A$AP Rocky takes “Shroom Clouds” deep into psychedelic territory with a surreal new video that moves from a hazy hippie paradise back to the streets of New York. Co-directed by Rocky with Aisulton Seitov and Pietro Biz Biasia, the clip turns the song’s woozy production into a strange journey through nature, altered reality and an unexpectedly ordinary comedown.
A$AP Rocky gives “Shroom Clouds” exactly the kind of visual world its title suggests. The video opens with the rapper wandering through an exaggerated hippie paradise, where nature feels slightly unreal and almost everyone appears caught in the same relaxed, psychedelic state.
Even the smallest details contribute to the joke. Elderly women sitting on park benches are shown smoking, while Rocky moves through the environment as though he has discovered an entirely different version of everyday life. Instead of explaining whether what he sees is real, the video allows the increasingly strange imagery to unfold around him.
That loose structure matches the track’s sound. “Shroom Clouds” drifts through woozy instrumentation and pitch-shifted vocals rather than relying on a hard, aggressive rap arrangement. Rocky shares the song with Reggie, who contributes to the chorus and bridge, while Jeremih appears on the outro, helping the track settle into its hazier final stretch.
As the music begins to come down, the video does the same. The colorful fantasy gradually gives way to New York City, revealing Rocky sitting on a stoop — suggesting that the entire journey may have existed only in his head. The shift gives the visual a playful punchline without completely explaining what came before.
Rocky, Aisulton Seitov and Pietro Biz Biasia use that transition to move between two very different versions of the world. The first is open, natural and surreal; the second is recognizably urban but still contains strange details of its own. One particularly unusual shot shows a police car somehow crashed halfway up the side of a brick building.
That image may carry another purpose. Painted on the vehicle is “30 OCT 2026,” a detail that stands out because “Shroom Clouds” is set to appear on Disc 2, the upcoming deluxe extension of Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb. No official release date for the project has been confirmed, making the date in the video an obvious clue for fans to consider.
The song itself has been in Rocky’s world for years. He first performed an early version, then known as “Mushroom Clouds,” at a Weedmaps 4/20 event in 2021. He later previewed it at Governors Ball that same year and during an Amazon Music Live performance in 2022.
Its eventual completion gives the video an added sense of payoff. Rather than simply revisiting an old fan favorite, Rocky has built a full visual identity around its psychedelic atmosphere.
With “Shroom Clouds,” he turns the long wait into part of the appeal: a song that spent years floating around in unfinished form now arrives with a video that feels appropriately disorienting, funny and slightly impossible to pin down.
