow, Azealia Banks, and more. Do you think the NFT has a place in the hip-hop landscape moving forward? 

A$AP Rocky Enters The NFT Game
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<b>Feature Editor</b> <!--BR--> Mitch Findlay is a writer and hip-hop journalist based in Montreal. Resident old head by default. Enjoys writing Original Content about music, albums, lyrics, and rap history. His favorite memories include interviewing J.I.D and EarthGang at the "Revenge Of The Dreamers 3" studio sessions in Atlanta and receiving a phone call from Dr. Dre. In his spare time he makes horror movies.
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