Rod Wave's New Album Will Be His "Last Sad Ass" Project, Rapper Says

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Rod Wave's album was delayed last month after he was arrested over an alleged domestic dispute.

Rod Wave was initially slated to deliver his Beautiful Mind album on June 3rd, but after he was arrested for an apparent domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend, plans changed.

In case you missed it, the Pray 4 Love artist was taken into police custody on the morning of May 2nd. At the time, details regarding the arrest remained under wraps, although it was later revealed that Rod allegedly choked his former partner in front of their children on April 24th and fled the scene before police arrived.

Rod Wave's New Album Will Be His "Last Sad Ass" Project, Rapper Says
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Last month, one of the recording artist's attorneys took to Instagram to announce that the charges brought against their client had been dismissed. "Myself and my main man David Bigney @bigneylawfirm represented Rodarius Green aka Rod Wave on his arrest last week, in Osceola County for an alleged domestic violence case," Bradford Cohen wrote.

"We are thrilled that this misunderstanding is behind him, and he can move forward with a successful career."


While Rod was able to walk away from the potentially damaging incident, we still aren't sure when he'll be dropping Beautiful Mind, though he did give a brief update on Twitter today (June 13). 

"On my baby's, dis my last sad ass album," he promised his followers. "I'm off dat, jus wanna live happy, travel, get dis money."

In another since-deleted post he added, "But das da growth doe. We all gone grow together."


Rod Wave's New Album Will Be His "Last Sad Ass" Project, Rapper Says
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Are you excited to hear new music from Rod Wave? Sound off in the comment section below, and check back in with HNHH later for any updates on his highly anticipated Beautiful Mind album.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.