"But Rocky can't get his phone to sync with his sports car. He's determined, though, and while the engine growls at low idle, he tinkers for minutes that feel much longer. But still-no dice. He calls over one of his two bodyguards, both of whom are affable as far as dudes who protect celebrities for a living go. One of the bodyguards pushes a button here and twists a knob there and, bada bing, Rocky's album at last begins playing on the Ferrari's speakers."
"We climb out and, with the patience of a father, Rocky begins the process a second time, going so far as to reset the car's finicky tech. Which works until he closes the door again. "Damn," Rocky says. "I really wanted you to hear the music in the car." He concedes to making the drive without the music; however, just a few blocks into it, he announces his idea to listen to the album in the Suburban ahead of us."
A$AP Rocky struggles to connect his phone to his cherry-red Ferrari's finicky sound system while preparing to play his unreleased album Don't Be Dumb. A bodyguard manages to get the music playing, but the audio cuts out whenever Rocky shuts the car door. Rocky patiently resets the system and ultimately transfers the listening to a Suburban carrying his security and management. He hooks his phone to an aux cord, cranks the volume, and raps along. The scene emphasizes luxury car details, technical glitches, Rocky's persistence, and his ornate, self-designed rings.
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