The chaotic single was also picked to soundtrack ESPN’s College Football Playoff National Championship.
A$AP Rocky is gearing up to release his anticipated Don’t Be Dumb album on Friday (Jan. 16), but the Harlem native decided to drop off a single for fans on Monday (Jan. 12) with “Helicopter$.” “Helicopter$” arrived alongside a partially animated music video on Monday. The Dan Streit-directed clip brings the chaos as Rocky leads his crew around the city in a stolen helicopter, while a cop chase ensues.
SWAT team members break in to Rocky’s house and he makes a last-ditch escape effort on the chopper, but unfortunately, falls and splatters to his death. In the football world, a helicopter tackle is when a player is launched by a defender so that their body is planking parallel to the field and does at least a 180-degree spin. That probably isn’t the helicopter Rocky is referring to in his new single, but ESPN synced “Helicopter$” as the official soundtrack to the College Football Playoff National Championship.
The Mob frontman’s “Punk Rocky” was also used by ESPN to soundtrack a semifinals spot, while Indiana University will battle the University of Miami next Monday (Jan. 19) in the championship, which will be a de facto home game for the Hurricanes with it being played at Hardrock Stadium in Miami Gardens.